CYBERITALIAN FOR NASSAU - BOCES
ITALIAN I - SEMESTER 1
8 UNITS per semester
(each unit is to be completed in 2 weeks time - 16-week per semester, unless self-paced)
SYLLABUS AND CONTENT
8 on-line asynchronous units per semester (each unit is to be completed in 2 weeks)
50 self-assessment exercises (divided into 5 units) per semester
4 graded recording assignments per semester - to be corrected by SCHOOL teacher
4 graded writing assignments per semester - to be corrected by SCHOOL teacher
20 graded multiple choice quizzes per semester
1 graded mid-term test per semester
1 graded end-of-semestr exam
Assessment and Grades
For assignments and audio recordings, the teacher will provide a short feedback along with a grade.
Grades are based on two main factors:
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percentage of correct answers
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student’s participation, homework quality, and overall effort
WEIGHT for FULL YEAR COURSES
- Quiz - 20% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers
- Recording Assignments - 30% weight - for participation, effort to speak and quality of communication (organized, clear, fluent)
- Written Assignments - 20% weight based on effort and quality of homework, thesis, examples, original ideas, organization, style, expression, language construction
- Mid-term Test - 15% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers
- Final Exam - 15% weight - based on the percentage of correct answers.
QUIZZES, MID-TERM TESTS AND FINAL EXAMS - resubmitting NOT permitted
In the quizzes, mid-term tests and final exams included in the course, students receive an automatic score based on the percentage of correct answers. Only the score from the first attempt will be recorded.
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS and AUDIO RECORDINGS - resubmitting permitted UP TO 3 TIMES
Depending on the teacher, students may resubmit assignments and audio recordings up to three times, as outlined below:
- First submission with errors (teacher gives feedback to improve)
- 2nd submission (if no changes are made, re-submission is rejected otherwise it is accepted and - if needed - teacher gives feedback to improve)
- 3rd submission (final correction and grading)
No submission will be considered after the 3rd attempt.
See more on: Teaching Guide
Program of the Italian I Course
In this course you learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself and your family, express opinions, describe objects, places or situations.
Upon successful completion of the Beginner 1 course you should be able to "...recognise familiar words and very basic phrases when people speak slowly and clearly... use simple phrases and sentences to describe where you live and people you know... interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help you formulate what you are trying to say... ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics" (standard definition from the Common European Framework Self-Evaluation).
Please note: in order to help students learn the language and improve their understanding of Italian culture and lifestyle, CyberItalian has revisited the famous Italian story "Pinocchio" and most CyberItalian self-study lessons present a dialogue with a modern Pinocchio (Pino). Through "A Modern Pinocchio Story", the CyberItalian course helps students to learn the Italian language and culture, as well as explore their own lives and learning challenges.
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GRADED ACTIVITIES:
- WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
- RECORDING ASSIGNMENTS
- QUIZ
- EXAMS
NOT GRADED ACTIVITIES:
- DIALOGUE (LISTENING COMPREHENSION)
- CULTURAL TIDBIT (CLOZE EXERCISE)
- EXERCISES (SELF-ASSESSMENT)
- ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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- Break the ice
Get a few tips on how to study and how to use the dictionary.
Learn the Italian alphabet and practice with the Italian pronunciation.
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- Activity: Tips on how to study Italian act_386
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
- Activities:
1. The Italian alphabet page=alphabet
2. Learn how to use a dictionary act_271
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Quiz
- Written Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 15
Imagine you are writing this assignment to submit it to an Italian exam. You should take a few minutes to read the questions and organize your thoughts before you begin to write.
Use the available online dictionary.
Make a list of all the Italian words you already know.
Take a moment to think about it - you probably know more than you realize! Italian words like "pizza, bravo, musica, lasagne, Colosseo..." Can you think of any others?
Now, from the activity "Learn how to use a dictionary", using the recommended online dictionary, create a list of your favorite Italian words. Browse through the online dictionary and choose the Italian words that you find most interesting or useful.
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- Lesson: b_1
Ciao Pino! Learn how to greet someone and introduce yourself.
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Dive into Italian Sounds & Stories
- Lesson Dialogue (listening and comprehension exercise)
- Cultural Tidbit Introductions (reading, listening and cloze exercise)
- Quiz Audio
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammatical Tidbit to learn how to greet someone and introduce yourself:
Subject pronouns
Verb Essere (to be).
- Exercises (Self-Assessment)
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
- Activities:
1. Learn the Italian greetings act_356
2. The puzzle of Italy act_070
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Quiz
- Recording Assignment: greetings - saluti /it/chat_recording/b1_saluti.html
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- Lesson: b_2
Who are you?
Learn to describe yourself.
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Dive into Italian Sounds & Stories
- Lesson Dialogue (listening and comprehension exercise)
- Cultural Tidbit Flexibility (reading, listening and cloze exercise)
- Quiz Audio
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammatical Tidbit to describe: Feminine and masculine nouns; nouns and adjectives; agreements; indefinite articles.
