ITALIAN 100 : Introductory Italian Language

Arts

2020 Semester Two (1205) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Learn basic Italian language structures and communication skills, including common words and basic phrases concerning everyday life. Acquire skills of interacting verbally by asking and answering straightforward questions on familiar topics. The course is delivered through a combination of class instruction and interactive online activities. For students with no previous knowledge of Italian.

Course Overview

This first-year language course has a blended learning structure: 2 hours in class per week, 4-5 hours online with the use of a specifically designed application, 2+ hours of independent study in preparation for formal assessment. The aim of this course is to guide learners to develop their learning style and strategies, and to contextualize language learning in the target culture, whilst developing linguistic abilities. The language acquisition process takes place and is reinforced through constant contact with the target language through the application. The structures of the language emerge from the linguistic encounters with contemporary Italy, and are reinforced and applied in class. 

Course Requirements

Restriction: ITALIAN 106. May not be taken if an equivalent or more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed.

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Communicate in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 and 4.3)
  2. Demonstrate understanding and use of familiar everyday expressions and phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2 and 4.3)
  3. Describe yourself and others and ask and answer questions about yourself regarding provenance, family, home, work or study, interests and hobbies. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1 and 4.3)
  4. Invite and respond to invitations of various type. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 4.3, 5.1 and 6.1)
  5. Exhibit cultural competence: specific regions and cities, regional traditions and festivals, historic cafès, regional cuisine and products, everyday lifestyle. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of basic language structures: gender and number; articles and agreement; prepositions, partitive, possessives; subject pronouns; verbs in the present, passato prossimo and future tense. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1 and 6.1)
  7. Be able to communicate by making phone calls and writing simple e-mails. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 4.3 and 6.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Tests in class 22% Individual Test
Practical: App 33% Individual Coursework
CANVAS Quizzes 5% Individual Test
Final Oral Exam 10% Individual Examination
Final Written Exam 30% Individual Examination
PLEASE NOTE: The oral exam is a FINAL exam. Not sitting implies a final result of DNC (Did Not Complete). 
Your oral exam, worth 10%, will be held during Week 12. It involves reading a dialogue out loud, responding to questions on topic covered in the course, and performing a communicative situation with a partner.

Important: A prerequisite for the final oral exam is to have a minimum class attendance. Students who have accumulated 3 week's unjustified absences (3 weeks or 6 hours) by Week 11 are not entitled to sit the oral exam in Week 12.

In Italia con Giacomo: this App is worth 33% of your final mark.
This is a trip you are undertaking with Giacomo's guidance - as you progress on your trip through Italy, your knowledge of the language will progress as well. It contains 4 lessons per week, and you are required to do them all to reach your destination for the week.
You must complete an activity to be able to proceed to the next one.
Each week, if you have completed all 4 lessons, you will gain 3 points but you will also need to take the quiz in Canvas in order to recharge Giacomo and progress to the next week's lessons. 

Ricarica Quizzes:
These are weekly, from week 1 to week 11.
The final mark will only consider the best 10 out of 11 quizzes.
There are 10 questions and you have no time limit to answer each of them.
Some of the words or contents will be new to you. DON'T PANIC! You may consult your text book. Use of online dictionaries IS allowed but only for one word at a time, NEVER for sentences or entire paragraphs. 
You have 4 attempts to complete the Ricarica. The best mark will be your final mark.
 
Tests in class:
These two written tests take place during your class time, so the date will be different for each group. The date indicated in CANVAS is always when the first group of the week is due to take it.

Next offered

Semester 1 2020

Module

This course can be taken as part of a Modern Language Module or the Language Teaching and Learning Module.
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/modern-languages.html
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/study-with-us/study-options/modules/language-teaching-and-learning.html

This course can be taken as part of the CertLang (Certificate of Languages) or DipLang (Diploma of Languages).
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/certificate-in-languages-certlang.html
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/diploma-in-languages-diplang.html

Learning Resources

Prescribed TEXTBOOKS, available from Ubiq https://ubiq.co.nz/ (Links to an external site.):    
• T. Marin and S. Magnelli. The Italian Project 1a, Edilingua (Revised edition of the workbook).

They are available to purchase either in store or online via the links below:
https://ubiq.co.nz/p/italian-project-1a-an-italian-course-for-english-speakers-student-s-book-workbook-video-course-9788898433001 (Links to an external site.)

In Italia con Giacomo: 
An App, which you will access through CANVAS. This is a trip you are undertaking - as you progress on your trip through Italy, your knowledge of the language will progress as well. It contains 4 lessons per week, and you are required to do them all to reach your destination for the week.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 2 hours of lectures, 4-5 hours online on the app In Italia con Giacomo (phone, tablet, computer), 2+ hours Independent study: Revision from textbook and CANVAS module, practice, preparation for tests and exams , virtual cafè discussion (CANVAS), preparation for assignments and/or test preparation.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page (https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894), which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 17/12/2019 10:48 a.m.