| Description: | This is a rapid pace Elementary course. Compared to an ITL 101, this course devotes more time to practicing the four main language abilities both in class and outside besides introducing some additional grammar topics and exploring Italian culture. All of the four main language abilities -understanding, speaking, reading and writing- are gradually developed. In this level, listening and speaking skills are stressed. These language patterns will be taught within a cultural context that will help students to become familiar with some of the most significant elements of Italian cultural life. Grammar topics: Definite and indefinite article, noun-adjective agreement. Regular present tense, to have, to be, there is-there are, main irregular verbs, prepositions and verbs of movement, present perfect, most common irregular past participles. Possessive (adjectives and pronouns). The verb "piacere". Future. Reflexive verbs. Stare + gerund. Thematic areas: Introducing oneself. Shopping for food. In a Café. Daily life and spare time. At the railway station. Expressing the time. Describing someone. Finding the way. Talking about one's past. At the restaurant. Family. In town. Talking about future plans. Literature: Reading of adapted literature passages. |