Italian Online Summer

Italian 101 Online

2012-02-05T17:38:00.004-08:00

Summer 2012

Italian Class

(For Fall 2011 classes click HERE)

Italian 101 Online will be offered this summer. The class will begin June 18 and end August 9. Eight weeks. It's an intensive class and may require 25-35 hours a week of studying.
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Italian 101 Online

Registration: May 1-June 17 (regular)
Registration Information: CLICK HERE
College Now (High School Students) Program Registration: June 4-June17

Instruction begins June 18, 2012
Make sure you get your books before school starts

Allan Hancock College offers Italian online this summer. The class is designed for college students, however some high school students may also qualify. Info on HS students is HERE.

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*Italian 101, Elementary Italian, Online Course (No prerequisite)

Be sure to provide the College your current e-mail address when you register.

Questions? Scroll down and read the FAQ. If you still have questions, call Domenico Maceri, PhD, (805) 922-6966 ext. 3422 OR e-mail

dmaceri@hancockcollege.edu

or Skype

domenico.maceri
Skype is highly recommended for Italian online. (Free from the Internet)

FAQ

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Italian 101 is an introduction to the language.

PREREQUISITES: Italian 101- NONE;

NUMBER OF UNITS: Italian 101= five semester units.

TEXTBOOKS: You'll need the books by the first day of instruction.

1. Prego! by Graziana Lazzarino et al., eighth edition (ISBN -13: 978-0073386256) 2011.

2. Laboratory Manual to Accompany Prego!, Lazzarino et. al, eighth edition, 2011 (ISBN-978-0077382483).
3. Grammar Workbook for Introductory Italian, by Domenico Maceri, 2006 (ISBN-978-0-07-353664-4) OR the second edition with the same title (ISBN- 978-0078039263).

You'll need your books by the first day of instruction (June 18).

Required for Italian 101. Make sure you get the eighth edition.

Book Covers

Required.

Make sure you get the eighth edition

Required.

Make sure you get the eighth edition

The grammar workbook is required for Italian 101. You can choose the second edition.....

OR... the first edition

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USED BOOKS: You may buy used or new books. However, make sure that you get the right edition. You may check the pictures also. The registration code in the inside cover of Prego! is no longer necessary to use the web site.

BUYING TEXTBOOKS: Books are available through the Allan Hancock College Bookstore (on site or online) as well as through other outlets (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.). If you buy books from the Internet, keep in mind that it takes at least a week to receive them. Thus order early so you you receive them by the times school starts.

MATERIAL COVERED: Italian 101: We will cover the first half of the material in your textbook, workbook, and your lab manual. The second half of your textbook, workbook, and your lab manual will be covered in Italian 102.

TRANSFERING CREDITS TO FOUR-YEAR C0LLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Italian 101, Italian 102, Italian 103, and Italian 104 credits transfer and articulate to four-year colleges and universities. Check with a counselor at Allan Hancock College and/or with the institution you plan to transfer the credits to make sure.

PASS / NO PASS Courses are available for letter grades (A,B, C, D, F) or a Pass / No Pass basis. Pass / No Pass means that instead of getting a letter grade on your transcript, you will get P (Pass) or NP (No Pass). You will get P if you receive a grade of C or higher, NP for a grade of D or F.

TUTORING: A volunteer tutor may be available in the summer.

FEES: Current fees are $26 per unit for California residents. Non California residents and international students need to also pay $190 per unit (Italian 101, 102, 103, and 104 are five units each). Other minor fees may apply. See the latest information on fees in the schedule of classes at the Allan Hancock College web site.

FINANCIAL AID: Financial aid is available in the Financial Aid Office.

ACCREDITATION: Allan Hancock College is fully accredited.

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INFORMATION FOR ONLINE COURSES

COURSES OFFERED ONLINE: Italian 101 Online (Elementary 1) , Italian 102 Online (Elementary 2), Italian 103 & 104 Online (Intermediate Italian).

FINAL EXAMS: The final exam includes a written and an oral part. The exam will be held at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. For those students living outside of the Central Coast, arrangements can be made to take the exam elsewhere.

PROCTORS: Students living outside of the Central Coast who are not able to come to Santa Maria for the final exams (written and oral) can arrange to have the final proctored near their place of residence. Proctors typically are educators (high school teachers or college professors), librarians, officials at a college testing center, military officers, consular officers, etc. Proctors do not need to know Italian. Students may also take their final at a testing center near their place of residence. Contact the instructor for more information about arranging a proctor.

ATTENDANCE: No class attendance is required, but there will many opportunities to communicate with the instructor. E-mail communication, instant messaging, and phone conversation will be used to carry out instruction. Also, communication will take place via Skype. Students may download Skype (free from the Internet). For those students living near the Santa Maria Campus, face-to-face meetings can be arranged. Contact the instructor for more information.

ORAL WORK: Oral work is handled in several ways. To begin with students are required to listen and respond to the audio at the TEXTBOOK web site and do the corresponding exercises in the Lab Manual. Additional audio made by the instructor is available at the Blackboard site (log in a few days before classes start). The College also provides tutoring free of charge. The instructor is also available for one-on-one practice sessions in Santa Maria, on the phone, and also via web cam (Skype: domenico.maceri ). Small groups practice sessions with the instructor can also be arranged in the Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo areas. Oral work is tested once every three weeks by means of mini oral interviews and also at the end of the term in the final exam which includes both a written and an oral component.

IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU? Although online courses are practical in many ways, they are not necessarily easier than traditional courses. Because they take place outside of the traditional classroom, they may involve more work. Online classes are convenient, but one should not confuse convenience with ease. Also, not everyone is cut out for online courses. Below are a set of questions to help you decide whether online classes are for you:

Can you learn at your own pace independently?

Are you self-motivated and able to work with little supervision?

Are you a disciplined individual?

Are you familiar and comfortable with computers?

Can you get out of a computer jam on your own? (Or do you have a very good "friend" who could help you?)

Do you have an electronic mail [email] account?

Do you know how to send and receive attachments via email?

Are you familiar and comfortable surfing the Internet?

Would you be able to find information on your own using the Internet?

Are you familiar with the Copy and Paste commands in your word processor?

Do you have a high speed cable or DSL Internet connection?

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Learning Languages Online

Can you learn a language online? When you think of a language, you think of oral skills but of course language learning requires speaking, understanding, reading, writing and culture. There is little concern about learning reading and writing in an online environment. It’s the oral part that sometimes causes concern and may give second thoughts to taking a language class online. Yet, it’s not just possible to learn the oral aspect online; indeed for some people it can work even better than in a regular classroom. Oral work is handled in a number of ways in an online situation. To begin with, audio is available at the site accompanying the textbook. This is the same audio one listens with a CD or an audiocassette. In many ways it’s better because one can easily download it and put on an I-pod or similar type of player and listen to it at leisure in many places. Oral work is also supplemented by special recordings made by the instructor. These recordings can also be added to an I-pod. Of course, a good online class also has opportunities to meet with the instructor for practice sessions in person and tutors. Some of these practice sessions can also be handled on the phone and via computer by means of web cams (Skype, I-Chat). Online language learning is not for everyone, but for many people it can work very well. It requires discipline and dedication. Try it!

Italian Online Summer

2011-04-05T17:16:00.000-07:00

Summer 2011

Italian Class
Some slots still available. Register fast.

(For Fall 2011 classes click HERE)

Italian 101 Online will be offered this summer. The class will begin June 13 and end July 21. Eight weeks. It's an intensive class and may require 25-35 hours a week of studying.
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Italian 101 Online

Registration: May 1-June 12 (regular)
Registration Information: CLICK HERE
College Now (High School Students) Program Registration: May 28th-June 12

Instruction begins June 13, 2011
Make sure you get your books before school starts

Allan Hancock College offers Italian online this summer. The class is designed for college students, however some high school students may also qualify. Info on HS students is HERE.

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*Italian 101, Elementary Italian, Online Course (No prerequisite)

Be sure to provide the College your current e-mail address when you register.

Questions? Scroll down and read the FAQ. If you still have questions, call Domenico Maceri, PhD, (805) 922-6966 ext. 3422 OR e-mail

dmaceri@hancockcollege.edu

or Skype

domenico.maceri
Skype is highly recommended for Italian online. (Free from the Internet)

FAQ

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Italian 101 is an introduction to the language.

PREREQUISITES: Italian 101- NONE;

NUMBER OF UNITS: Italian 101= five semester units.

TEXTBOOKS: You'll need the books by the first day of instruction.

1. Prego! by Graziana Lazzarino et al., seventh edition (ISBN -13: 978-0-0-7-353526-5) 2008.

2. Laboratory Manual to Accompany Prego!, Lazzarino et. al, seventh edition, 2008 (ISBN-978-0-07-326669-5).

3. Grammar Workbook for Introductory Italian, by Domenico Maceri, 2006 (ISBN-978-0-07-353664-4) OR the second edition with the same title (ISBN- 978-0078039263).

You'll need your books by the first day of instruction (June 13).

Required for Italian 101. Make sure you get the seventh edition.

The grammar workbook is required for Italian 101. You can choose the first edition.....

OR...
the second edition

Required for Italian 101 online.

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TUTORING: A volunteer tutor may be available in the summer.

FINANCIAL AID: Financial aid is available in the Financial Aid Office.

ACCREDITATION: Allan Hancock College is fully accredited.

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INFORMATION FOR ONLINE COURSES

COURSES OFFERED ONLINE: Italian 101 Online (Elementary 1) , Italian 102 Online (Elementary 2), Italian 103 & 104 Online (Intermediate Italian).

ORIENTATION: An optional orientation will take place the week before classes start. It will be held at the Santa Maria Campus. Students not familiar with Blackboard are highly encouraged to attend. Contact the instructor if you need the orientation.

Can you learn at your own pace independently?

Are you self-motivated and able to work with little supervision?

Are you a disciplined individual?

Are you familiar and comfortable with computers?

Can you get out of a computer jam on your own? (Or do you have a very good "friend" who could help you?)

Do you have an electronic mail [email] account?

Do you know how to send and receive attachments via email?

Are you familiar and comfortable surfing the Internet?

Would you be able to find information on your own using the Internet?

Are you familiar with the Copy and Paste commands in your word processor?

Do you have a high speed cable or DSL Internet connection?

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Learning Languages Online