COVER SHEET FOR PROPOSALS
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
I.
Dr. Robert Arrigon, Executive Dean, Academic Affairs
Lois P. Mignone, College Coordinator, Foreign Languages
October 25th, 2001
Course Proposal
Nature of Proposal (check all that apply)
A.
Curriculum Proposals:
1. New Curriculum
( )
2. Curriculum Revision(s)
a. Course addition(s)
b. Course deletion(s)
c. Course substitution(s)
d. Course rearrangement(s)
e. Credit distribution changes
(X)
( )
( )
( )
( )
f. Other changes (specify)
B.
Course Proposals:
1. New Course(s)
a. Addition(s)
b. Deletion(s)
c. Substitution(s)
(X)
(X)
( )
( )
2. Course Revision(s)
a. Change of description
(
b. Change of title
(
c. Change of catalog number
(
d. Change of faculty contact hours (
)
)
)
)
e. Other changes (specify)
II.
Votes and Recommendations (please attach or sign below)
A. Dean of Faculty: (attach response to letter of intent)
B. Vote of Department: 5-0 Approve
Date: Oct. 22, 2001
(vote in numbers)
C. Department Head:
(signature)
Date:
D. Other Departments/Campuses Affected: (attach notification(s) and
responses)
E. Class Size Committee: (attach notification and response)
Revised: 11/19/98
Suffolk County Community College
College Curriculum Committee
Letters of Intent
Proposer__Lois P. Mignone______________
(name)
Campus: A__X__
Title College Coordinator, Foreign Languages
Address
E_____
W_____
Islip Arts Building 1-E
Department/Area Foreign Languages/ESL
Telephone 451-4587____________
E-mail
mignonl@sunysuffolk.edu
Type of Curriculum Proposals (Brief descriptions should be attached)
Courses
New
Programs
X
A.A.________________________________
Adoption_____________________________
A.S.________________________________
A.A.S.______________________________
Certificate___________________________
Changes to an existing course_____________
Changes to an existing program__________
The proposal impacts:
__X___college
_____one campus;
Recommendations:
This proposal requires the following approval(s)
Campus _____
College X
Approved: Yes_____ No_____
Approved: Yes_____ No_____
______________________________________________________________________________
Campus Dean of Faculty (signature)
______________________________________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs (signature)
copies to: Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Department/Area Administrators
Deans of Faculty
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Revised 2/8/99
FORMAT FOR NEW COURSE/CURRICULUM PROPOSALS
OR COURSE/CURRICULUM MODIFICATION
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
( X ) Ammerman
( ) Eastern
( ) Western
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new courses/curriculum
should, if appropriate, consider issues arising from elements of cultural diversity.1
Among the areas in which this can be realized are: textbook choice, selection of
library and audio-visual materials, and teaching methodology.
Guidelines:
Not every item in this format is applicable to every course proposal. Responses of
NOT APPLICABLE are acceptable in such instances.
The Counseling Office and Library of each campus have materials which can help
locate answers about transferability (II d.) and other colleges that offer similar
courses (VI a. and b.).
Information about offerings at other colleges does not require complete listings where
such offerings are numerous. A summary or sampling will suffice.
AREA/DIVISION: Humanities
DEPARTMENT: Foreign Languages/ESL
TITLE: Elementary Italian I and II (IT13)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
IT 13 is an accelerated course which covers the elementary Italian
program (IT 11 and IT 12) in one semester.
I.
1
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this course the student should be able to:
*acquire a basic foundation of the language in any situation reading, writing and particularly, speaking and understanding
spoken elementary Italian.
*communicate in Italian in situations that are representative of
common real life situations.
*understand aspects of Italian life and culture.
*recognize similarities and differences between Italian and
American cultures.
Cultural diversity includes, but is not limited to, societal sex-roles, race, ethnicity, geographical origin,
religious background, current religious practice, family composition, ethical style, political stance, socioeconomic background, and socio-economic expectation.
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
( X ) Ammerman
( ) Eastern
( ) Western
II.
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS
A. Eligibility – any student with little or no formal previous instruction in
Italian
B. Credit – 6 credits
C. Required/Elective – this course can be used to satisfy the foreign
language requirement for the Liberal Arts and Sciences degree
(General Studies, Humanities, International Studies) or
it can serve as a Liberal Arts elective.
D. Transferability – this course can be transferred as a foreign
language course or a humanities/liberal arts elective.
E. Proposed cycle for offering (e.g. Fall, Spring, and Summer) – Summer
(initially)
F. Estimate of student enrollment - 28
G. Prerequisites and/or corequisites – none
III.