- Exercises (Self-Assessment)
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
- Activities:
1. Learn how to spell in Italian. act_334
2. Practice your pronunciation:
Italian words in other languages act_363
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Quiz
- Written Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 15
Imagine you are writing this assignment to submit it to an Italian exam. You should take a few minutes to read the questions and organize your thoughts before you begin to write.
Use the online dictionary if you need.
Introduce yourself in Italian - include your name and nationality. Before and after your introduction, don’t forget to greet the teacher, using the greeting words you learned in Unit 2.
Look at the picture and describe il Colosseo - one of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings. Using short and simple sentences, describe il Colosseo. Consider using some of the following adjectives in your description: grande, piccolo, rotondo, quadrato, alto, basso, antico, moderno, vecchio, nuovo, bello, brutto, largo, stretto.
You can use the online dictionary if you'd like to find more adjectives.

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- Lesson: b_3
Here are my friends!
Learn to describe your friends and tell what your profession is.
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Dive into Italian Sounds & Stories
- Lesson Dialogue (listening and comprehension exercise)
- Cultural Tidbit Friendship (reading, listening and cloze exercise)
- Quiz Audio
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammatical Tidbit to describe: Nouns and adjectives; plural form; definite articles;
Verb "Avere" (to have).
- Exercises (Self-Assessment)
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
- Activities:
1. Describe yourself and your frìends with adjectives. act_072
2. To have or to be. This is the question! act_329
Time to Try It ALL Out!
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- Take charge of your learning: stay on schedule, be proactive, and aim for results!
Get ready for your mid-term test.
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- Checkpoint: Me & My Grades
- Activity: How to Assess Your Learning and Results (pause and evaluate your studies and performance.) act_446
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
- Activity: Why Studying a Foreign Language Is So Valuable act 448
- Activity: Your Ideal Learning Space for Language Study act 373
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Quiz
- Written Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 20
Imagine you are writing this assignment to submit it to an Italian exam. You should take a few minutes to read the questions and organize your thoughts before you begin to write.
Use the online dictionary if you need.
Describe yourself. As you practiced in Unit 4 Activity "Describe yourself and your frìends with adjectives" - using short and simple sentences, describe yourself. Include your name and choose the adjectives that best describe your personality (for example: io sono... nervoso/nervosa, calmo/calma, etc.)
Describe your best friend. As you practiced in Unit 4 Activity "Describe yourself and your frìends with adjectives" - using short and simple sentences, describe your best friend. Include his/her name and choose the adjectives that best describe his/her personality (for example: lui è... lei è... nervoso/nervosa, calmo/calma, etc.)
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- Lesson: b_4
What do you prefer?
Learn to express a preference, to form a question and to answer negatively.
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Dive into Italian Sounds & Stories
- Lesson Dialogue (listening and comprehension exercise)
- Cultural Tidbit Asking for something (reading, listening and cloze exercise)
- Quiz Audio
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammatical Tidbit to express preferences: Present indicative of regular verbs; interrogative sentences; negative sentences; irregular verbs: Preferire, Capire, Piacere.
- Exercises (Self-Assessment)
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
Time to Try It ALL Out!
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- Lesson: b_5
Count and sing!
Learn to sing-count in Italian, tell your own age and introduce your family.
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Dive into Italian Sounds & Stories
- Lesson Dialogue (listening and comprehension exercise)
- Cultural Tidbit Numbers (reading, listening and cloze exercise)
- Quiz Audio
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammatical Tidbit to tell your age and introduce your family: Numbers; possessive adjectives and pronouns. Family nouns.
- Exercises (Self-Assessment)
- Quiz
Practice with a Twist
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Quiz
- Written Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 25
Imagine you are writing this assignment to submit it to an Italian exam. You should take a few minutes to read the questions and organize your thoughts before you begin to write.
Use the online dictionary if you need. Say what you like and what you don't like. From the activity "Mi piace, NON mi piace", in Unit 6, make a list of "cosa ti piace" and "cosa non ti piace" (please write complete sentences - e.g. "mi piace mangiare, non mi piace lavorare" etc.)
Look at the picture below and describe it. In Unit 6, you practice descriptions. Look at the following picture and describe it with short and simple sentences (be creative: add to your description the name of the girl, her nationality, if she is happy, sad, calm, nervous, etc. Write also what actions she performs - use the present indicative of verbs):

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- Take charge of your learning: stay on schedule, be proactive, and aim for results!
Get ready for semester 1 final exam.
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- Checkpoint: Me & My Grades
- Activity: How to Assess Your Learning and Results (pause and evaluate your studies and performance.) act_446
- Quiz
The Nuts and Bolts of Italian
- Grammar Revision:
Articles
Nouns and adjectives
Verb Essere (presente indicativo)
Verb Avere (presente indicativo)
Regular verbs (presente indicativo)
Time to Try It ALL Out!
- Recording Assignment:
numbers - numeri
/it/chat_recording/b1_numeri.html
- Semester 1 Final Exam
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