ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I

Students will develop intermediate-low to intermediate-mid proficiency in the target language on the ACTFL scale in speaking, reading, listening and writing in Italian. Their proficiency will be evaluated through chapter tests, compositions, and oral exams. 

Credits

3

Offered

As needed

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate orally in a limited number of situations with some effectiveness, ask straightforward questions and elicit simple information. Assessment: Midterm Oral Exam (Recorded Skit); Final Oral Exam (Recorded Skit).
2. Write about family, school, academic, and some general interest topics, such as a simple summary about learned materials, summarizing a short interview, song, or conversation, using simple paragraphs with very basic command of coniuntivo. Assessment: Two Compositions.
3. Understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life, personal interests, studies, and a limited number of general interest topics; sometimes understand accounts of personal events; sometimes follow short written instruction; understand the main idea and some supporting facts about famous people and historic events. Assessment: Reading exercises on exams.
4. Aurally recognize and understand straightforward information or interactions, such as the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life, academic, personal, and general interest. Assessment: Exam sections tailored to learned vocabulary and grammar.
5. Identify selected cultural topics pertinent to the Italian-speaking world. Assessment: Reading, conversations exchanges, and oral projects about such topics as cultural norms in the Italian-speaking world, songs in Italian, and the Italian presence in the US.