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CYBERITALIAN ADVANCED 3 (ITALIAN VII)

16 WEEK COURSE

SYLLABUS AND CONTENT

 

No. of on-line asynchronous, self-paced sessions: 16

No. of self-administered lessons (with exercises and exams): 10

No. of required audio lessons and recordings: 7

No. of required assignments: 8

Mid-term test

Final exam

Assessment and grades

 

In this tutored course you review, practice or brush-up the intermediate and advanced structures of the Italian language. You also go on a journey through the Renaissance art and humanistic values.

 

Upon successful completion of the Advanced 3 you should be able to "...have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided you have some time to get familiar with the accent... take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. You can express yourself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely... present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points" (standard definition taken from the Common European Framework Self-Evaluation).

 

SESSION

NUMBER:

SESSIONS

SELF-STUDY LESSONS

AND TESTS

(GRADED):

ASSIGNMENTS AND

AUDIO LESSONS

(GRADED):

OTHER ACTIVITIES

(NOT GRADED):
1

THE COURSE SESSIONS ARE MOSTLY CONDUCTED IN ITALIAN

(apart relevant instructions)

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 190

 

Reading: Il ritratto nel Rinascimento

 
2

Complete lesson: i_1

 

(A trip to Italy.)
Pino decides to leave for a trip around Italy.
Review the basic structures of Italian language. Revision; verbs.
Activity: word-search and anagrams.

self-administered audio lesson: Il ritratto nel Rinascimento

  
3

Learn how to use a dictionary

 

Complete lesson: i_12

 

(True friendship.)
Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Use of pronouns; use of verbs.
Activity: the Italian anthem.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 190

 

Reading:

Il tema dell'Annunciazione

 
4

Complete lesson: i_13

 

(Ancient and modern)
Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Pronouns: esso, essa, egli, ella, ciò. Comparatives - use of "più" and "di più". Verb revision - passato prossimo.
Activity: witches in Calcata (difference between chi and che.)

self-administered audio lessons: L'individuo e la società

 

 

  
5

Complete lesson: i_14

 

(Houses of the ancient Romans)
Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Difference between "stare" and "essere". Difference between "buono", "bravo" and "bene". Direct and indirect pronouns. Formal approach: use of Lei.
Activity: la donna angelicata e l'approccio formale.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 190

 

Reading:

Come osservare un'opera d'arte

  
6

Complete lesson: i_16

 

(Clothing of the ancient Romans)
Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Verb revision: passato prossimo. Verb revision: imperfetto. Independent and dependent clauses. Demonstrative and relative pronouns - "colui, coloro, ciò", use of "quello che" and difference between "quello" and "che".
Activity: il dio Asclepio e Ippocrate.

self-administered audio lesson: Il lavoro di Michelangelo e nutrirsi

  
7

Review the goal of the course.

 

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 200

 

Reading:

La fuga di cervelli dall'Italia e il lavoro di Leonardo

 
8

Mid-Term Test

self-administered audio lessons: Valori interni e scelte appropriate

 
9

Complete lesson: i_17

 

(Beauty treatments of the ancient Romans)
Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Punctuation. Relative pronouns. Impersonal construction.
Activity: 5 tips on listening to the Italian news.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 220

 

Reading: Il lavoro e la vita di Raffaello

  

10

 Complete Revision lesson: i_18

 

(The ancient Romans and spas)

Review what you have learned in the Intermediate Course.
Verb revision: imperfetto. Verb revision: trapassato prossimo. Structure of complex texts.
Activity: come usare il cioccolato?

self-administered audio lesson: L'equilibrio

  
11

Be punctual.

Be proactive.

Revision.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 220

 

Reading: the work of Tiziano and Botticelli

 
12

The importance of foreign language study.

Listening practice.

self-administered audio lessons: Emozioni e protezione

Additional activity:

  • How to translate
13

Complete Revision lesson: a_1

 

(To become rich and famous.)
Pino is tired of being a poor boy. He wishes to be rich and famous.
Review the intermediate structures of Italian language. Meaning of pronouns; meaning of verbs.
Activity: my reasons for loving and hating Italy.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 250

 

Reading: The work of Caravaggio

  
14

Complete Revision lesson: a_11

 

(What to do in life? Pino listens to Gino Strada.)
Learn to theorize and speak in public.
Activity: perspective and visions.

self-administered audio lessons: La rabbia e l'abilità di scegliere

  
15

Complete Revision lesson: a_12

 

(How to be happy in life? Pino listens to Tiziano Terzani.)
Review what you have learned until now and reflect upon certain words.
Activity: harmony and balance.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 250

 

Reading:

Self-Portrait in the Renaissance

 
16

Final Exam

  

Listening and comprehension practice:

TV News