Italian - Advanced Conversation and Culture

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Italian - Advanced Conversation and Culture
This course is designed for students who have achieved high levels of conversational skill and understanding of the Italian language. You will not only read books by well-known Italian authors, but you will also view videos and movies without subtitles. Conversations utilizing grammar, including verbs, will ensue. A prerequisite of level V or above allows students to be accepted into this course. 16 hours (Classroom materials are provided.)
Fee:	Date / Course#:
$179	Tuesdays 10/6/09-11/24/09 Tuesdays 1/19/10-3/9/10	F40I4 W40I4
Time:	Registration:
7:00-9:00pm	Click Here for Registration Information
Textbook:
Books by well-known Italian authors
Learning Objectives:
Be able to speak and understand fast spoken Italian Use the proper forms of verbs in all their tenses Read Italian Books from the Easy Readers Publications Level C and D Watch Italian Movies without any subtitles
Course Outline:
Week 1: Review topics covered in Italian VIII Divide in groups for conversation Assignment: Read the story provided by the instructor Week 2: Review the Present and Past Subjunctive Tense Conversation Distribute the copy of the book: Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino Talk about Italo Calvino Week 3: Review the prepositions DI, A, DA Oral report from the first half of the book: Marcovaldo Video: The story of Michelangelo Week 4: Review the Imperfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive Exercises with all the Subjunctive tenses Video: The story of Michelangelo Talk about the video Assignment: More reading from the Book: Marcovaldo Week 5: Talk about the part of the book Marcovaldo read this week Choose an article from an Italian magazine, read it and talk about it in class Video: The story of Michelangelo Assignment: Finish reading the book: Marcovaldo Week 6: Read more contemporary stories Talk about these stories and how they represent the Italian culture Video: The story of Michelangelo Assignment: Talk about another Italian artist Week 7: Listen to a tape of Italian native speakers Report in summary what was heard Review the prepositions IN, CON, SU Do exercises with the above prepositions Week 8: Read a story provided by the instructor Finish the video: The story of Michelangelo Review the video and talk about the favorite art city in Italy.
Teaching/Learning Methods:
Lecture, small groups conversation, videos, movies.
Assignments:
Review the Subjunctives, the prepositions and read book and stories chosen for this course. Watch videos without any subtitles.

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