ITAL 1411 - Beginning Italian I

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
This course includes beginner’s pronunciation, oral practice, conversation, use of recordings for ear training, basic principles of grammar, simple exercises in composition, easy reading that includes cultural material. CIP Code: (1609025113)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the present and producing questions and responses on a variety of topics dealing with everyday life. 2 - Understand level-appropriate spoken Italian. 3 - Write simple sentences and organize them into paragraphs. 4 - Read and comprehend level-appropriate texts. 5 - Identify and discuss traditions, customs and values of the Italian speaking world, and compare and contrast them with characteristics of their own culture.