ITAL 212: Intermediate Italian II (4) [GE] | Spring 2015 | SDSU
COURSE INFOMATION
Department Office: SH 224A
Telephone: 594-5111
LARC: SH 204-205
Hours: M-TH, 8-8 p.m.; F, 8-4:30 pm
Final Exam: Tue. May 12, 1-3 pm
Please plan accordingly!
Instructor: Rosamaria Ruggeri
Class Location: AH 2103
Days and Times: T-Th, 14:00-15:50
Office Location: SH 226B
Office Hours: W, 13:30-14:30 and by appointment
Phone: 594-8875
Email: rruggeri@mail.sdsu.edu
COURSE OVERVIEW
Goals and Outcomes:
1) The main goal of Italian 211 is increased proficiency in Italian at the intermediate level. The course is
designed to promote your reading and writing competency as well as to improve oral proficiency
and listening comprehension through the use of a variety of media, including audios, videos and the
internet.
2) You will be able to make comparisons between your home culture and Italian culture by analyzing
some of their differences and similarities.
3) You will begin to acquire a general knowledge of diverse Italian-speaking communities in Italy and
abroad and be able to identify some aspects of these cultures.
Course Description and Methods
ITAL 212 is a fourth semester course in Italian language and culture. It is the second course of the
Intermediate sequence in Italian at SDSU. You will review, practice and expand on the grammar acquired
in first-year Italian. You will be introduced to new vocabulary that will prepare you to successfully
handle a variety of communicative tasks and social situations and a number of practical writing and
speaking needs, such as writing letters and express opinions. ITAL 212 is taught entirely in Italian with
occasional translation exercises when appropriate. While main grammar points are explained in class,
you are expected to practice the material outside of class, to prepare regular written and oral
homework assignments, and to review on your own those basic grammatical aspects that cannot be
covered in class.
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
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Prerequisites
SDSU’s Italian 100B, two semesters of college Italian elsewhere, an accredited intensive Italian course,
or 3 years of high school Italian. Note: Anyone having completed 4 years of high school Italian may not
take this course for credit.
Add/Drop: February 3, 2015 is the last day to add, drop, or change grading basis (11:59 p.m. deadline).
General Education
This course satisfies part of General Education Foundations C requirement.
C. Humanities and Fine Arts: Foundations of Learning courses introduce students to the basic concepts,
theories, and approaches offered by disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas of study. They provide the
foundation to understand and approach problems in the academy, and in local and global real-world
environments. Consistent with class size and learning goals, they cultivate skills in reading, writing,
communication, computation, information-gathering, and use of technology.
COURSE MATERIAL
Required texts
1. Immagina, Vista Higher Learning, 2011;
2. Immagina Supersite for WebSAM: https://www.vhlcentral.com/
3. Moodle for your course, online through the LARC website at: https://moodlelarc.sdsu.edu/moodle2.5/
This course requires online access: only buy books that include the online access code. If you buy a
used book, you will need to buy a code separately which costs as much as new packages. You can
purchase all of Immagina’s components here: http://vistahigherlearning.com/store/sdstate.htm
COURSE STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS
Class preparation and participation
Regular class preparedness and participation are a requirement for this course as they are essential for
language learning and a very important part of your grade. Both your grade and your progress in Italian
will reflect your commitment, on a daily basis, to this course. Class participation will include brief in-class
writing and occasional skits. More than 3 unexcused absences will result in a lowered grade.
Homework
Homework consists of assigned exercises from Immagina’s Textbook and Practice site, as well as the
WebSAM (Student Activity Manual: Workbook and Lab Manual). Most exercises are automatically
corrected and graded and you will have an instant evaluation of your work and progress. It is very
important that you do each activity as they will aid you in studying for all tests and exams. Final due
dates from WebSAM exercises are on your syllabus. This homework is usually due on the review day
before the end of each chapter, but you should immediately complete exercises after each new item
covered in the main book. Additional homework will be announced in class and posted on Blackboard.
Homework is due at the beginning of class for the day it is assigned.
Quaderno di scrittura
Written homework will primarily consist of compositions drawn from the Textbook, the Supersite
Practice or WebSAM. Compositions must be written in a Bluebook and are due as indicated by your
instructor.
