Italian (ITAL) |
101 Friendly, 541-346-4021
Romance Languages
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| ITAL 203 2nd Year Italian >1 |
4.00 cr. |
| Review of grammar, reading of short literary and cultural texts, development of speaking and writing skills. Sequence. Conducted in Italian. |
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Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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 Prereqs/Comments: |
ASYNC WEB portion on Tuesdays |
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Prereq: ITAL 202. |
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Academic Deadlines
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Last day to: |
| April 2: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| April 8: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 8: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 9: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| April 9: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| April 10: |
Add this course |
| April 10: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| April 16: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| April 16: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| April 23: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| April 23: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| April 30: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| April 30: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| May 21: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| May 21: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| The Italian 200-level sequence is an intermediate-level course designed to provide you with an active and rewarding learning experience as you (1) strengthen your language skills (real-world, or instrumental, use of Italian), (2) deepen your knowledge of Italian culture, and (3) use a second language to improve your overall literacy (reading and writing). This completion of this sequence (ITAL 203) is one means of satisfying the UO BA language requirement.
(1) Many students' main reason to study Italian is to improve their conversational skills. These courses devote extensive practice to oral skill development in real-world contexts; by the end of the sequence, the average student should be able to converse with native speakers on many topics of everyday interest (family, studies, travels, holidays, etc.). The goal we set for most students corresponds roughly to the Intermediate Mid level of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (see below), although many students may surpass this basic level, depending on their personal investment in the course and hours of study.
(2) Our departmental philosophy supports second-language study as a crucial part of a humanities education. As a core part of a humanities curriculum, these courses expose students to the diversity of cultures in the regions of Italy. Students will be exposed to and asked their views on current political and social issues, historical and current events and various artistic expressions.
(3) These courses aim to promote the continued development of students' overall literacy by exposing them to Italian literary and journalistic texts. Reading and writing are included to support the development of oral and listening skills and to prepare students to continue their study of Italian at more advanced levels.
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines: Speaking
Level: INTERMEDIATE MID
Speakers at the Intermediate-Mid level are able to handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. Conversation is generally limited to those predictable and concrete exchanges necessary for survival in the target culture; these include personal information covering self, family, home, daily activities, interests and personal preferences, as well as physical and social needs, such as
food, shopping, travel and lodging.
Intermediate-Mid speakers tend to function reactively, for example, by responding to direct questions or requests for information. However, they are capable of asking a variety of questions when necessary to obtain simple information to satisfy basic needs, such as directions, prices and services. When called on to perform functions or handle topics at the Advanced level, they provide some information but have difficulty linking ideas, manipulating time and aspect, and using communicative strategies, such as circumlocution.
Intermediate-Mid speakers are able to express personal meaning by creating with the language, in part by combining and recombining known elements and conversational input to make utterances of sentence length and some strings of sentences. Their speech may contain pauses, reformulations and self-corrections as they search for adequate vocabulary and appropriate language forms to express themselves. Because of inaccuracies in their vocabulary and/or pronunciation and/or grammar and/or syntax, misunderstandings can occur, but Intermediate-Mid speakers are generally understood by sympathetic interlocutors accustomed to dealing with non-natives.
© 1999 American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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