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BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY – SPRING 2018

ITALIAN 20CONTINUING ITALIAN

M, W, TH 12:00 – 12:50 F 12:30-1:20

Instructor: Paola ServinoOffice: Shiffman 101Office hours: M, F 11:00-12:00 and by appointment Telephone: -63226E-mail: [email protected] Leader: Claudia Vacirca [email protected]

COURSE OBJECTIVES o This course is designed according to the national standard guidelines of a

proficiency-based curriculum, which means that students will be able to acquire

language skills in the target language (Italian) ranging from novice mid to novice

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high proficiency levels, (some will be able to reach low intermediate proficiency),

when performing in all language and socio-linguistic skills (writing, speaking,

listening, readings and culture). Students will be able to expand their elementary

basic vocabulary and grammar knowledge in Italian, and they will be capable to

handle successfully a limited number of interactive, uncomplicated,

communicative tasks in various social situations. Students will familiarize with

Italian regions, cultural components of different nature, and watch and describe

some simple elements of Italian movies.

COURSE OUTCOMES: Students will be able to:

ask and answer questions

initiate and respond to simple statements

carry on a simple conversation based on daily life situations and simple cultural

components

describe their immediate surroundings using simple linguistic constructions

make simple comments about Italian movies and other cultural material.

create longer sentences compared to the elementary level.

Pronunciation will still be influenced by first language, and some common mistakes will

still occur in most writing and speaking skills.

Experiential Learning

ITAL 20 is an experiential learning course which provides second language acquisition

through the studying of authentic Italian language and culture. Students learning

experience builds on the practice of different language skills in order to acquire critical

thinking strategies to better understand diverse cultural settings and translate their

learning into a meaningful and practical tool. In this course students will be fully

engaged and will use Italian at all times trough effective and practical activities which

include dialogues, role play, conversations and presentations.

Placement (for courses 10-106)

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Think carefully about your placement in this course: will this course be challenging for you? Do you want to major or minor in Italian Studies and will you have enough time to do so? If you think you might not be in the right course, please speak with your professor immediately. Keep in mind that once you have completed a course in the language sequence—courses numbered 10 through 106—you will not be able to skip a level.If the course is that is at your level is closed, we advise you to wait a semester and enroll in the right course for you.

LIBRI DI TESTOCarla Larese Riga, Irene Bubula-Phillips Ciao!, 8th ed., Heinle - Cengage Learning

REQUIREMENTS

VERY IMPORTANT Outside classroom required time:Success in this 4 credit hour course is based on the expectation that students will spend a minimum of 9 hours of study time per week in preparation for class (readings, papers, discussion sections, preparation for exams, workbook/lab completion, movies outside classes, compositions, any extra curriculum activity proposed by the UDR, participation at Italian Tables, time with the tutor, etc.).

Homework: You are required to go over your homework for each day of the syllabus before the class meeting. Assignment will be checked in different ways during the semester and your preparation is essential to the outcome and success of each class.

NEW!!!! Flipped classroom components: This semester there will be some experimental flipped classrooms (when announced and required on your detailed syllabus) which require to practice in depth on your own ALL the assignment for that day ahead of time. This may require to watch grammar or cultural videos before class and elaborate a response exercise for the due class date.The goal of this methodology is to give you as much time as possible in class to practice and to give you a chance of mastering the material at your own pace. Start looking at and doing your weekly assignment on your syllabus ahead of time is strongly suggested in general and in particular when a flipped classroom is scheduled to maximize results of your language proficiency.

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Attendance and participation in class. Learning to speak another language demands in-class participation. Your attendance and your participation are part of your final grade. Therefore, more than three unjustified absences will influence your grade.

Textbook You are expected to complete the study of the grammar, vocabulary, reading and written exercises as listed on the syllabus before coming to class. Classroom time is devoted to practice and questions regarding the subject of the day.

Ascoltiamo! For each chapter you will complete the assignment called Ascoltiamo!. The audio for the assignment is on LATTE in the TEXBOOK AUDIO section.

S.A.M. You are expected to study the grammar from the textbook and prepare the assigned exercises for each day as in the detailed syllabus before coming to class. Exercises in the workbook and lab manual (S.A.M.) will be checked on the day of chapter quizzes and randomly throughout the semester. The audio for the assignment is on LATTE in the S.A.M. AUDIO section. Answer keys are also posted on LATTE. Please correct your work with a red pen before handing it in.