RELATIONSHIP TO FACULTY
A. Number of current faculty available to teach proposed course and number of
additional faculty required. – Presently there are 2 full-time and one
part-time faculty at Ammerman and two part-time faculty at West.
B. Number of other staff positions required. – No additional full-time
required.
C. Discipline(s) required and/or minimum preparation in order to teach the
course. – The instructor for this course should have an advanced
degree (minimum Masters) in Italian.
IV.
RELATIONSHIP TO LIBRARY
A. Books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials now available in Library.
None needed outside the textbook and workbook/lab manual
already required.
B. List audio-visual equipment required. Is this equipment available?
VCR, tape recorders, computers, videos, films. This equipment is
found in the Foreign Languages Department offices as well as in the
Language Laboratory.
C. List additional books, periodicals, and resource material to be used in
teaching this course.
Depending on the individual requirements of the instructor of the
course, Italian periodicals may be used.
D. List additional audio-visual instructional material to be used in teaching the
course.
Overhead projector for transparencies (already found in most
classrooms).
V.
RELATIONSHIP TO EXISITING CURRICULUM AND/OR COURSES
A. Is this course a substitution for an existing course or an addition? – This
course is an addition to the present offerings in Italian. It is a
parallel course to FR13 and SP13 presently in the catalog. (SP13
(Elementary Spanish I and II), offered for the first time during the
summer 2001 at Ammerman and at East, was extremely successful.
Course evaluations are on file in the Foreign Language Department
offices).
B. How is this course different from existing courses? – This accelerated 6
credit course is an alternative to the traditional two semester
timeline for completing an elementary sequence. It will be
especially attractive to those students, in particular teacher
candidates, seeking to fulfill the two semester language requirement
of the NY State Department of Education to receive the permanent
teaching certificate.
C. Effect on curriculum offerings of the College. – This course will fulfill the
SUNY General Education foreign language requirement or can be
used as a liberal arts/science elective.
D. If the course is an elective or required course in the General Studies
program, how does it meet the generic requirements of critical thinking,
computer proficiency, writing-across-the-curriculum, library/information
literacy, and integrated knowledge? (It is understood that not every course
will meet all five requirements.) – This course will meet generic
requirements in the following:
Critical Thinking
Knowledge of the target language, even at an elementary level, will
allow students to read passages containing various cultural topics.
Students can analyze and discuss the target culture, compare it with
American culture and ultimately appreciate the target culture on its
own merits.
Computer Proficiency
Students will be able to use research techniques to find information
pertaining to assignments. Students will be able to work with
internet sites in the target language.
Writing – Across – the Curriculum
Students will be able to write correctly in the target language using
vocabulary and standard grammar and syntax patterns appropriate
to beginning levels of Italian.
Integrated Knowledge
Since language is a medium through which the value system of a
culture are expressed, the acquisition of a language and of cultural
understanding are a simultaneous and not a separate process.
Cultural readings and discussions, even at an elementary level,
cover historical, societal as well as artistic topics.
VI.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COLLEGES AND/OR CAREER GOALS
A. List other two-year colleges that offer this course.
B. List four-year colleges in New York State that offer this course.
SUNY Stony Brook
C. State rationale for offering this course at the freshman-sophomore level.
This is an elementary course and, as such, is appropriate at the
freshman – sophomore level. It will provide students with a solid
foundation to pursue higher levels of study of Italian either at SCCC
or any public or private four-year post-secondary institution.
D. Application to career objectives.
In addition to the cultural and academic benefits of learning a
second language, there are practical merits as well especially with
regard to career objectives. The ability to speak, read and/or write
a foreign language can enhance a resume for job seekers as can be
verified by the numbers of ads found in major newspapers. In the
state of New York all teacher candidates seeking permanent
certification are required to take two semesters of a foreign
language. (IT13 would fulfill this requirement)
VII.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
List additional costs and space requirements that have not already been
recorded in the document. – There are no additional costs or space
requirements for the inclusion of this course in the Foreign Langauge
Department offerings.
VIII. COURSE OUTLINE
Include course outline following prescribed format from the Faculty Handbook.
(See Attachment I)
IX.
VOTES AND RECOMMENDATION CHECKLIST (CHECK AS APPROPRIATE TO
YOUR CAMPUS AND INDICATE DATE.)
