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ITAL205 ITALIAN 205 B1.2

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will :

• able to sustain his opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments

• explain his viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options, evaluate alternative proposals and making and responding to hypotheses

• take an active part in informal and formal discussion in familiar contexts, provided that speech is clearly articulated in standard Italian

• understand the main ideas of long text on both concrete and abstract topics

• develop the ability to understand a wide range of  texts

• develop the ability to use the target language in spoken and written production

• be able to  analyze, evaluate, argue a case, justify, persuade and develop arguments

• communicate clearly and effectively, using increasingly accurate, complex and varied language to demonstrate his capacity for critical thinking

• understand and apply grammar at higher level

• learn how to speak in Italian about art , literature and history, politics and  social issues

Course Content

A continuation of ITAL 204 at an advanced level.
Prerequisite: ITAL 203.

Course Learning Outcomes

This is the second course in the intermediate Italian language sequence and the last course offered by our department. The objectives of the course are to help students to acquire the ability to use what they have learned by focusing on the essential communicative functions in Italian (describing, comparing, reacting, telling and summarizing, hypothesizing and talking about the future past and present). The course will also help students to achieve a greater comprehension in speaking and writing abilities. Further, this course gives students the opportunity to apply these skills as they learn more about Italian culture through authentic sources. Students will be expected to communicate effectively in Italian .

Students will learn how to:

• talk about books, music and movies

• talk about italian fashion and brands

• talk about Italian fashion stylist

• express an opinion in the past

• report an opinion expressed

• understand enough to follow prolonged speech and take part of conversations successfully

• understand a wide range of recorded and broadcast audio material

• understand and identify points and detail related to deeper social background ( for example, attitudes and moods, relationships among speakers, proverbs, intonation of words)

• develop perception and awareness of Italian culture with the help of Italian newspapers and TV to understand and study in greater depth aspects of contemporary society

• understand in detail lengthy, complex texts

• express themselves fluently and spontaneously with a good command of words and a broader vocabulary.

• express themselves in written form with more clarity and precision

• take notes and summarize long texts

Students will study:

• use of gerund form (presente and passato)

• uses of past and present  participle

• uses of infinitive form

• subjunctive form  (congiuntivo presente, passato, imperfetto e trapassato)

• if clauses (periodo ipotetico primo e secondo tipo e terzo tipo ).

• reported speech with main clause at present or past tense.