Università di Pittsburgh
Autunno 2008
(2091)
Intermediate Italian II
ITAL 0004
Lunedì, mercoledì e venerdì
11.00-11.50
CL 237
Lorraine Denman
Ufficio: 1328 F CL
Ore di ricevimento: lunedì e martedì 13:00-13:50
Telefono: 412.624.6268
E-mail: denman@pitt.edu
Intermediate Italian II
Scopo del corso:
In questo corso, gli studenti hanno la possibilità di sviluppare
la loro padronanza dell’italiano e di aumentare le funzioni
comunicative e le competenze grammaticali ottenute durante i primi tre
semestri del programma di Italiano all’Università di
Pittsburgh. Con l’aiuto di un’antologia di testi
sulle realtà e attualità culturali e sociali in Italia,
il corso fornirà agli studenti le strategie necessarie da
applicare alla lettura dell’italiano di vario livello, registro,
genere, lunghezza, e complessità.
Obbiettivi del corso:
• Leggere e capire diversi testi sulle realtà culturali e sociali dell’Italia d’oggi
• Discutere il contenuto di questi testi in
diversi modi: oralmente in aula, su Courseweb e in forma scritta
• Sviluppare diverse strategie in modo da capire un testo scritto o visivo
• Ripassare gli aspetti grammaticali, della
sintassi e del lessico italiano più essenziali all’uso
d’italiano
Testo:
Il seguente libro è necessario per il corso ed è disponibile al Book Center:
Andrea Fedi and Paolo Fasoli. Mercurio. An Intermediate to Advanced Reader in Italian
Language and Culture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005.
Il testo Mercurio fornisce degli aspetti utili e interessanti a uno
studente d’italiano. Con una varietà di generi
letterari (romanzo, novella, articoli, poesie, canzoni, letture online,
ecc.) si può aumentare e sviluppare le strategie necessarie per
capire un testo. Inoltre, utilizzo altri materiali visivi e orali
(canzoni, film, video clip, ecc.) in modo da discutere la cultura
italiana.
Un secondo testo facoltativo (cioè, non-obbligatorio) è
disponibile al Book Center. Using Italian: A Guide to
Contemporary Usage (Cambridge University Press, 2004) è una
guida utile alla lingua italiana d’oggi per gli studenti al
livello intermedio- avanzato.
Programma delle lezioni:
**These dates are subject to change at the discrection of your instructor.
settimana
unità/ contesto
obbiettivi
1
introduzione al
corso
presentarci, fare un ripasso
grammaticale, fare un’introduzione al testo
2
bici: vocaboli
nuovi, “Città ciclabili”
parlare dei vocaboli della bici, discutere i temi
principali dell’articolo
3
lettura
supplementare
capire l’uso del
registro e il tono in inglese e in italiano, discutere l’uso del
dialetto in Italia
4
bici:
“Prodi in bici”
capire chi e’ Romano Prodi (uomo
politico), discutere i temi principali del testo, ripassare gli
articoli e i sostantivi plurali
5
bici: “Io non ho
paura”
capire chi e’ Niccolo Ammaniti
(autore), fare un’analisi visiva di una scena del film, ripassare
il
passato prossimo,
l’imperfetto e il trapassato, tema #2
6
case: vocaboli,
articolo supplementare sviluppare il
vocabolario della casa, discutere i temi principali
dell’articolo, progetto #1
(scritto)
7
case:
Jovanotti- “Questa e’ la mia casa”
discutere la filosofia di Jovanotti (musicista), ripassare il
congiuntivo
8
case:
“Ikea”
capire
chi e’ Aldo Nove (autore), discutere il capitolo del suo romanzo,
ripassare la voce
passiva e si impersonale, tema #3
9
case: “Le fate
ignoranti”
capire chi e’ Ferzan
Ozpetek (regista), discutere le case nelle scene, ripassare il
congiuntivo e la
concordanza dei tempi, tema #4
10
case: “La finestra di
fronte”
visione del
film in classe, parlare dei vocaboli nuovi presentati nel film,
progetto #2 (orale)
11
città: vocaboli,
articolo supplementare paragonare le
città americane e italiane, parlare dell’italiano medio,
ripassare il congiuntivo e la
concordanza dei tempi
12
città: “Caro
Diario”
capire chi e’
Nanni Moretti (regista), imparare strategie per ascoltare
l’italiano parlato, progetto
#3 (scritto)
13
città: TBA
tema #5 (in classe)
14
presentazioni/progetto
finale
presentare gli
articoli scelti dagli studenti, progetto finale
Sistema di votazione:
Frequenza (attendance) e Partecipazione 25%
Compiti scritti e grammaticali
25%
‘Temi’ scritti
20%
3 progetti scritti/orali
20%
Progetto finale
10%
________________________________________________________________________
Course and Departmental policies:
Cell phone policy:
All cell phones and other electronic communication devices are to be turned to the off setting during class.