( ) Consultation with Campus Head Librarian
( ) Signature of Campus Head Librarian:
( ) Notification of other departments/campuses affected
( ) Notification of Class Size Committee
( ) Letter of Intent Response from Dean of Faculty
( ) Vote of Department: For:
Circle one: APPROVED
Against:
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
( ) Signature of Department Head:
( ) Signature of Divisional Chairperson/Area Dean:
(Assistant Dean of Instruction)
( ) Vote of Curriculum Committee (Academic Affairs)
Circle one: APPROVED
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
( ) Vote of full Faculty Senate/Assembly/Congress
Circle one: APPROVED
DISAPPROVED Date of Vote:
( ) Class Size Committee
cc:
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Deans of Faculty
Chairs of Curriculum Committee
Campus Head Librarian
ATTACHMENT I
COURSE OUTLINE (see Appendix D of Faculty Handbook for details)
CATALOG NUMBER: IT 13
COURSE TITLE: Elementary Italian I and II
(6 credits)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Lois P. Mignone
SEMESTER: TBA
YEAR: TBA
1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
At the end of the this course the student should be able to:
* acquire a basic foundation of the language in any situation – reading,
writing and particularly, speaking and understanding spoken
elementary Italian.
* use appropriate grammatical structure and syntactical forms
correctly in speech and writing.
* communicate in Italian situations that are representative of common
real life situations.
* understands aspects of Italian life and culture.
* recognize similarities and differences between Italian and American
cultures.
2. PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES:
The main focus of the course will be on communication skills, both oral
and written with particular emphasis on student-centered activities. In
addition, there will be significant instructional input regarding proper and
appropriate pronunciation and grammatical structure. The following
teaching procedures/methods will be employed during the course:
interactive student exercises, group involvement and projects, oral
recitations, media use (videos, tapes, computer programs). The more
traditional repetition, substitution and transformation drills will
occasionally be used as needed. The class is conducted mainly in Italian.
3. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
Students are required
* to come to class prepared with all assigned homework completed
* to complete exercises in the Workbook Manual as assigned
* to complete twelve hours in the Language Laboratory as assigned
by the instructor
* to participate in class activities involving listening, speaking, reading,
and/or writing skills.
* to pass the following types of evaluation: announced quizzes at the
end of a chapter; a mid-term covering the first half of the course
material; a final comprehensive examination. All evaluations contain
several types of questions: objective (short answer, multiple-choice,
true-false) and subjective (short answer, essay)
4. GRADING PRACTICES:
Four scheduled quizzes @ 5%
One mid-term @ 20%
One final @ 20%
Class participation
Completion of Lab Manual Assignments
Completion of Workbook and graded
homework assignments
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
100%
5. RULES CONCERNING STUDENT ABSENCE AND LATENESS:
All students are expected to attend every class session. If work is missed,
it is the student’s responsibility to communicate with the instructor or
classmates to find out class assignments. The student will be asked to
drop the course after three unexcused absences. Every three instances of
tardiness (entering after class has begun) will be equivalent to a day’s
absence.
6. TEXTBOOK:
Merlonghi, Merlonghi, Tursi and O’Connor – Oggi in Italia, 6th ed.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
7. WEEKLY OUTLINE TOPICS TO BE COVERED: (Tentative schedule of topics
based on a five week summer session)
Week 1
-
introduction to course and lab orientation
irregular verbs essere and avere
subject pronouns
indefinite articles
plural of nouns
definite articles
possessive with di
numbers to 100
Week 2
-
present tense of verbs ending in –are
articulated prepositions
days of the week
present of –ere verbs
forming questions
irregular verbs dare, fare, stare
Week 3
- adjective formation
- present tense of –ire verbs
- irregular verbs andare, venire
- seasons and months of the year
- past tense used with essere and avere
-imperative mood
- demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
- irregular past participles
- irregular verbs bere, dire, uscire
Week 4
-
reflexive verbs
other imperative forms
modal verbs dovere, volere, potere
possessive adjectives
- direct object pronouns
Week 5
-
imperfect past tense
possessive pronouns
contrast between simple past and imperfect
irregular plural of certain nouns and adjectives
indirect object pronouns
simple future tense
N.B. Grammar topics are introduced within the context of the
situational dialog found in each chapter. Also, cultural readings
are done at the end of each chapter
8. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS TO BE USED:
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Audio tapes (in class and in the Language Lab)
Computer software (in Language Lab)
Videotapes (in class)
Overhead transparencies (in class)
Maps (in class)
Foreign language periodicals (in class and in the Language Lab)
Films (in class)
Audio cassettes (in class and in the Language Lab)
Chalkboard (in class)
9. LIST OF SUPPLENTAL READINGS:
Readings from Italian language periodicals and Internet sources to be
assigned by instructor.