Department of French and Italian

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Fulfills GenEd World Languages requirement

Introduction to contemporary Italian language, geography, and culture. Involves a broad variety of assignments and activities that develop grammatical competency and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Cultural topics and simple cultural comparisons are introduced. Credit given for only one of the following: M100, M110, M115, or M491.

Hybrid course: This is a computer enhanced course, which is a combination of traditional classroom time and online instruction. The course meets in class three days a week and involves independent work by students, a portion of which will be performed online. During the semester, students perform a variety of tasks to practice speaking, writing, listening and reading in a cultural context. The grammar focuses on present and simple past tense, allowing the students to speak and write in simple sentences about familiar topics with accuracy and fluency, employing basic conversational strategies.

Evening class (traditional): This evening section of M100 relies less on computer-based learning than the daytime hybrid sections, while still taking advantage of the enhancements available through the online components of the textbook. During the semester, students perform a variety of tasks to practice speaking, writing, listening and reading in a cultural context. The grammar focuses on present and simple past tense, allowing the students to speak and write in simple sentences about familiar topics with accuracy and fluency, employing basic conversational strategies.

Online Class: This beginning Italian course is interactive and conducted completely online. The students do not need to be on campus in order to participate. It requires students to work independently and follow a very structured syllabus. The class meets with the instructor online once a week; meeting hours are flexible. The students are involved in a variety of online tasks such as reading, listening, completing exercises, posting writing assignments and recording responses. All the activities are integrated into a larger cultural context. The grammar focuses on present and simple past tense, allowing the students to speak and write in simple sentences about familiar topics with accuracy and fluency, employing basic conversational strategies.

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