Participation: Since participation is a large component of your final
grade in this course (25%), your daily efforts to arrive punctually,
come to class prepared, and participate in all class activities are
essential. Outstanding participation is defined as habitually arriving
for class on time, listening attentively when others speak, asking
pertinent questions, participating in all activities with enthusiasm,
and responding to questions from others. Average participation is
defined as occasionally arriving late to class, sometimes listening to
others when they speak, sometimes asking questions, participating in
all activities, occasionally contributing to group activities, and
occasionally responding to questions. Unacceptable participation is
defined as often arriving late to class, not listening when others
speak, seldom asking questions, not contributing much to group work,
and seldom responding to questions. I will keep track of your
participation and will keep you informed of your progress in this area
by using Courseweb’s gradebook feature to post these grades. You
will receive a participation grade every two weeks. You may earn
extra credit toward your participation grade by going to the
conversation hour of the La Tavola Italiana which meets on Thursday
from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. In addition, there will be several announced
extra credit events during the semester such as Italian movie nights
and lectures.
Compiti: In addition to regular homework assignments, this semester you
will also have a bi-weekly oral or written assignments (called
‘temi’.) The “temi” portion of the grade
allows students to practice and apply what they learn in class.
All “temi” assignments will be due in class. Oral
assignments can be completed in the Language Lab (G17 CL.) Please
note their weekly schedules at www.polyglot.pitt.edu and please plan
ahead to ensure that you can complete your assignments on time.
Homework assignments and written tasks must be handed in on time- I
will not accept late work unless there are extenuating, documented
circumstances. All homework assignments will be posted on
Courseweb. If you are unable to come to class, it is your
responsibility to check Courseweb to see what will be due for the next
lesson.
Attendance: Because of the communicative nature of this course,
it is essential to come to class regularly. You are allowed up to two
absences during the semester. There are no excused or unexcused
absences for these three absences. On your third absence you will lose
5 points from your final grade and each subsequent absence will result
in one additional point off the final grade for any classes missed. A
documented medical condition or family / personal emergency will
constitute the sole exception to this rule.
Voti:
A+ 98% B+ 88% C+ 78% D+ 68%
A 93% B 83%
C 73%
D 63%
A- 90% B- 80% C- 70% D- 60%
Plagiarism: "To present, as one's own work, the ideas, representation,
or words of another" is to plagiarize no matter the source: books,
magazines, the Internet as well as seeking help from someone else. As
everyone knows, plagiarism is a form of cheating. At the University of
Pittsburgh, such cheating may be punished by failure in a course as
well as by suspension or dismissal from the University. In your
take-home compositions, plagiarism will always result in an automatic F
for that paper. To allow someone else to pass off your written work as
their own is another form of the same crime, punishable in the same
way. Because the charge of plagiarism is so serious, it is important
you learn how to work with the ideas of other people responsibly.
We wish to stress, however, that plagiarism is not to be confused with
the sharing of ideas. We strongly encourage you to talk to your friends
or classmates about what you are doing and to ask them to read and
comment on your work. In most cases, we encourage you also to exchange
papers with another student and copy-edit each other's work for errors.
This does not mean however, that you may ask native speakers or other
students who are studying Italian to translate your work into Italian
for you. The use of artificial or human translators is strictly
prohibited. Those students using either computer translators or human
translators for their compositions or homework will always result in an
automatic F.
If you have any questions regarding the University’s and/or the
Dept. of French and Italian’s policy on plagiarism, please see
our website (www.frenchanditalian.pitt.edu) or me.
Students with disabilities
If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an
accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and
the Office of Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt
Union, (412) 648-7890/(412)383-7355 (TTY) AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE
TERM. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable
accommodations for this course.
Participation rubric: Below is the participation used for this
course. You will be given a participation grade every two
weeks. Other grading rubrics can be found on Courseweb. All
rubrics are subject to change at your instructor’s discretion.
________________________________________________________________________
dip.to di francese e italiano
voto di partecipazione
nome: ____________________________ mese: _________________
criteria* punti
active and relevant contributions to the class
3 2
1 0
punctuality/ classroom behavior
3
2 1 0
asking and answering questions voluntarily
3 2
1 0
consistent use of Italian in class
3
2 1 0
alertness and ability to focus on tasks
3 2
1 0
progress in communicative skills
3 2
1 0
totale:
/18
*see the syllabus for a full explanation of our participation policies.
3= outstanding participation
2= average participation
1= below average participation
0= unacceptable participation