HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
COURSE TITLE
Italian II
2.
COURSE CODE
ITAL1020
3.
NO. OF UNITS
3
4.
PREREQUISITE
ITAL1010 or equivalent
5.
OFFERING DEPARTMENT
Language Centre
6.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
This course aims to build further on the beginner’s level work and widen the scope of
exposure to more complex aspects of the Italian language and its culture. Participants are
expected to consolidate and continue to develop their proficiency in the Italian language
and to further develop their production and reception skills in more complex daily
situations.
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COURSE CONTENT
1. Grammar
- Adjectives: Possessive
- Prepositions and Definite Articles
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Verbs: Present Tense of Irregular Verbs
Verbs: Reflexive and Reciprocal Verbs
Verbs: Present Perfect
Verbs: To Like
2. Communication and Vocabulary
- Irregularities in the phonetic system of Italian
- Expand the topic “Talking about your daily routine”
- Talking about your weekend
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Expand the topic “Talking about your family”
Talking about the past (yesterday and the past weekend)
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Talking about your home
Expressing likes and dislikes
Expressing possessions
Telling the time
3. Culture
- Characteristics of the cities of Rome, Venice, Florence, Siena, Naples and the
Vatican and their richness in art and architecture
- Daily routines of Italians
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9.
Food Culture
COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (CILOS)
CILO
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
CILO 1
attain the European Framework of Italian Level A1 (Part 2) in
grammar, vocabulary and expressions
CILO 2
demonstrate mastery of the Italian phonetic system with its
irregularities
CILO 3
engage in a conversation about hobbies, daily routines, likes
and dislikes and past events
CILO 4
demonstrate knowledge of the history of Italy, its important
cities and food culture
TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES (TLAS)
CILO No.
CILO 1-3
TLAs
Grammar exercises, vocabulary lists and selected passages are used help
students acquire Italian grammar, vocabulary and expressions.
CILO 1, 2
Students are introduced to Italian pronunciation through listening to the
teacher, CDs, watching documentary videos and singing songs.
CILO 1-3
Students listen to selected dialogues on CDs and practise the
conversations/dialogues in pairs or small groups. They are also asked to
write their dialogues.
CILO 4
Lectures, videos and information from the internet are used to introduce
students to Italian culture. They will also be searching for information
from the internet to present in class.
10. ASSESSMENT METHODS (AMS)
Type of
Assessment
2 quizzes
Weighting
Description of Assessment Tasks
20%
CILOs to be
addressed
1
Coursework
20%
1-3
Students are asked to do a
mini-project introducing an aspect
of Italian culture(10%) and a
presentation (10%) in pairs/small
groups
Examination
60%
1-4
Oral exam: (10%)
Listening Comprehension (10%),
Reading Comprehension (10%),
Grammar and usage (10%),
Culture (10%),
Writing (10%).
These tests focus mainly on
grammar,
vocabulary
and
expressions
11. TEXTBOOKS / RECOMMENDED READINGS
S. Branciforte, A. Grassi, Parliamo Italiano, Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1998.
M. Danesi, Master the Basics: Italian, Barron’s New York, 1987.
A. Mazzetti, M. Falcinelli, B. Servadio, Qui Italia, Primo Livello,Le Monnier, Firenze,
1993.
L. Oriolo, A New Style Italian Grammar, Links Publications, London 1990.
Syllabus prepared by: Ms. Angela Ng
Date: 15 Sept. 2010