INTENSIVE ITALIAN I

For communication in L2 to exist, students need something to talk about.  In this course, the texts read like novels and are crafted especially for the novice learner not only to provide characters and a plot, but also the feeling of accomplishment once the chapter has been read.  In this course, we will access the theory of comprehensible input via inductive texts to achieve competency in the target language, getting the most out of the reading, including culture, geography, food, social issues, etc.  Each chapter is an opportunity for the student to further appropriate the language and to begin to develop fluency in the classroom and beyond. Via the portfolio project, students are encouraged to tie the target language and culture back to existing certifications in order to create personalized bridges that promote individualized  professional development.

By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to: 

Develop a working knowledge of elementary Italian with an emphasis on;

1. basic greetings
2. weather and time
3. family and domestic life 
4. daily routine
5. student life
6. shopping and clothing
7. Italian geography with particular emphasis on Rome and surrounding Lazio
8. present and present perfect tense verbs
9. modal verbs
10. noun and adjective mechanics
11. pronoun usage and placement  
12. articulated prepositions

Survey of popular music: 1950’s-1960’s

Explorations in Italian and Italian-American culture

Portfolio development of personalized professional interests centered around Italian and language pedagogy   

Idioma courses receive letter grades

24-48 HOURS AFTER YOUR REGISTRATION YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM IDIOMA CONTAINING YOUR COURSE ACCESS. 

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

Within 24 hours of registering for a PD course, you'll be able to access your student account using Self-Service Ashland. There, you'll find printable financial statements and grade reports, plus a link for requesting transcripts, once your grades have posted. Instructions for establishing or resetting your login can be found HERE. 

 If you have a tuition waiver voucher or would prefer to mail your payment:

Please click HERE for a registration form. Please mail that along with your payment and/or voucher to the Main Campus address. Vouchers are worth $166 when applied to PD courses.

 Contact Ashland Professional Development to update your email address or with other needs: pds@ashland.edu