Italiano 212 (online) - Oregon State Ecampus

Italiano 212 (online)
Christopher Leoni
[email protected]
Office Hours: MTR 10:00-11:00 and by appt.
Skype address: christopher_leoni
Inverno 2010
Kidder 113N
737-3953
Benvenuti! Welcome to OSU’s second Italian class online; just as the millenium’s first
Italian class at OSU in 2001, you will be part of a vanguard of new students eager to
learn the beautiful Italian language, excited to discover much about Italian culture, and
become part of network-a family- of Italo-philes and Italo-phones! But first, some
specifics:
Second Year Italian series online:
IT 211, IT 212 & IT 213 – 4 credit hours each / 12 credit sequence
• The entire sequence (IT 211, IT 212 & IT 213) will fulfill the requirement of one
year of a foreign language.
• The online course uses the same text and materials as the on-campus course.
• Course outline will be readjusted as a summer intensive course.
Intended Outcomes
Students will be able to:
1. Listen to and comprehend intermediate spoken Italian;
2. Speak with intermediate competency;
3. Write compositions using vocabulary and grammatical concepts studied;
4. Read expository and narrative texts.
Intended Skill Acquisition
1. Converse with people in Italian;
2. Utilize tu and Lei (you) forms correctly;
3. Pronounce words correctly;
4. Aurally identify meaning of simple-to-complex questions;
5. Learn, use, and refine a base of vocabulary to make conversation flow;
6. Respond to questions using learned grammar and vocabulary;
7. Compose texts and questions in Italian;
8. Recognize themes of full-speed Italian conversations focusing on learned
vocabulary and grammar;
9. Evaluate personal practices in light of new cultural perspectives.
This course is offered through Oregon State University Extended Campus. For more information, contact:
Web: ecampus.oregonstate.edu
Email: [email protected] Tel: 800-667-1465
Required Texts & Materials:
• Text: Oggi in Italia, 8th Edition with SAM, Merlonghi…, Houghton Mifflin Co.
• Companion Website:
http://college.cengage.com/languages/italian/merlonghi/oggi/8e/student_home.ht
ml
Please follow carefully the steps below for studying and submitting work.
For each chapter:
• Read and study the vocabulary and cultural notes. Complete the corresponding
exercises in both the text and workbook (SAM) (back of book)
• Study the grammar and do the exercises in the text and workbook (SAM);
• Use the Companion Website (CW) to compliment and reinforce learning;
• Do interactive activities and watch videos on Companion Website (CW);
• Submit required compositions (piccole scriutture) via Blackboard as outlined
below. The professor will make suggestions for corrections to your submitted
composition. Then, you will resubmit with corrections;
• After all work for the chapter has been completed, take the practice chapter exam
and the exam.
• Check in with your instructor at least once a week. At any time, contact your
instructor with questions.
Voti:
Quiz 2, 3 (2 x 35)
70 punti
Quiz 1, 4 (2 x 70)
140 punti
Piccole scritture = 3 x 20
60 punti
OP Skype
50 punti
OP Record Audio
60 punti
Worksheet
20 punti
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Totale
400 punti
IT 212 Composition (Piccole scritture) Topics:
Please submit double-spaced compositions via Blackboard. The length of our P.S.s this
term is approximately three quarters of one page typed, minimum, with 2 pages
maximum please! Great job last term, allow me three pieces of advice: Mostly, write your
compositions directly in Italian first; it’s much easier in the long run than writing first in
your native language and then translating. Second, avoid online translators like the
plague, especially for more than one word (i.e. whole sentences) at a time. And, when
you look up words online or use translation services (they actually can be helpful, of
course), check what part of speech is the word, and do you need to conjugate it in the
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case of a verb, or make it singular or plural or agree in gender... Lastly, I advise against
using verb tenses or complex structures that we have not covered in class or you have not
studied adequately on your own.
