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Italiano 101-104

A note from the directors of the Italian Language Program:

Picture of a house overlooking a bay in Italy. Welcome to the Italian language sequence 101-104! In these courses you will develop your abilities to speak, write, read, and understand Italian. In order to do this, you need to hear and use a lot of Italian. For this reason, your instructors will make every effort to speak exclusively in Italian, and you will be expected to interact with your instructor and classmates in Italian as well. Your instructor will use hand gestures, facial expressions, and visuals to help make concepts clear. If, however, you are having difficulty understanding or following along, be sure to use the Italian expressions in the front cover of your textbook to ask questions or ask for clarification. Here are two more helpful hints:
  1. Read the pages indicated on the syllabus that will be covered in class before coming to class. This will help you follow along.
  2. Do your homework each night so that you keep up with the material. If you procrastinate and put off doing the workbook until the night before the quiz, you may feel overwhelmed and you won’t have time to study for the quiz!
  3. Use Italian whenever possible. You will not learn the language without using it!
We are sure that you will find this and your future Italian courses interesting, engaging, and fun! For those who are interested in developing their language skills beyond the 100-level, information about the Italian major and minor are included at the end of this syllabus. Now is also the time to start thinking about studying Italian in Italy. Information about the OSU study abroad programs is also included at the end of this syllabus. If you would like to practice your Italian outside of the classroom, check out our Web site (http://frit.osu.edu/) for the schedule of activities planned for the quarter by the Italian Club, the meeting times of the conversation group, Caffè Forte, and tutoring support (all under ‘Undergraduate Studies/Activities and Opportunities for Students’).

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Italian program, we wish you a wonderful quarter! If at any time you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to contact the Director of the Italian Language Program, Prof. Janice M. Aski (aski.1@osu.edu) or the Assistant Director of the Italian Elementary Language Program Ms. Carla Onorato (carlaonorato@yahoo.com) at any time.

Buon proseguimento!