Presentazioni/Role plays/Oral recordings
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In this course, you will be frequently asked to participate in group activities. You will prepare skits
and/or other presentations drawn from the course material to perform in class in Italian. In addition, the
class will visit the LARC lab (SH 204-205) to complete and record oral exercises individually or in pairs
that will improve your oral skills. These activities will count toward your final grade. Other listening and
speaking assignments will require that you access your course on Moodle:
https://moodlelarc.sdsu.edu/moodle2.5/
Cultural Activities
You are required to attend at least three cultural events and write a one paragraph review/response
following your instructor’s directions. The Italian Program collaborates with the Circolo Italiano, SDSU’s
Italian Students Club, and the San Diego Italian Film Festival to provide a variety of activities meant to
enhance your exposure to Italian language and culture. Please visit your Blackboard, the Italian Program
website at http://italian.sdsu.edu or SDIFF’s website http://www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com/ for
further details. Participating in all or some of these activities will benefit your learning experience.
COURSE ASSESSMENT AND GRADING
Preparedness and Participation:………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10%
Homework (WebSAM workbook, lab manual and other assignments)……………………………....................15%
Oral activities (presentations, interviews, recordings)……………………………………….……………………………….15%
Quaderno di scrittura (3 composizioni):………………………………....…...……………….……………………………..…...15%
3 Tests: ……………………………………………………..………………………………….……………………………………………….....30%
Final exam:………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………...10%
Three Italian Cultural Activities (i.e. Italian Program, Circolo Italiano, SDIFF)…………………………………...….5%
NO MAKE-UP TESTS will be given without a valid written excuse. If you must miss a test, please notify
your instructor in advance.
The Final Examination is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, from 1-3pm
Grades are defined at SDSU as:
A: Outstanding achievement; available for the highest accomplishment.
B: Praiseworthy performance; definitely above average.
C: Average; awarded for satisfactory performance; the most common undergraduate grade.
D: Minimally passing; less than the typical undergraduate achievement.
F: Failing.
C/NC: Some students may, subject to their major requirements and the conditions set out in the General
Catalog, choose to take the course credit/no credit. Work equivalent to C or above will result in a grade
of Credit; work equivalent to C- or below will result in No Credit.
WU: Indicates that an enrolled student did not withdraw from the course but did not fulfill the course
requirements. For purposes of grade point average computation, this grade is equivalent to an F.
Students who are failing when they stop attending class will receive an F, not a U.
A = 4.0 (93-100)
B = 3.0 (83-86)
C = 2.0 (73-76)
D = 1.0 (63-66)
CR = (73-100)
A- = 3.7 (90-92)
B- = 2.7 (80-82)
C- = 1.7 (70-72)
D- = 0.7 (60-62)
NC = (0-72)
B+ = 3.3 (87-89)
C+ = 2.3 (77-79)
D+ = 1.3 (67-69)
F = 0 (0-59)
WU = n/a
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ACCOMODATIONS
The learning environment should be accessible to all. SDSU provides reasonable accommodations in the
following situations:
 Disability: If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for
this class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To
avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student Disability
Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that
accommodations based upon disability cannot be provided until you have presented your
instructor with an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is
appreciated.
 Religion: By the end of the second week of classes, students should notify the instructors of
affected courses of planned absences for religious observances.
 Official university activities (e.g., Athletics): Within the first two weeks of classes, a student who
expects to be part of an official university event or activity shall notify the instructors of affected
courses. At that time, the student shall request accommodation for any missed examinations or
other assignments. If scheduling changes occur, the student shall immediately notify the
instructors.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Cheating and Plagiarism
The University adheres to a strict policy regarding cheating and plagiarism. These activities will not be
tolerated in this class. Become familiar with the policy (http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/conduct1.html).
Any cheating or plagiarism will result in failing this class and a disciplinary review by Student Affairs.
Examples of Plagiarism include but are not limited to:
 Using sources verbatim or paraphrasing without giving proper attribution (this can include
phrases, sentences, paragraphs and/or pages of work)
 Copying and pasting work from an online or offline source directly and calling it your own
 Using information you find from an online or offline source without giving the author credit
 Replacing words or phrases from another source and inserting your own words or phrases
 Submitting a piece of work you did for one class to another class
If you have questions on what is plagiarism, please consult the policy
(http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/conduct1.html) and this helpful guide from the Library:
(http://infodome.sdsu.edu/infolit/exploratorium/Standard_5/plagiarism.pdf)
Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses. You are plagiarizing or cheating if you:
 for written work, copy down or cut anything from a book, article or website and add or paste it
into your paper without using quotation marks and providing the full reference for the
quotation, including page number
 for written work, summarize / paraphrase in your own words ideas you got from a book, article,
or the web without providing the full reference for the source, including page number
 for an oral presentation, copy down or cut anything from a book, article, or website and present
it orally as if it were your own words. You must summarize and paraphrase in your own words,
and bring a list of references in case the professor asks to see it
 use visuals or graphs you got from a book, article, or website without providing the full
reference for the picture or table
 recycle a paper you wrote for another class
 turn in the same (or a very similar paper) for two classes
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purchase or otherwise obtain a paper and turn it in as your own work
copy off of a classmate
use technology or smuggle in documents to obtain or check information in an exam situation
In a research paper, it is always better to include too many references than not enough. When in doubt,
always err on the side of caution. If you have too many references it might make your professor smile; if
you don’t have enough you might be suspected of plagiarism.
