ITALIAN 1
Elementary Italian--Beginning
Description: Lecture, five hours. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - Definitely would recommend! The class is just the basics for italian like learning any other language. Your grade is based on participation by going to class and talking in breakout rooms. Homework was done on cengage which is a little pricey but all the material is there and is mandatory. The homework was due almost every other day, which personally helped me stay on track. There's also 3 compositions which is basically just mini essays/narratives, you turn in a first draft which is 50% of your grade, and a second draft which is the other 50. There is also 3 quizzes that you take with respondus and is really no big deal, but there are also practice quizzes to take before the actual quiz. The questions on the practice quizzes are the exact same on the actual quiz. There is a final exam but it's basically the same as the quizzes. Professor Truong herself is great! She's very kind and considerate with most things. At most I think she just wants her students to participate. The entire class is easy points as long as you actually try.
Winter 2021 - Definitely would recommend! The class is just the basics for italian like learning any other language. Your grade is based on participation by going to class and talking in breakout rooms. Homework was done on cengage which is a little pricey but all the material is there and is mandatory. The homework was due almost every other day, which personally helped me stay on track. There's also 3 compositions which is basically just mini essays/narratives, you turn in a first draft which is 50% of your grade, and a second draft which is the other 50. There is also 3 quizzes that you take with respondus and is really no big deal, but there are also practice quizzes to take before the actual quiz. The questions on the practice quizzes are the exact same on the actual quiz. There is a final exam but it's basically the same as the quizzes. Professor Truong herself is great! She's very kind and considerate with most things. At most I think she just wants her students to participate. The entire class is easy points as long as you actually try.
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Fall 2020 - Luca was a very good instructor. He was very patient and pretty chill. He would always politely correct us if we made a mistake. He is Italian, which was really helpful when trying to understand Italian phonology. Attendance and participation in the Zoom breakout sessions are both parts of your grade. All homework was online and it consisted of multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop, matching, and short responses (one word or phrase). The homework for the week was divided into three parts, with each part being due Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday respectively. It was fairly easy, so I would recommend just doing all the activities at the beginning of the week. There were only three quizzes. If you complete the practice quizzes, they shouldn't be too hard. The long response questions at the end of the quizzes were tough at times. But, if you genuinely participate in the Zoom breakout sessions and do the homework thoroughly, you should be able to score a decent amount of points. Additionally, there were three "essays" of about 100 words each. These were easy but you only get about a day to work on them. Putting effort into these essays will also help with the long response questions on the quizzes. Finally, the final exam was in the same format as the quizzes except there were a few more questions and the long response was longer. Like with the quizzes, if you complete the practice final exam you should be fine.
Fall 2020 - Luca was a very good instructor. He was very patient and pretty chill. He would always politely correct us if we made a mistake. He is Italian, which was really helpful when trying to understand Italian phonology. Attendance and participation in the Zoom breakout sessions are both parts of your grade. All homework was online and it consisted of multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop, matching, and short responses (one word or phrase). The homework for the week was divided into three parts, with each part being due Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday respectively. It was fairly easy, so I would recommend just doing all the activities at the beginning of the week. There were only three quizzes. If you complete the practice quizzes, they shouldn't be too hard. The long response questions at the end of the quizzes were tough at times. But, if you genuinely participate in the Zoom breakout sessions and do the homework thoroughly, you should be able to score a decent amount of points. Additionally, there were three "essays" of about 100 words each. These were easy but you only get about a day to work on them. Putting effort into these essays will also help with the long response questions on the quizzes. Finally, the final exam was in the same format as the quizzes except there were a few more questions and the long response was longer. Like with the quizzes, if you complete the practice final exam you should be fine.
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