2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
Italian 1
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Taketo Ohta
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.I301
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 2, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course "Italian 1-4" aims at developing knowledge of elementary Italian grammar, on purpose to read and write simple Italian sentenses and have a basic everyday conversation. Students will be also able to gain knowledge about Italian culture and history through language.
Course description and aims
In this course students will be able to:
1. understand italian culture.
2. acquire elementary Italian grammar.
3. have a basic everyday conversation.
Keywords
Italian language, Italian culture, intercultural understanding, communication skills
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class time will be used a textbook and CD for beginners.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Pronunciation and accent | To be announced during classes |
| Class 2 | Noun and article | To be announced during classes |
| Class 3 | Verb "essere" | To be announced during classes |
| Class 4 | Adjective | To be announced during classes |
| Class 5 | Verb "avere" | To be announced during classes |
| Class 6 | Particular noun and adjectiv | To be announced during classes |
| Class 7 | Noun, article and adjective (plural) | To be announced during classes |
| Class 8 | Review test and feedback | To be announced during classes |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Matteo Castagna and Aya Yoshitomi, "Italiano Italiano", Asahi shuppansha, 2015.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Italian-Japanese dictionary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The scores are based on review test (60%) and exercises in classes（40%）.
Related courses
- LAL.I302 ： Italian 2
- LAL.I353 ： Italian 3
- LAL.I354 ： Italian 4
Prerequisites
No prerequistes. The enrollment in the related courses is desirable.