INSTRUCTOR:
CLASS TIME:
CLASS LOCATION:
OFFICE HOURS:
Daniela Bartalesi-Graf
Monday through Friday, 9:50-11:00 a.m.
Mondays / Wednesdays / Thursdays: Pendleton 121
Tuesdays / Fridays: Pendleton 117
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1:00-2:00p.m., and by
OFFICE
PHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL: appointment
Founders 224B
(781) 283-3689 dbartale@wellesley.edu
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Required Texts : (Available at the Wellesley Bookstore)
- Graziana Lazzarino, Prego! An Invitation to Italian, 8 th edition, Textbook, McGraw-
Hill, 2012
- Graziana Lazzarino, Workbook to accompany Prego! An Invitation to Italian, 8 th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012
- Graziana Lazzarino, Lab Manual to accompany Prego! An Invitation to Italian, 8 th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012
Lab Manual and textbook web site (to access audio files and other self study exercises): www.mhhe.com/prego8
Use code provided with textbook. Click on Chapter , More Resources , Audio
Program
- Collodi, Le avventure di Pinocchio, Easy Readers, Egmont, 1972
- Italian-English dictionary
Films
Film adaptations of Pinocchio by Walt Disney (1939), Luigi Comencini (1977) and
Roberto Benigni (2002) are on reserve at Clapp Library and available on e-reserve
( https://marmot.wellesley.edu/films/login.php
).
Other material
- Flashcards/index cards (to study vocabulary, verb conjugations, etc.) and folders (to organize hand-outs, take-home exams, etc.)
Course web site (Sakai)
Relevant course material (detailed syllabi, hand-outs related to grammar, readings and films) will be regularly posted on Sakai.
Course Description: Italian 103 is an intensive elementary course in Italian (1.25 credits). There are no pre-requisites for this course. It covers the same material presented
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in Italian 101 and 102 over five class periods. The aim of the course is to develop skills in speaking, oral and reading comprehension, writing, and the fundamentals of grammar.
Italian 103 will be an excellent preparation for 201, 202, and our study abroad programs.
Participation : Your participation in class is vital. Participation includes, but is not limited to: volunteering answers, being a part of a discussion, listening to your classmates, doing your homework and coming to class prepared. All of these factors will be considered when participation points are determined at the end of the semester.
Attendance : Regular attendance is critical to the success of the language-learning process.
The instructor will take attendance at the beginning of each class. Since individual progress, and that of the class as a whole, will be impeded by excessive absences, a student’s presence in the classroom is imperative. Students arriving after attendance is taken will be marked tardy. Three tardy marks will count as one absence. After the third absence, the student will start losing participation points for each class missed, which will strongly affect her final grade for the course.
Exams and homework: in-class quizzes and take-home tests alternate during the semester. Quizzes are always on Mondays (or first day of the week), take-home tests, homework from lab manual and workbook are always due on Mondays (or first day of the week). The Mid-Term exam is on October 12 of classes (December 7 th th , the Final Written Exam is on the last
) and the Final Oral Exam/Presentation during final period
(TBA).
Final oral presentation: You will do an oral presentation at the end of the semester with one or two other students in which you will discuss and compare one or more chapters, and/or one or more themes as they are developed in three different film adaptations of
Pinocchio.
You will watch these films outside class time during the semester (available at
Clapp and also on e-reserve). Ideas and topics for this oral presentation will be provided by your instructor, or you may propose your own (not later than November 21 st ). Towards the end of the semester we will read the short novel Le avventure di Pinocchio , so that you will also be able to compare the two artistic forms (film and literature). Your presentation should include a visual aid (a Powerpoint, a poster, one or more scenes from a film) and should be about 10 minutes long.
Co-curricular activities: The Department offers several unique cultural events during the semester. They are indicated in this syllabus. Participation to these activities is important and required. Special homework will be assigned and extra points will be awarded.
