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| Semester: | Spring 2026 |
| Number: | 0138-310-001 |
| Instructor: | TBA |
| Days: | Monday Wednesday 8:35 am - 9:50 am |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students develop competence in informal and formal modes of oral expression, including group interaction, dramatic role-playing, debating, reciting, etc., with an emphasis on improving pronunciation and vocabulary. Students are exposed to Italian phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Intended for Italian majors and minors, this course is conducted in Italian. |
| Learning Goals: |
At the conclusion of this course students will be able to: a)Use spoken Italian at an advanced,fluent level, b)Develop and maintain discussions in Italian, c)switch properly between the informal tu and the formal Lei forms of address, d) Ask for repetitions and explanations.e) Express wants, needs and opinions in Italian. f)Complete real-life tasks which correspond to situations likely to be found in Italy, g)Summarize key points of a written text in conversation. h)Predict behaviors, consequences and outcomes given a specific set of circumstances while interacting exclusively in the target language. i)Modulate linguistic register in a given interaction to suit a variety of real-life situations. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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