SYLLABUS
CYBERITALIAN BEGINNER 1 (ITALIAN I - SEMESTER 2)
SYLLABUS AND CONTENT
No. of on-line asynchronous Sessions: 16
No. of self-administered Grammar/Culture Lessons (with Exercises and Exams): 5
No. of self-administered Audio Lessons and Recordings: 4
No. of Assignments: 4
Mid-term test
Final exam
In this tutored course you practice expressing opinions, describing objects, places or situations, and you learn how to order at the restaurant and prepare a famous Italian dessert.
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 Collodi's story so some self-administered 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 to explore their own lives and learning challenges.
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Introduction to semester 2.
Revision exercises:
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| 2 | Complete Grammar/Culture Lesson with exercises and exam: b_6
At the restaurant. Learn how to ask for something and order at the restaurant. "Vorrei"; position of the adjectives, form of certain adjectives; "avere fame, avere sete". |
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| 3 | Learn the difference between a dictionary and an automatic translator |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 60 |
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Audio Lesson and Recording: eating -mangiare |
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| 5 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_13
Order at the counter. Review the present conjugation of regular verbs. Activity: Granita a colazione |
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| 6 | Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 60 |
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| 7 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_14
Enjoy your meal! Review the basic elements of an Italian sentence, and practice descriptions. Activity: Vignette (Cartoons) |
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| 8 | Revision and
Mid-Term Test |
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Grammar revision:
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Audio Lesson and Recording: colors - colori |
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| 10 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_15
The portrait. Development of the Critical thinking. Review interrogative sentences and position of the subject in a sentence. Activity: Flash cards: la casa (how does memory work?) |
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| 11 | Be punctual. Be proactive. Get results. |
Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 60 |
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| 12 | The importance of foreign language study. |
Audio Lesson and Recording: the house - la casa |
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| 13 | Revision Lesson Grammar/Culture with exercises and exam: b_16
Harmony. Review the harmony in a sentence: agreements and use of the definite article. Activity: Is grammar scaring you? (Structure of the Italian phrase) |
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Assignment - minimum amount of words required: 60 |
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Audio Lesson and Recording: animals (nouns and adjectives) - animali (nomi e aggettivi) |
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| 16 | Revision and
Final Exam
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Grammar revision:
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