Final grade:
• 6 Quizzes (20%); 6 Take-home Tests (20%) and Homework (10%)
• Mid-term written exam (10%)
• Attendance and Participation (20%)
• Final written exam (10%)
• Final oral presentation (10%)
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Grading Scale
94 – 100
90 – 93
87 – 89
A
A-
B+
77 – 79
75 – 76
C+
C
84 – 86
80 – 83
B
B-
72 – 74
70 – 71
Below 70
C-
D
F
The Honor Code : The Italian Department fully supports the Wellesley College Honor
Code of honesty, integrity and respect. All of the work you submit in this class is expected to be your own original effort.
Tutoring is available and highly recommended. An Italian Student Assistant from the
University of Bologna will be working in the Department 20 hours a week. Other tutors are also available through the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center (PLTC).
Calendario settimanale
Settimana 1 (30 agosto – 2 settembre)
Prego prel+1+2 (essere e avere)
Settimana 2 (6-9 settembre)
Martedì 6 settembre: quiz 1 e consegna del workbook e lab manual prel+1+2
Prego 3+4 (presente indicativo)
Settimana 3 (12-16 settembre)
Lunedì 12 settembre: consegna del take-home test 1 e del workbook e lab manual 3+4
Prego 5 (passato prossimo)
Settimana 4 (19-23 settembre)
Lunedì 19 settembre: quiz 2 e consegna del workbook e lab manual 5
Prego 6+7 (riflessivi)
Settimana 5 (26-30 settembre)
Lunedì 26 settembre: consegna del take-home test 2 e del workbook e lab manual 6+7
Prego 8 (imperfetto e passato prossimo)
Settimana 6 (3-7 ottobre)
Lunedì 3 ottobre: quiz 3 e consegna del workbook e lab manual 8
Prego 9+10 (comparativi e superlativi, futuro)
Settimana 7 (10-11 ottobre= Fall break: non ci sono classi)
Mercoledì 12 ottobre: Mid-Term Exam e consegna del workbook e lab manual 9+10
Prego 11 (imperativo)
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Ospite speciale Osvaldo Laviosa
Martedì 18 ottobre 4:30-5:30pm
Italian Mandolins Rocked by American and British Pop Music (in italiano)
Giovedì 20 ottobre 4:30-5:30pm
Cantiamo insieme le più belle canzoni italiane
Settimana 8 (17-21 ottobre)
Lunedì 17 ottobre: consegna del take-home test 3 e del workbook e lab manual 11
Prego 12+13 (condizionale)
Settimana 9 (24-28 ottobre)
Lunedì 24 ottobre: quiz 4 e consegna del workbook e lab manual 12+13
Prego 14 (pronomi relativi)
Settimana 10 (31 ottobre - 4 novembre; 1 novembre: Tanner conference)
Lunedì 31 ottobre: consegna del take-home test 4 e del workbook e lab manual 14
Prego 15 (passato remoto)
Pinocchio , pp. 7-17
Settimana 11 (7-11 novembre)
Lunedì 7 novembre: quiz 5 e consegna del workbook e lab manual 15
Prego 16 (congiuntivo presente e passato)
Pinocchio , pp. 18-30
Settimana 12 (17-21 novembre)
Lunedì 14 novembre: consegna del take-home test 5 e del workbook e lab manual 16
Prego 17 (congiunzioni nel congiuntivo)
Pinocchio , pp. 31-46
Settimana 13 (21-22 novembre; 23-25 novembre= Thanksgiving break)
Lunedì 21 novembre: quiz 6 e consegna del workbook e lab manual 17
Prego 18 (congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato)
Pinocchio , pp. 47-58
Settimana 14 (28 novembre - 2 dicembre)
Lunedì 28 novembre: consegna del take-home test 6 e del workbook e lab manual 18
Prego appendice (ipotetiche e passivo)
Pinocchio , pp. 59-73
Settimana 15 (5-7 dicembre)
Pinocchio , pp. 74-96
Ripasso
7 dicembre: Esame finale scritto
Presentazioni orali sui tre film di Pinocchio (Disney, Comencini e Benigni)
(TBA, durante “final period” : 12 – 16 dicembre)
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