Movies We will watch two movies during the semester and we’ll discuss them in class. The movies are on LATTE. Please make sure to watch the movies ahead of time so that you can come to the class discussion prepared.

La Tavola Italiana: There will be meetings of the Italian Table during the semester to give students the opportunity to speak Italian in a relaxed and informal

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environment. You are required to join this group at least three times during the semester. Please make sure that you are on the UDRS’ mail list.

Co-curricular activities:You are strongly encouraged to participate to as many as possible co-curricular activities outside the classroom as announced by your UDRs and professors according to this year schedule extra credit will be considered.

ASSESSMENT

Quizzes and tests: for each chapter there will be a vocabulary quiz and a test that will include grammar + vocabulary + cultural questions.

Compositions During the semester you will be asked to write four short compositions on different topics. The compositions must be typed, double-spaced, and approximately a paragraph in length (250 words). Please hand in your composition in class the day it is due. Please do not email it.

Oral presentations will be required during the semester. Midterm: There will be a written midterm exam proficiency based. Final: There will be a written final exam. Final Video Skit*: By the end of the semester, you will produce and submit

a video in Italian with English subtitles that will count toward your final oral exam. The best video from your class will be submitted to enter the Video competition.

O. P. I: At the end of the semester you will have an oral interview with your instructor to determine your level and progress of language proficiency.

There will be NO MAKE-UP for quizzes, tests and exams unless previously arranged with the instructor for exceptional reasons.

Written assignments should be turned in on scheduled due dates. A composition turned in late will receive two point less for each day that went by after the scheduled date: for instance a 95/100 composition due on Monday will receive a 93/100 if turned in on Tuesday and a 91/100 if turned in on Wednesday and so on.

NO DATE CHANGE IS ALLOWED FOR THE FINAL EXAM. If you have a conflict with another language exam, you’ll need to contact the registrar to make the appropriate arrangements at least two weeks prior to the date scheduled by the University.The exam date is TBA.

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*Video competition Beginning students from different language programs will prepare videos that showcase the linguistic and cultural knowledge they have gained in their first year of language study at Brandeis. In each participating language, all of the level-20 sections will select one video to represent their language group at the 'international' competition. One video per language will be shown during the judged competition at the Festival in April. A jury panel consisting of faculty members, Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Elaine Wong, and students will select one overall winning video which will be awarded the Festival's prize. This video will count as your final project.

GRADE BREAKDOWN

100-93 A 76-73 C 92-90 A- 72-70 C-89-87 B+ 69-67 D+ 86-83 B 66-63 D 82-80 B- 62-60 D- 79-77 C+ below 59 Fail (E)

Attendance & Participation, 15% Quizzes 25%

Homework and compositions 20% Midterm scritto e/o orale 10%

Video project 5% Final scritto e orale 20%

Voc. Quizzes 5% co-curricular activities extra credit

Students who earn at least a C- will be allowed to continue in the language sequence, but not students with a D+ or lower grade.

For any problem you may encounter with the LATTE website, please contact the HELP DESK at -67782.

Tutoring: Brandeis offers a free tutoring service in case you need extra help or you would just like extra practice in Italian. Please contact B.U.G.S at Brandeis for general information about tutoring services and/or the Italian tutor this year.

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Email policy: Email will be the best way to contact me outside the class and office hours. Please be advised that I will not discuss sensitive information, such as your grade, over email. Please make an appointment to speak with me in person if you have questions about your standing in the class.

Academic integrity: Academic integrity is central to the mission of educational excellence at Brandeis University. Violation of University policies on academic integrity, described in Section 3 of Rights and Responsibilities, may result in failure on the assignment or failure in the course, and could even end in suspension from the University. Remember that native speakers, family members, friends, and tutors or study leaders, including those sanctioned by Brandeis University, are not authorized to complete homework or any other assignments for you. Any such help with be considered cheating. If you have questions about the type of help you can receive, please ask your professor before you receive help. Plagiarism is not tolerated in this course, and ignorance or negligence on your part is not a valid excuse. The most rampant form of cheating these days is “cut and paste” plagiarism from the Internet. Using words, ideas, or fragments from undocumented Internet sources is cheating. If you have any questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty, please contact your professor or the Office of Student Development and Conduct in 203 Shapiro Campus Center; Erika Lamarre ([email protected]) is the Director and her phone number is 781-736-5070.

Students with disabilities:If you are a student with a documented disability on record at Brandeis University and wish to have a reasonable accommodation made for you in this class, please see the professor immediately. Retroactive accommodation cannot be provided.