Oral Proficiency (OP): We will continue to explore the aural/oral component of this
class in two principle ways: Skype and the Record Audio function on Blackboard. Last
term was trial and error and fits and starts, this term should be much smoother in terms of
expectations and technical “how to”s. I will establish two OP Skype categories and two
OP Record Audio categories in the gradebook. This means that twice we will chat live on
Skype (5 to 10 minutes; this will be fun and HELPFUL, not to worry!) and twice you’ll
record your voice and submit it to me as homework. To do that, the lesson learned from
last term is that you will need to check out a microphone/headset from a computer lab, or
make very certain that your computer has a microphone, and use ONLY the Record
Audio button found in Blackboard. You save the file on your computer/flash drive, then
upload it in the corresponding Assignment category. As for Skype, I’d like to check in
once during the first 2 weeks of class (an announcement will be made Week 1), and a
second time during the last two weeks of class.
Each Week :
• Do all online activities and exercises in the text and Student Activities Manual
(SAM).
• Refer to website Companion Website (CW)) for supplementary explanations and
practice.
IL PROGRAMMA
I. Prima settimana, il 4– 8 gennaio; Ciao di nuovo!
Re-introduction of class and of students via your review of this syllabus and a welcome,
get-to-know one-another discussion board on Blackboard.
Review welcome podcast from Professor Leoni.
Please introduce yourself in the Chi Siamo section of the Discussion Board. This way
we’ll see who’s back and who’s new....the Who’s Who cool ragazzi of Italian 212!
I plurali, p.230 & Sapere/Conoscere, p.232
II. Seconda settimana, il 11 – 15 gennaio; Oggi ed ogni giorno
Nuovo vocabolario @ il corpo, p.246
Oggetti personali utili e strutture grammaticali
P.S. 1 “Le mie vacanze d’inverno e 5 minuti in bagno”
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III. Terza settimana, il 18 – 22 gennaio; Per chi, per piacere?
Pronomi indiretti, p.249
Costruzioni con piacere, p.253
Quiz 1 Friday, 22nd.
IV. Quarta settimana, il 25 – 29 gennaio; Lo sport reciproco
Verbi reciproci, p.256
Gli sport, p.268/269
V. Quinta settimana, il 1 – 5 febbraio; All’infinito...ed oltre!
Futuro semplice, p.271
Quiz 2 Friday 5th
VI. Sesta settimana, il 8 – 12 febbraio; Quanto ne vorresti?
Ne & ci, p.277
Vocabolario @ il cibo (bis), p.292
Il condizionale, p.294
VII. Settima settimana, il 15 – 19 febbraio; Che bella casa!
Piccola Scrittura n.2 “Una cena ideale che farei...” due Tuesday, Feb. 16th
Nuovo vocabolario @ La Casa, p.315/316
VIII. Ottava settimana, il 22 – 26 febbraio; Vogliamo che sia!
Il congiuntivo presente, p.323/340
Quiz 3 Thursday, Feb. 25th
IX. Nona settimana, il 1 – 5 marzo; Vogliamo che glielo dica!
Review
Pronomi doppi, p. 297, so dope!
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X. Decima settimana, il 8 – 12 marzo; Dal passato al presente, al futuro pure...
Sintesi e ripasso.
OP Record Audio 2 (see assignments)
P.S. 3 per venerdì il 12, “Quello che vogliono di me, e quello che voglio!”
Quiz n. 4, venerdì il 12
Plagiarism
You are expected to submit your own work in all your assignments, postings to the
discussion board, and other communications, and to clearly give credit to the work of
others when you use it. Academic dishonesty will result in a grade of “F.” Link to
Statement of Expectations for Student Conduct:
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/achon.htm.
Students with Disabilities
Accommodations are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and
Disability and Access Services (DAS). Students with accommodations approved through
DAS are responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to or
during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they
are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through DAS
should contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098.
Course Evaluation
We encourage you to engage in the course evaluation process each term – online, of
course. The evaluation form will be available toward the end of each term, and you will
be sent instructions by Ecampus. You will login to “Student Online Services” to respond
to the online questionnaire. The results on the form are anonymous and are not tabulated
until after grades are posted.
This course is offered through Oregon State University Extended Campus. For more information, contact:
Web: ecampus.oregonstate.edu
Email: [email protected] Tel: 800-667-1465