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ITA-101 Italian I

This is an introductory Italian course for students with little or no knowledge of the language. It develops the four language skills at a novice level: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It introduces high-frequency vocabulary, basic constructions and grammar, and provides opportunities for students to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the Italian culture.

Credits

3

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

  • Humanities

Grading Scheme

  • Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

  • Yes

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

  • Spring
  • Fall

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to use greetings and courtesies in Italian in written and spoken form.
  2. Students will identify and apply the basic structures of the language: pronunciation, simple grammatical structures, and sentence patterns.
  3. Students will produce and comprehend sentences in the present tense.
  4. Students will describe the major cultural traditions associated with Italy.
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ITA 101: Italian I

Department

Humanities

Course Description

This is an introductory Italian course for students with little or no knowledge of the language. It develops the four language skills at a novice level: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It introduces high-frequency vocabulary, basic constructions and grammar, and provides opportunities for students to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the Italian culture.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture3
Lab0
Other0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Spring, Fall

SUNY General Education Course

  • World Languages

First Year Experience Course

No

Capstone Course

No

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to use greetings and courtesies in Italian in written and spoken form.
  2. Students will identify and apply the basic structures of the language: pronunciation, simple grammatical structures, and sentence patterns.
  3. Students will produce and comprehend sentences in the present tense.
  4. Students will describe the major cultural traditions associated with Italy.

Topic Outline

1.COMMUNICATION BASICS

  • Greetings and farewells

  • Introducing yourself and others

  • Formal vs. informal address (tu vs. Lei)

  • Alphabet and pronunciation

  • Numbers (0–100+)


2. Personal Information

  • Talking about nationality and origin

  • Professions and majors

  • Family members

  • Describing people (physical traits & personality)


3. Daily Life

  • Days of the week, months, dates

  • Telling time

  • Daily routines


4. Grammar Foundations

  • Subject pronouns

  • Present tense of regular verbs (-are, -ere, -ire)

  • Irregular verbs (essere, avere, andare, fare, stare)

  • Articles (definite & indefinite)

  • Gender and number agreement

  • Adjectives

  • Question formation

  • Negation


5. Food & Dining

  • Meals and typical Italian foods

  • Ordering at a café or restaurant

  • Expressing likes and dislikes (piacere)


6. Places & Directions

  • Describing your home

  • Rooms and furniture

  • City vocabulary

  • Asking for and giving directions


7. Cultural Components

  • Geography of Italy

  • Italian customs and etiquette

  • Basic overview of history and traditions