Study abroad: We encourage all students in our courses to find out about the possibilities that exist for studying in an Italian-speaking country. Students who have the opportunity to study abroad gain access to a richer understanding of the language and culture, and they develop on a higher intellectual and personal level. For more information, please contact Darren Gallant ([email protected] x 63483) in the Study Abroad, 127 Usdan Student Center.

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https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/[email protected]

callto:+1781-736-5070

Majoring/minoring in Italian: If you are thinking about majoring or minoring in Italian Studies, you should familiarize yourself with the program in the Bulletin and then see the Undergraduate Advising Head Paola Servino

SYLLABUS DETTAGLIATO

Mercoledí 10 gennaio Introduzione al corso Attività di ripasso (capitoli 1-8 in Ciao!)

giovedì 11 gennaio Attività di ripasso (capitoli 1-8 in Ciao!)

venerdì 12 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione

Punti di vista. Una serata alla TV p. 226 & Comprensione

Studio di parole p. 227

Ascoltiamo! p. 229

CAPITOLO 9

Mercoledí 17 gennaio FLIPPED CLASSROOM grammar study: You are responsible to watch the power point on latte on Imperfetto where you see FLIPPED CLASSROOM! THIS WILL HELP YOU TO PRACTICE THE NEW GRAMMAR AND YOUR PROFICIENCY IN CLASS.

Grammatica 9.1 L’IMPERFETTO p. 230.

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 117-120 & p. 130

Giovedi 18 gennaio Brandeis Monday Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione

Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica 9.2 IMPERFETTO vs PASSATO PROSSIMO pp. 232

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Venerdì 19 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione

Grammatica 9.3 IL TRAPASSATO PROSSIMO p. 234

Workbook/Lab: esercizi p. 123 & p. 132

Lunedì 22 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 9 Mezzi di diffusione

Grammatica 9.4 AVVERBI p. 235-2369.5 DA QUANTO TEMPO? DA QUANDO? p. 237


FLIPPED CLASSROOM: VIDEO SU LATTE, LA TOSCANA. PREPARA DUE O TRE FRASI PER DESCRIVERE IL CONTENUTO DEL VIDEO ALLA TUA CLASSE.

Adesso leggiamo! Andiamo al cinema. p. 239 IN CLASSE

Mercoledì 24 gennaio Componimento 1 & Presentazione Un film(250 words minimum, typed, double spaced. Follow direction on pp. 239 Adesso scriviamo!)

Preparati a presentare (memorizzare e non leggere) il tuo componimento in classe.

Giovedí 25 gennaio RIPASSOWorkbook p. 126 (portare gli esercizi in classe)

Venerdì 26 gennaio QUIZ 1 – Capitolo 9Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 117-126 & 129-134

CAPITOLO 10

Lunedí 29 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 10 - La moda

Punti di vista. Che vestiti metto in valigia? p. 250& Comprensione


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FLIPPED CLASSROOM: COME DARE UN ORDINE E UN CONSIGLIO!! GUARDA E STUDIA IL CONTENUTO DEL VIDEO SU LATTE SULL’IMPERATIVO. (create and bring to class a brief list of suggestions you would like to give a classmate about what to do to conduct an healthy life style)

Grammatica 10.1 L’IMPERATIVO pp. 254-255

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 135-139 & pp. 146-147

Mercoledì 31 gennaio Ciao! Capitolo 10 - La moda

Consegnare Ascoltiamo! p. 253

Quiz di vocabolario FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO CULTURALE SU LATTE: l’UMBRIA E SCRIVI TRE O 4 PUNTI CHE HAI CAPITO (ORALI E SCRITTI) DA PRESENTARE ALLA CLASSE DURANTE IL WARM UP

Grammatica 10.2 L’IMPERATIVO CON UN PRONOME p. 257


Giovedí 1 febbraio Ciao! Capitolo 10 - La moda

Grammatica 10.3 AGGETTIVI E PRONOMI DIMOSTRATIVI p. 259& LE STAGIONI E IL TEMPO p. 260


Venerdí 2 febbraio RIPASSO

Adesso leggiamo! Alla Rinascente. p. 262 IN CLASSE.

