Fall 2003

ITL 312L • SECOND-YEAR ITALIAN II

Course Description

In the second-year courses, students begin moving toward fluency in Italian by focusing on seven major communicative functions: describing, comparing, reacting and recommending, narrating in the past, expressing likes and dislikes, hypothesizing and talking about the future. Grammar from the first-year courses is reviewed, and new grammar points are presented, always with the intention of developing and strengthening students' abilities to use these seven communicative functions. A wide range of cultural topics is explored in the second-year courses, as each chapter of our text focuses on a different region of Italy. ITL 612 and 312 may not both be counted.

Grading Policy

Quizzes (best 5 out of 7) Componimenti (Compositions): 15% Tests (Chapter 3 & 4 Tests): 25% Attendance and Participation: 15% Esame comprensione auditiva: 5% Esame finale: 20%

Texts

New College Italian/English Dictionary, 1st Edition, 1989, RH, ISBN: 0-553027947-5, optional Edwards & Olson In Viaggio, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07-240264-4, required Edwards & Olson In Viaggio Workbook/Lab Manual Part B, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0-07-286699-3, required Germano Italian Grammar (Schaum's Outline), 2nd Edition, 1995, MCG, ISBN: 0-07-023033-1, required

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