COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title: ITALIAN BEGINNERS LEVEL II

Course Code: LAN 076 Instructor: Rowena Burlenghi
Semester: Office:
Lecture Room: Office Hours:
Type of Course (Compulsory/Optional): Phone Number:
Prerequisites: Email: rowena@ucy.ac.cy
Day/Time: Website: http://italiano076ucy.weebly.com/
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated: Language Center Website:
http://www.ucy.ac.cy/langce/en/

General Course Information

LAN 076: Italian – Beginners level II

Course Overview

This course is intended for students who have already completed the first course
of Italian at UCY or students that have already developed a certain level
competency in the language due to previous exposure to the language. In this
course, students will continue the learning of basic language patterns and
vocabulary. Repetition and comprehensible are important components of the
course. Elements of Italian culture will form an integral part of the course and will
be taught through the use of multiple media. In addition to conventional grammar
and written exercises, students will be exposed to a range of authentic audio-
visual material in order to strengthen elements learned in class.
Homework assignments are a compulsory part of this course. Active participation
is required.

Course Learning Objectives:

Based on the A1 level as defined by CEFR (Common European Framework of

Reference for Languages), the learning objectives of this course include students’
understanding of a variety of written and oral texts and the use of simple syntactic
structures to express themselves both in written and spoken Italian. A range of
different situations will be given requiring both the exchange of everyday
information and expressions.

Listening comprehension
Students will be able to understand the general meaning and the more important
details of conversations and dialogues about different topics on everyday life with
frequent and basic vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance.
Spoken production
Students will be able to interact in a variety of familiar situations, describing facts
and people in simple terms.

Reading comprehension
Students will be able to understand the general meaning and some important
details of texts on different topics with simple structures.

Writing
Students will be able to write simple texts (informal letters, notes, messages and
short descriptions).

Course Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students should be able to perform a variety of

communicative functions with accuracy and fluency according to A1 + level as
defined by CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Communicative functions

1. Talk about food habits and ask/give information about food and other products.
2. Express the presence or non presence of something (c’è – ci sono) and
express quantity.
3. Narrate a biography and talk about past events.
4. Give news and properly react.
5. Express position of objects, describe a city ask and give information on places.
6. Talk about past travels and make comments and travel habits.
7. Have a conversation in a shop.
8. Talk about clothes, accessories and style.
9. Give advices, ask and give permission to do something; express obligation and
needs.

Morphology and syntax structures

1. Partitive articles.
2. Direct pronouns and partitive pronoun ne.
3. Expression c’è – ci sono and manca – mancano.
4. Indefinitive adjectives.
5. Impersonal construction.
6. Prepositions with and without articles (II part).
7. Past tense (Passato prossimo) of regular verbs and of most used irregular
verbs.
8. Past tense (Passato prossimo) of reflexive verbs.
9. Adverbs (II part).
10. Modal Verbs (volere, potere, dovere)
11. Imperative form (I part) and imperative form+pronouns.
Required Textbooks:

Title Al Dente 1
Author Marilisa Birello, Simone Bonafaccia, Andrea Petri,
Albert Vilagrasa
ISBN 978-84-16657-72-8
Publisher Edizioni Casa delle Lingue
Publication Date September 1, 2017
Type Print
Required Yes
Description 1 volume + DVD + Mp3 (CD audio)

Recommended Supplementary Material:

Supplementary material will be added in the Blackboard (Study tools section)

and/or in the website http://italiano076ucy.weebly.com/ throughout the course.

Assessment: Percentage (%)

Homework 10%
Listening exam 5%
Participation 15%
Oral exam 10%
Midterm exam 25%
Final exam 35%
Total 100

Important Dates:

The Midterm Exam will take place on 2/3/2019

The Final Exam will take place on …
Academic Calendar: http://ucy.ac.cy/fmweb/el/acad-calen-greek

Course Regulations and Policies:

Attendance and Punctuality:

Students are required to come to lesson every day and in time. In case students
have specific problems not allowing them to attend lessons they should inform the
teacher in advance, and the teacher will decide if the reason is acceptable or not.
Participation grade takes in consideration attendance, punctuality, behavior and
active participation to the activities.
Students not attending lessons will get a 0/10 as a Participation grade. Some
absences due to certified health problems or other sort of serious problems will be
accepted.

Exams:

Students who cannot sit exams must inform the teacher in advance or as soon as
possible. Only certified severe health or family problems will be considered as a
valid reason for being allowed to sit exam in a different time.

Course Assignments:
Four graded homework will be assigned during the course.
Late or not delivered assignments will be graded as 0/10.
All the other tasks given during the semester will not be graded, even though
compulsory.

Mobile Phones & Other Devices:

Students are required to bring to class every day their own smartphone or tablet,
connected to the Internet, in order to be able to participate to online activities.
Every other use of them is forbidden in class.