Componimento 2 Cosa devo portare?(Follow direction on p. 263 Adesso scriviamo!) (250 words minimum, typed, double spaced.)

lunedì 5 febbraio QUIZ 2 – Capitolo 10

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Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 135-150

CAPITOLO 11

mercoledì 6 febbraio Ciao! Capitolo 11 – Le vacanze

Punti di vista. Al mare p. 274& Comprensione



FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GRAMMATICA SU LATTE, VIDEO IL FUTURO.MEMORIZZA LE FORME DEL VERBO PER UN BREVE QUIZ ORALE ALL’INIZIO DELLA CLASSE.

Grammatica 11.1 IL FUTURO pp. 278-279

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 153-155 & p. 162 Consegnare Ascoltiamo p. 277

Giovedì 8 febbraio Commedia dell’Arte: Classe di recitazione con La prof Chiara Durazzini

Venerdì 9 febbraio Quiz di VocabolarioGrammatica 11.2 PRONOMI TONICI pp. 282-283& 11.3 PIACERE p. 284


FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE DELLE MARCHE E PREPARA UNA LISTA DI ELEMENTI CHEHAI VISTO O ASCOLTATO DAL VIDEO DA PRESENTARE ALLA CLASSE DURANTE LA PRATICA IN CLASSE.

Lunedì 12 febbraio Ciao! Capitolo 11 – Le vacanze

Grammatica 11.4 IL SI IMPERSONALE p. 286


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Mercoledi 14 febbraio FILM: La notte prima degli esami su LatteDiscussione in classe. Rispondi alle domande relative al film su LATTE.

Giovedi 15 febbraio RIPASSO

Venerdi 16 febbraio QUIZ 3 - CAPITOLO 11Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 151-166

Vacanza 19-23 febbraio

CAPITOLO 12

Lunedì 26 febbraio Ciao! Capitolo 12 – La casa

Punti di vista. Il nuovo appartamento p. 300& Comprensione


Grammatica 12.1 NE p. 30412.2 CI p. 307

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 167-172 & p. 177 – 179

Mercoledi 28 febbraio Ciao! Capitolo 12 – La casa

Consegnare Ascoltiamo p. 303

Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica 12.3 PRONOMI DOPPI pp. 308-309

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 173-174 & p. 180-181

Giovedi 1 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 12 – La casa

Grammatica 12.4 I NUMERI ORDINALI p. 312

Adesso leggiamo!. Nel negozio di mobili. P. 313 IN CLASSE

Workbook/Lab: esercizi p. 175 & p. 181

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FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE, IL LAZIO E SCRIVI UNA LISTA DI TRE POSTI FAMOSI E TRE MENO FAMOSI CHE VEDI O RICONOSCI NEL VIDEO DA CONDIVIDERE (TO SHARE) CON I TUOI COMPAGNI.PER OGNI MONUMENTO, POSTO, RIPETI ALCUNE FRASI CHE HAI CAPITO DURANTE L’ASCOLTO OPPURE RIASSUMI CON PAROLE TUE. (REPEAT SENTENCES YOU UNDERSTAND AND/OR WRITE SOME IN YOUR OWN WORDS)

Venerdi 2 marzo RIPASSO (capitoli 9-12)

Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 167-182

Componimento 3 Vacanze in ItaliaFollow direction on page 289 Adesso scriviamo!

Lunedì 5 marzo MIDTERM – ESAME SCRITTO

CAPITOLO 13

Mercoledi 7 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 13 – Il mondo del lavoro

Punti di vista. Una scelta difficile p. 324& Comprensione


Grammatica 13.1 CONDIZIONALE PRESENTE p. 328

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 183-186 & p. 190-192

Giovedi 8 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 13 – Il mondo del lavoro


Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica 13.2 CONDIZIONALE PASSATO pp. 331-332; 13.3 DOVERE, POTERE, VOLERE AL CONDIZIONALE p. 333


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Venerdì 9 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 13 – Il mondo del lavoro

FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE, L’ABRUZZO E PREPARA UNA BREVE PRESENTAZIONE (AS IF YOU ARE A TRAVEL AGENT) PER CONSIGLIARE ALLA CLASSE LE RAGIONI DI VISITARE QUESTA REGIONE! (BASED ON THE VIDEO, COME PREPARED TO TELL THE STUDENTS WHY GOING IN THIS REGION!)

