FNLG 1501I - Conversational Italian 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42904,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Matthew Saborse
Email: mjsaborse@ysu.edu
Course Description
1051i. Conversational Italian 1. An introductory course focused on developing functional conversation skills in the chosen language. Prereq.: None. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spunti: Italiano elementare 1 | Daniel Leisawitz and Daniela Viale |
This textbook is available for free online at:
https://open.muhlenberg.pub/italiano-elementare-1/front-matter/foreword/
You can also choose to print or download the book in various formats at:
https://open.muhlenberg.pub/italiano-elementare-1/
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 8/26 | Introduction to course | What we will cover in this course along with the online platforms that will be used | |
| Wed | 9/2 | Unit 1 - Review pages 7-19 | l'alfabeto, la pronuncia, subject pronouns and the verb essere, numbers, formal/informal forms of address | DUE at 4:59PM 9/2 Read pages 7-19 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 9/2' |
| Wed | 9/9 | Unit 1 - Review pages 23-31 | Definite articles, singular nouns, important expressions to order, making plurals, how to say 'THE', the verb piacere | Due at 4:59PM 9/9 Read pages 23-31 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 9/9' |
| Wed | 9/16 | Unit 2 - Review pages 43-51 | Interrogatives, adjectives | Due at 4:59PM 9/16 Read pages 43-51 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 9/16' |
| Wed | 9/23 | Unit 2 - Review pages 53-58 | Expressing opinions using exclamations, L'Italia secondo Umberto Eco, cultural reading | Due 4:59PM 9/23 Read pages 53-58 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 9/23' |
| Wed | 9/30 | Unit 3 - Review pages 65-71 | The verb 'avere', seasons, months and days of the week, school subjects | Due 4:59PM 9/30 Read pages 65-71 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 9/30' |
| Wed | 10/7 | Unit 3 - Review pages 73-79 | Present tense of verbs, most common regular verbs | Due 4:59PM 10/7 Read pages 73-79 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 10/7' |
| Wed | 10/14 | Unit 4 - Review pages 89-97 | Telling time, common irregular verbs and their conjugations | Due 4:59PM 10/14 Read pages 89-97 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 10/14' |
| Wed | 10/21 | Unit 4 - Review page 100 | Continue learning the conjugations of common irregular verbs | Due 4:59PM 10/21 Read page 100 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 10/21' |
| Wed | 10/28 | Unit 5 - Review pages 115-133 | Italian houses, possessive adjectives | Due 4:59PM 10/28 Read pages 115-133 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 10/28' Due by 11:59PM - Topic due for cultural presentation - Google form will be shared |
| Wed | 11/4 | Unit 5 - Review pages 135-137 | The Italian family, simple and articulated prepositions | Due 4:59PM 11/4 Read pages 135-137 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 11/4' |
| Wed | 11/11 | No class | ||
| Wed | 11/18 | Unit 6 - Review pages 153-161 | Discussing past events in Italian, the passato prossimo | Due 4:59PM 11/18 Read pages 135-161 Complete assignments found in the Blackboard folder labeled 'Assignments due 11/18' |
| Wed | 11/25 | No class | Due by 11:59PM - Powerpoint of your cultural presentation | |
| Wed | 12/2 | Cultural presentations | ||
| Wed | 12/9 | Cultural presentations |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.