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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Re\'ised 10/2112013
Course Prefix, Number and Title: ITAL I 13, ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Division/lJ nit: School of Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson·Mclntyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014 - 2015
Complete and electronically submit your assessment report to your Department Chair/Coordinator/Director_ As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or
a narrative description of the assessment activities in your course.
Coune Outcomes
In the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Assessment Measures
In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess course
outcomes during the last year.
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
how you are or how you plan to
use the results to improve student
learning.
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise your
outcomes? If so, please
summarize how and why in the
boxes below:
In Fall 2014 it was decided to
assess Outcome #2 to focus on
the oral skills of the students
participating in an oral interview,
as it was projected in the last
assessment of ITAL 113 for
Academic Year 2008-2009. Yet
again, the following core
indicators were used:
A total of 14 students from ITAL
113 submitted to an oral
inter\'iew one-on-one with the
instructor. An assessment tool
containing ten questions was
used for the assessment. In the
communication area the topics
were handled adequately but
minimally. The ideas, however
were clearly conveyed. They
required little effort to be
understood. In the accuracy area
2rammar mistakes were made
At an 80% accuracy response of
the core indicators used for the
interview, the levels for ITAL
113 are well above average and
therefore an effort should be
made to maintain such
percentages. The participants
seemed a bit more nervous than
usual, maybe because they
perceived the interview as a 'test'
of some sort. I believe that it
would be highly beneficial to get
the students more involved in
Outcome #1
Students will read, understand,
interpret and communicate
spoken and/or written Italian at
the elementary level.
Outcome# 2
Students will be able to identify
personal values and cultural
norms different than their own in
custom and usage.
Students will be able to
demonstrate their acquired
knowledge by earning a 70% or
above through examination
which will prove their ability to
read, \\Tile, speak and/or
comprehend at an elementary
level.
A culturakomparative approach
will be drawn throughout the
course. Students will be able to
demonstrate global and cultural
awareness by earning a 70% or
above through activities such as
research projects, pres~ntations
and examinations.
Avere, Essere and Stare, Present
tense, Present Progressive tense,
Demonstrative Adiectives.
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A
TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: ITAL 113, ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Division/Unit: School of Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson-Mcintyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014 - 2015
Dovere, Potere, Volere, Direct
Object Pronouns, Present Perfect
with Avere and Present Perfect
with Essere.
The following components were
assessed:
l)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Communication
Accuracy
Fluency
Vocabulary
PronunciatioOn
that did not affect meaning,
(agreement, articles, etc.};
reasonable correct. In the area
of fluency it took longer than
necessary lo organize thoughts.
The speech was somewhat
disjointed at times, but
intelligible. In the area of
vocabulary mistakes were made
that do not affect meaning,
(wrong gender/ wrong
agreements). Adequate use of
vocabulary. In the area of
pronunciation most
participants showed a
pronounced foreign accent
requiring extra-sympathetic
listening, but still
comprehensible.
The assessment indicated that
none of the indicators assessed
(80 % accuracy) fell below a
70% accuracy level.
Outcome #3
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regular interviews throughout the
semester in order to familiarize
them with the process. r intend
to implement routine interviews
in the classroom in future
semesters to this effect
The next assessment tool for
ITAL 113 should again focus on
the written skills of the
participating students.
A
TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: ITAL 113, ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Division/Unit: School of Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson-Mcintyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014 - 2015
Title
Name
Date
Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Thomas Cardoza
6/3/2015
Dean
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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