Required Materials

There is no required textbook to purchase this class. All grammar explanations, vocabulary, and practice (ungraded) homework assignments can be found on Canvas in our free online course manual. This manual is divided by weeks in our academic term. I expect that you will read/watch all materials for any given week before coming to class.

Canvas is used daily in this class and will be used to keep track of your grades and to communicate with students via Pitt email. You will also find the syllabus on Canvas and all announcements for this class.

Optional Materials

If you would really like to have a more traditional book to study on your own time, we recommend the book Using Italian (Kinder & Savini, 2004). There are also many excellent online dictionaries that you should explore. A full list with links will be posted on Canvas and is listed in the course manual.

Course Schedule

Our course schedule is divided into weekly topics. All major graded assignments (reading comprehension exercises, homework exercises, quizzes, exams, and progetti) are listed on Canvas under Course Summary. In addition, your instructor may give you additional pen-and-paper homework to turn in during class time. These assignments will also be added to the Canvas grade book on an ongoing, as needed basis.

Week	Topic	Assessments
1	Crash Course on the Italian Language	Canvas assignments, Speaking Assessment (SA) 1
2	The Classroom and the University September 6 - Labor Day	Canvas assignments, SA 2, Quiz 1 (in class)
3	University Life	Canvas assignments, SA 3, Reading 1 (on Canvas)
4	Casa dolce casa (Home Sweet Home)	Canvas assignments, SA 4, Quiz 2 (on Canvas), Progetto 1 (in class)
5	University (Social) Life	Canvas assignments, SA 5, Reading 2 (on Canvas)
6	Life in the City	Canvas assignments, SA 6, Quiz 3 (on Canvas), Progetto 2 (on Canvas)
7	Che stress! (Midterm) October 15 - Fall Break	Midterm (Wednesday, October 13)
8	Geografia italiana I	Canvas assignments, SA 7, Reading 3 (on Canvas)
9	Geografia italiana II	Canvas assignments, SA 8, Quiz 4 (in class)
10	Cucina italiana I	Canvas assignments, SA 9, Reading 4, Progetto 3 (in class)
11	Cucina italiana II	Canvas assignments, SA 10, Prova 5 (on Courseweb)
12	Nord e Sud I	Canvas assignments, SA 11, Progetto 4 (on Courseweb), Reading 5
13	Thanksgiving Break!	None
14	Nord e Sud II	Canvas assignments, SA 12
15	Final Exam Review Week	Final Exam: Date TBA

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