In foreign language study, cheating also includes the following:
 Doing your written homework and then having a third party correct it, or having someone else
write your homework for you and turning that in for credit
 Doing assignments with another student and turning in the same or almost the same work.
(Unless you are specifically directed to work in pairs on in groups, college-level work is always
expected to be solely your own.)
 Using an automated translation engine to translate your homework
 Using an available translation of a text on which to base your own translation and turning that in
for credit.
What IS acceptable includes the following:
 Asking your professor for help.
 Brainstorming answers and/or ideas with another student; then, each student writes up the
homework separately and turns in his or her own work.
 Doing your written homework and/or translation and then having a third party circle your
mistakes; you then do the corrections on your own and turn in your own work.
If you have any question or uncertainty about what is or is not cheating, it is your responsibility to ask
your instructor.
TAKE THE TUTORIAL:
Test your knowledge of what constitutes plagiarism through a tutorial offered by the SDSU Library. To
access the tutorial go to: http://library.sdsu.edu/guides/tutorial.php?id=28
Consequences of cheating and plagiarism
SDSU instructors are mandated to report all instances of cheating and plagiarism to the Center for
Student Rights and Responsibility. Consequences are at the instructor’s and the Center for Student
Rights and Responsibility’s discretion. They may include any of the following:
 failing the assignment
 failing the class
 warning
 probation
 suspension
 expulsion
For more detailed information, read the chapter on plagiarism in the MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers (6th edition, 2003), visit the following website:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml and talk to your professors before turning in
your paper or doing your oral presentation.
The University of Indiana also has very helpful writing hints for students, including some on how to cite
sources. Please visit http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml for more information.
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COURSE SCHEDULE | PROGRAMMA DEL CORSO | PRIMAVERA 2015
PRIMA SETTIMANA
giovedì 22 gennaio
Programma
Benvenuti!
SECONDA SETTIMANA
martedì 27 gennaio
Lezione 6 | La società si evolve
giovedì 29 gennaio
Lezione 6
TERZA SETTIMANA – Class visit to LARC
martedì 3 febbraio
LARC
Last day to add classes
giovedì 5 febbraio
QUARTA SETTIMANA
martedì 10 febbraio
giovedì 12 febbraio
QUINTA SETTIMANA
martedì 17 febbraio
giovedì 19 febbraio
Compiti
Composizione 1
Lezione 6
Lezione 6 - Ripasso
Complete all Practice and WebSAM
assignments for Lezione 6
TEST 1
Lezione 7
La scienza e la tecnologia
Lezione 7
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SESTA SETTIMANA
martedì 24 febbraio
giovedì 26 febbraio
SETTIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 3 marzo
giovedì 5 marzo
OTTAVA SETTIMANA
martedì 10 marzo
giovedì 12 marzo
NONA SETTIMANA
martedì 17 marzo
giovedì 19 marzo
DECIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 24 marzo
giovedì 26 marzo
Programma
Lezione 7
Compiti
Lezione 7
Ripasso Lezione 7
Complete all Practice and WebSAM
assignments for Lezione 7
TEST 2
Lezione 8 | Le ricchezze culturali
e storiche
Lezione 8
LARC
Lezione 8
Lezione 8
Lezione 8
30 marzo-3 aprile PAUSA PRIMAVERILE – BUONE VACANZE
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UNDICESIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 7 aprile
giovedì 9 aprile
DODICESIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 14 aprile
giovedì 16 aprile
Programma
Lezione 8 - Ripasso
Compiti
Complete all Practice and WebSAM
assignments for Lezione 8
TEST 3
Lezione 9 | L’influenza dei media
Lezione 9
TREDICEDICESIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 21 aprile
LARC
giovedì 23 aprile
Lezione 9
QUATTORDICESIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 28 aprile
Lezione 10
giovedì 30 aprile
QUINDICESIMA SETTIMANA
martedì 5 maggio
giovedì 7 maggio
Complete WebSAM Lezione 9
Composizione 3
Lezione 10
Lezione 10
Ripasso
Complete WebSAM Lezione 10
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 12, from 1-3pm
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