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CYBERITALIAN ADVANCED 2 -

8 WEEK ABBREVIATED COURSE -

SYLLABUS AND CONTENT

 

No. of on-line asynchronous, self-paced sessions: 8

No. of self-administered lessons (with exercises and exams): 6

No. of required audio lessons: 4

No. of required assignments: 2

Final exam

Assessment and grades

 

In this tutored course you review, practice or brush-up how to write your resume in Italian, make hypothesis, refine and maintain the language using more complex structures (i.e. subjunctive, direct/indirect construction, active/passive construction...), handle discussions about theoretical topics, read books and newspapers in Italian, watch Italian videos, visit some recommended Italian websites, listen to the news in Italian.

 

Upon successful completion of the Advanced 2 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 convesation 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).

 

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 the 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.

 

SESSION

NUMBER:

SESSIONS

SELF-STUDY LESSONS

AND TESTS

(GRADED):

ASSIGNMENTS AND

AUDIO LESSONS

(GRADED):

OTHER ACTIVITIES

(NOT GRADED):

1

Getting to know the website.

 

General revision.

 

Additional activities.

 

2

Complete lesson: a_7

 

Pino wants to be a professor and talks about it with Montessori.

Learn to refine your expressions. The subjunctive (part 1).

Activity: school in Italy.

self-administered audio lesson:

 

3

Learn the difference between a dictionary and an automatic translator

 

Complete lesson: a_8

 

Pino wants to be a scientist and talks about it with Galileo.

Learn to maintain the language. The subjunctive (part 2).

Activity: technology and life.

 

assignment -

minimum amount of words required: 210

 

 

4

Complete lesson: a_9

 

Pino wants to be a politician and talks about it with Machiavelli.

Learn to recognize different styles. Make ipothesys: if clauses.

Activity: A Secret Story (when being Italian was a crime.) Reflections on Italian immigration in the USA.

 

self-administered audio lesson:

 

5

Complete lesson: a_10

 

What will Pino do in life? He talks about it with Totò.

Learn to report a conversation. Learn to maintain the practice of the language. Direct/indirect construction.

Activity: to be a writer.

 

assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

210

 

6

Complete lesson: a_11

 

What to do in life? Pino listens to Gino Strada.

Learn to theorize and speak in public.

Activity: Perspective and subjunctive. Scientific research.

 

 

7

Complete 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: Raffaello and harmony.

 

 

8

Revision and

 

FINAL EXAM

 

General revision.

 

Additional activities.