Prerequisite: None

Overall Goals:
1. In this course students will develop basic language skills.
2. The course will focus on oral comprehension and expression.
3. The course content includes grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation at an elementary level. This includes the alphabet, numbers, the verbs "to be" and "to have", including questions and negative forms, as well as greeting and presentation forms.
4. The course aims to develop essential communication skills and knowledge of the Italian language and culture.
5. At the end of the course the student will be able to have a simple conversation in Italian and to communicate with basic written messages.

Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Carry on simple conversation in Italian and write basic sentences.

Methodology:
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Alphabet
• Verbs
• Numbers
• Questions

Required Material:
• Headphones and an external microphone
• High speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• E-Book (s) : (to be purchased after the first class)

2 Books to Purchase :

Book 1 :

Title : Italian Now! Level 1: L'italiano d'oggi! (2nd Edition)
Author : Marcel Danesi
Price : approximate price of $14.95 CDN
E-Text ISBN#: 9781438083360
Print Text ISBN#: 9781438000060
Available at : Vitalsource.com

Link for both versions:
https://www.vitalsource.com/products/italian-now-level-1-l-39-italiano-d-39-oggi-marcel-danesi-v9781438083360


Book 2 :

Title : Short stories in Italian
Author : Olly Richards
Price : approximate price of $14.29 CDN ($7.99 Kindle Edition)
Available at : Amazon.ca

Kindle Edition
https://www.amazon.ca/Short-Stories-Italian-Beginners-vocabulary-ebook/dp/B07HWQ7XGF

or

Hard Cover
https://www.amazon.ca/Short-Stories-Italian-Beginners-Richards/dp/1473683327