Grammatica 13.4 ESCLAMAZIONI COMUNI p. 335

Adesso leggiamo! In cerca di un impiego. p. 336 IN CLASSE

Workbook/Lab: esercizi p. 189 & p. 180-181

Lunedi 12marzo RIPASSO

Mercoledi 14 marzo QUIZ 4 – Capitolo 13Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 183-195

CAPITOLO 14

Giovedi 15 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 14 – Paesi e paesaggi

Punti di vista. Una gita scolastica p. 348& Comprensione


Grammatica 14.1 I COMPARATIVI pp. 352-353


FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE, LA CAMPANIA. SCEGLI UN MONUMENTO O LUOGO CHE VEDI.(CHOOSE ONE MONUMENT OR PLACE YOU SEE)PREPARA UNA BREVE RICERCA (4-6 LINES) DA PRESENTARE ALLA CLASSE SU QUESTO MONUMENTO O POSTO E PARAGONALO AD UN ALTRO POSTO FAMOSO IN ITALIA, NEL MONDO O IN USA. (PICK ONE ASPECT OF THE VIDEO AND COMPARE IT TO A SIMILAR MONUMENT, PLACE IN THE WORLD OR USA ATT: YOU CAN REFER TO

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THE GRAMMAR OF TODAY FOR A CORRECT COMPARISON!)

Venerdì 16 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 14 – Paesi e paesaggi


Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica 14.2 I SUPERLATIVI p. 35614.3 COMPARATIVI E SUPERLATIVI IRREGOLARI p. 358


Lunedí 19 marzo (In Italia è la festa del papà) Ciao! Capitolo 14 – Paesi e paesaggi

Grammatica 14.4 USO DELL’ARTICOLO DETERMINATIVO p. 360

Workbook/Lab: esercizi p. 202 & pp. 208-20

Mercoledì 21 marzo RIPASSOAdesso Leggiamo! Due città: paragoni p. 361

Componimento 4. Il mio lavoro ideale. Che lavoro vorresti avere? ( Follow direction on p. 337 Adesso scriviamo!)Preparati a presentare (non leggere) il tuo componimento in classe. (250 words minimum, typed, double spaced.

Giovedì 22 marzo QUIZ 5 – Capitolo 14Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 197 – 210

Venerdì 23 marzo FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE, LA PUGLIA. PREPARA UN BREVE COMPONIMENTO (UNA PAGINA) SCRITTO E ORALE PER PARLARE DELLE PARTI PIÙ IMPORTANTI DEL VIDEO. QUALI ASPETTI HAI TROVATO PIU’ INTERESSANTI E PERCHÉ?

CAPITOLO 15

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Lunedi 26 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 15 – Gli sport

Punti di vista. Giovani sportivi p. 372& Comprensione


Grammatica 15.1 I PRONOMI RELATIVI p. 375


Mercoledì 28 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 15 – Gli sport


Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica 15.2 I PRONOMI INDEFINITI p. 377 ; 15.3 LE ESPRESSIONI NEGATIVE pp. 379-380

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 214 -215 & pp. 222-223

Giovedì 29 marzo Ciao! Capitolo 15 – Gli sport

Grammatica 15.4 IL GERUNDIO E LA FORMA PROGRESSIVA p. 381

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 215 - 217 & pp. 224-225

Vacanza 30 marzo-6 aprile

Lunedi 9 aprile RIPASSOPer finire La mountain bike p. 383 IN CLASSE

mercoledì 11 aprile QUIZ 6 – CAPITOLO 15Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 211-225

CAPITOLO 16

giovedì 12 aprile Video project to be completed for video competition (April 17 0r 19 TBA)FLIPPED CLASSROOM: GUARDA IL VIDEO SU LATTE, LA CALABRIA ,E PREPARA UNA BREVE

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LISTA SU LUOGHI E CARATTERISTICHE CULTURALI INTERESSANTI DA CONDIVIDERE (TO SHARE) CON LA CLASSE.

Venerdì 13 Ciao! Capitolo 16 – Il corpo e la salute

Punti di vista. Dalla dottoressa p. 394& Comprensione


Grammatica: 16.2 I PLURALI IRREGOLARI p. 401& 16.3 SUFFISSI CON NOMI E AGGETTIVI pp. 402-403

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 230 - 231 & pp. 236-237

lunedì 16 aprile View in class the videos for pre-selection

mercoledì 18 aprile Quiz di vocabolario

Grammatica: 16.1 IL PASSATO REMOTO pp. 398-399

Workbook/Lab: esercizi pp. 227 - 230 & pp. 235-236 5:00-7:00 PM Video Competition

Giovedì 19 aprile Completare Cap 16

Venerdì 20 aprile RIPASSOComponimento 4 (250 words minimum, typed, double spaced.)

lunedì 23 aprile QUIZ 7 Capitolo 16 Consegnare gli esercizi scritti e orali (Workbook/Lab): pp. 227-231 & 235 – 237

mercoledì 25 aprile Brandeis Friday RIPASSO Generale

Giovedì 26 aprile Attività ripasso finale TBA

Interpersonal Presentation Time TBA: Una conversazione con un compagno TBA

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OPI interview Time TBA: An oral interview will be scheduled with your instructor to determine your level of proficiency reached at the end of this semester.