Academic Integrity

Course supplementary materials added in Blackboard is intended for solely use of

students. They can print them down, but they are not allowed to distribute such
material to any other person with or without a monetary compensation.
Students are also required to read carefully the document in the link below:
http://library.ucy.ac.cy/per-page-
files/services/references/plagiarism/plagiarism_02032018t.pdf

Written Communication:
Students can contact the teacher through the internal Blackboard e-mail only.
Students are required to get access to the Blackboard every day and check if there
are information, communications, tasks, assignments. The Blackboard is the
official way of communication between teacher and students.
Students are also required to check often their UCY e-mail, for more urgent and
official information.

Disability Statement:

Students with disability requiring special arrangements in class or during exams

are invited to inform the Social Support Office on 22894052. They are encouraged
nonetheless to discuss their special needs with the teacher in the beginning of
semester, in order to find any possible solution.
Please refer to the following link for more information:
http://www.ucy.ac.cy/fmweb/en/welfare-sector/social-support-office
 Tentative Course Outline

Week TOPICS/ASSIGNMENTS

Week 1  First day = Textbook Unit 4. Revision of first part of unit.

Italian habits regarding shop hours, café, bars. .
 Second day = Daily routine. Reflexive verbs (1).
 Homework reading; daily routine.
Week 2  First day = Daily routine. Reflexive verbs (2). Exercises
and speaking activities. Exercise at home.
 Second day = Daily routine. Reflexive verbs (3). Oral
exercise: talk about your daily routine. Italian habits
regarding typical day routine.
 Homework: grammar exercises.
Week 3  First day =. Textbook Unit 5. Vocabulary. Hobbies and free
time. Listening and reading comprehension. Oral exercise:
Talk about activities in free time.
 Second day = Vocabulary. Some irregular verbs. Oral
exercise: Talk about activities in free time. Home reading.
 First graded HW
Week 4  First day = Italians and their free time.Modal verbs. How to
make and refuse an invitation.
 Second day = Oral exercise: How to make and refuse an
invitation. Past tense (1). Regular verbs.
 Homework: writing: dialogue about invitation.

Week 5  First day = Past tense (2). Regular verbs. Oral exercise:
How to ask and tell in past tense. Home reading.
 Second day = Book exercises. End Unit 5. Oral exercise:
How to ask and tell in past tense.
 Second graded HW
Week 6  First day = Textbook Unit 6. Biographies. Reading and
listening. Comprehension. Past tense (2). Some irregular
verbs. Grammar exercises.
 Second day = Biographies. Reading and listening.
Comprehension. Past tense (2). Some irregular verbs.
Book exercises.
 Homework: reading comprehension about biographies and
grammar exercises.
Week 7  First day = Past tense of reflexive verbs. – Oral
Exercises: Talk about your past life. Biographies of some
famous Italians.
 Second day = Past tense of reflexive verbs. – Oral
Exercises: Talk about your past life. Revision for Midterm
Exam.
 Homework: grammar exercises.

Week 8  First day = Textbook Unit 7. Travelling. Reading and

listening. Comprehension. Vocabulary. Past tense (3).
 Second day = Exercises on file and Textbook. Vocabulary.
To talk about travel experiences.
 Third graded HW
Week 9  First day = Vocabulary. To talk about travel experiences.
Passato prossimo: doppio ausiliare.
 Second day = End of Unit 7. Oral exercise: dialogue about
travel experience/holidays. Italians and holidays: their
favorite destinations.
 Homework: grammar exercises.
Week 10  First day = Textbook, Unit 8. Shopping. Reading and
listening comprehension. Vocabulary. Direct Pronouns.
 Second day = Direct Pronouns (2). Vocabulary.
 Homework: reading: shopping.
Week 11  First day = Stare + gerundio. Vocabulary. Oral exercises.
Prepositions with and without articles (1). Exercises.
 Second day = Direct pronouns with past tense. (3).
Prepositions with and without articles (2). Exercises.
Vocabulary, listening, speaking activities. Most famous
Italian products and industries.
 Fourth graded HW
Week 12  First day = Textbook Unit 9. Listening and reading
comprehension. Indirect Pronouns. Verb “Piacere” in
present tense.
 Second day =. Indirect Pronouns (2). Verb “Piacere” in
present tense (2). Book and files exercises.
 Homework: grammar exercises.
Week 13  First day = Vocabulary of visual arts. Indirect prounouns
(3). Verb “Piacere” in present tense (3). Exercises. Oral
exercises: expressing likes and dislikes.
 Second day = Book exercises. Oral exercises: expressing
likes and dislikes. Some information about Italian visual
artist, past and present.
 Homework: writing: expressing likes and dislikes.
Week 14  First day = Revision for the final exams (speaking, listening
and writing).
  Second day = Oral exam

Week 15 FINAL EXAM