ITALIAN 136 aims to accelerate the development of communicative proficiency of the target language and culture by improving upon the five skills of speaking, listening, reading, writing and cultural competency in the interpretative, interpersonal, and presentational modes. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to express themselves at an intermediate mid/high level as defined by the ACTFL Guidelines and:

Departmental Goal I: General Linguistic Proficiency: Communicative and Intercultural Competence.

Grade distribution: Midterm 20%; Final Exam 20%; Tests 20% (there will be 4 out of which the lowest score will be dropped); Oral proficiency 10%; Homework, compositions, and language lab assignments 15%; Class participation 15%.

Required Texts: Elissa Tognozzi, Giuseppe Cavatorta, Ponti. Italiano terzo millennio, Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2009

Tognozzi, Cavatorta, Minardi,. Workbook/Lab Manual, Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2009

ISBN: 9780618480036.