First-Year Brandeis Video Project Competition One of the initiatives of the Foreign Language Oversight Committee is the First-year Video Project Competition. Since it was first organized in 2013, the event has been highly successful, bringing more than 50 students together to watch the finalists from each of the participating language programs and to support their classmates. You can read more about the project and view some of the past winning videos here:

http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/roms/news/videocontest.html.

The International Video Competition will be held on April 17th or 19th (EXACT DAY TBA) 5:00 – 7:00 pm in Mandel G03.

The competition has several goals: to increase motivation to learn foreign languages at Brandeis, to energize our language programs, to serve as a creative assessment of students' skills (if the instructor so desires), and to create a community of language learners among beginning students of all languages. TITLE FOR THIS YEAR: “It’s Complicated!”

For your final skits you have the option to make a video of your group project. Please prepare a written script (5-7 minutes) which incorporates most of the grammar/culture we have covered/reviewed this semester. Each student will have the same amount of lines and cannot read from the script while filming. Just like in real cinema you can do different takes before your final edit. Be sure the quality of the audio is good (AHEAD of time). There should not be any background noise (such as wind when filming outside or other people talking when filming in public places), and your voices must be clearly heard.

The videos should have English subtitles unless you find that it is very hard for you to create them. In this case several copies of the original script and the English translation must be provided. The video selected to represent your language at the completion will need English subtitles.

Here are some examples that can be used for the video and which will allow you to "recycle" what you learned in language and culture in the two semesters: 1. You are a journalist traveling in xxx and asking people about their lifestyle. Pretend you are

going from North to South and ask pre-determined questions so that people can have different views on the same topics. At times during this trip you may find yourself in

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https://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/ustudies/flocvideo.html

“trouble” because you do not know well the customs of the people of the country you are visiting.

2. You are marrying an Italian and you are going to visit his/her family in Italy. You are a bit shy and this family is very laud. You will find yourself in the mist of a complex family with a a mother in law who wants control everything….

3. You and your Italian partner are going to xxxx for your honeymoon but you have different ideas about almost everything. Consider the following: Ask the travel agent about destination/transportation, reservations, tickets etc. You are also curious about the culture so try to incorporate important cultural elements studied in readings and films this semester

3. Getting lost in translation: You are a host family in the country of your target language and you are hosting an American student. Teach him/her about your culture as he/she finds very difficult to adjust. His/Her habits are different in every possible way from yours.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VIDEOS

The topics for the films are absolutely unrestricted but the title is “It’s complicated!”, but there are specific technical and content requirements for videos for ALL LANGUAGES: - each film/video must be at least 5 minutes long (but no longer than 7 minutes); - it must be made only in the target language;

- there should not be any dead silence or music fill-ins in the video (unless music is for the background). The videos must have a significant amount of talking; - it must be a group work, absolutely no more than 4 people per group. All members of the group must talk equal amounts of time; No native speakers or UDRs of different levels are allowed in the competition.

- the competition is open only to students in level-20 language courses (second semester). If there are heritage/bilingual students enrolled in a level-20 language course, they should not be speaking more than non-heritage students;

- Each language 20 class will need to select a video that will "represent" their language at the competition. If there are several level-20 sections, the language program will need to choose only one to represent that language at the competition. Each language program's director will come up with specific rules for selecting one winner that will go to represent that language at the international competition;

- to make comparison between different languages possible, the videos chosen to represent each language must be accompanied by subtitles in English. You will need to plan ahead to get

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everything ready in time for submission. If students do not plan to have subtitles, submitting the English translation of the script will suffice;

- films must be submitted on a CD (or through a working YouTube link) to your professor by April 13 to be included in the competition. There will be a judged screening of finalists from each language open to the Brandeis language-learning community (and beyond) before the end of the semester. The winner will be announced to language instructors who make up the judges pane on the day of the competition;

- films will be evaluated based on the language use, linguistic and cultural information presented, and cohesiveness of the plot. Some points may be allocated for the artistic qualities of the video and for acting;

- the final winner will be selected by a jury consisting of instructors representing each participating language.

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