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CYBERITALIAN ITALIAN II

8 SESSION RECOVERY 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 and reinforce how to express opinions, describe objects, places or situations, ask for directions, make a phone call, go shopping, use the simple past, sing in Italian, watch Italian videos and much more!

 

Upon successful completion of the Italian II course you should be able to "...understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment)... communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities... use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms your family and other people, where you live, living conditions, your educational background and your present or most recent job or study..." (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 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:

SELF-STUDY LESSONS

AND TESTS

(GRADED):

ASSIGNMENTS AND

AUDIO LESSONS

(GRADED):

OTHER ACTIVITIES

(NOT GRADED):

1

Getting to know the website.

 

Additional exercises:

  • Learn and sing the CyberItalian song
  • Greeting people
  • Articles and agreements
  • Useful verbs for traveling in Italy
  • The house
  • Describe your self and your best friend
  • I like, I don't like
2

Complete lesson: b_7

 

When are we going to see each other?

Learn to make or postpone an appointment. Time, days, months; irregular verbs: "Dovere, Volere, Potere, Uscire, Venire".
Activity: what's the weather like?

self-administered audio lessons: introductions and the city

- presentazioni e

la città

 

3

Learn the difference between a dictionary and an automatic translator

 

Complete lesson: b_8

 

Where is the school?

Learn to ask for and give directions, tell your address and say where you are from. Simple prepositions; irregular verbs: "Fare, Andare".
Activity: the body and physical exercise.

assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

80

 

4

Complete lesson: b_9

 

Hello, who's speaking?

Learn to make a phone call and give your phone number. Combined prepositions; irregular verbs: "Sapere, Conoscere, Dire, Stare".
Activity: who called whom?

self-administered audio lessons: time and sport
- le ore e lo sport

 

5

Complete lesson: b_10

 

Did you go grocery shopping?

Go shopping. Learn to report a fact happened in the past. "Participio passato" and "passato prossimo"; irregular verbs: "Pagare".
Activity: let's get dressed

assignment -

minimum amount of words required:

80

 

Activity included: Put some passion into your daily life.

 

6

Complete lesson: b_11

 

Three cheers for vacations!

Learn to make a hotel reservation. "C'è, ci sono"; review of interrogative expressions; negative expressions.
Activity: invite your friends at home.

 

 

7

Complete lesson: b_12

 

Have a good trip!

Review what you have learned in the Beginner Course. Verbs; basic structure of a sentence; use of description; partitives.
Activity: word-search and anagrams.

 

 

8

Revision and

 

FINAL EXAM

 

Revision exercises:

  • L'aeroporto e i verbi italiani (verbs)
  • Che c'è? (c'è, ci sono and negative sentences)
  • Can you say no in Italian? (negative sentences)
  • Terrible prepositions - part 1 (simple prepositions)
  • Terrible prepositions - part 2 (combined prepositions)
  • L'arrotino (irregular verbs)
  • Change Words into Actions (regular and irregular verbs)
  • Il ristorante (practice regular and irregular verbs)
  • Verbs: present, PAST and future (passato prossimo)
  • Have you improved your Italian? (passato prossimo)
  • Complete the activity: Is Grammar scaring you? (Structure of the Italian phrase)