Course Description: Italian 101 is designed for students with no prior exposure to formal instruction in the language. It emphasizes active communication in Italian. It develops the students’ basic skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking as well as exposes the students to the culture of the countries where the language is spoken.

There are no prerequisites for this class.  ADA Statement below.

 

Students who successfully complete Italian 101 at COCC will reach Benchmark 1 of the Oregon State Content Standards for Oral Proficiency with some variation allowed because of the layout of the standard college text being used at the time.

At this level (Benchmark 1), language structures will be used to communicate on the following topics: greetings; introductions; describing self; identifying classroom items, family, calendar items; telling time, seasons, and weather.

A student at this level (Benchmark 1) will be able to:

1. Remember lists or memorized material (from the textbook chapters being covered).

2. Ask questions that are sometimes incomplete.

3. Make and respond to greetings and introductions.

4. Respond to a few basic commands.

5. Use a few basic everyday words and expressions.

6. Express quantity (e.g., many, few, a lot)

7. Give address and telephone numbers.

8. Read signs, lists, schedules and directions, and scanning for gist.

9. Recognize distinctions expressed by written conventions (e.g. accent marks, special letters, punctuation marks)

10. Recognize cognates in written communications.

11. Write a few memorized words legibly on demand.

 

Students should accomplish all of the above while showing the following accuracy levels by:

1. Using learned words and phrases.

2. Responding after no more than two repetitions for comprehension.

3. Showing some conformity to the rules of the pronunciation system of the target language.

4. Conveying a message which is generally comprehensible to a sympathetic interlocutor, although there may be hesitations/pauses which interfere with comprehension.

 

ADA Statement:  Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations; those who have emergency medical information of which the instructor should be aware; those who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation; or those who may require specific instructional accommodations should notify me as soon as possible, or contact the Disability Services office in Boyle Education Center.