Dr. Piera Carroli, Convener and Lecturer Italian Studies Program Buongiorno!! Benvenute e benvenuti Welcome to this tasting of Italian at ANU ITALIAN TASTER Dr. Piera Carroli, Convener and Lecturer Italian Studies Program

Outline Websites: Italian Studies; SLS; Wattle; Student Perspective EXCHANGES Student Perspective Visual Diary (Continuing student) Presentation (former Advanced / Siena Exchange student) Approach to learning language and culture Greetings and Numbers: Interactive presentation and activities Questions! A taste of Italians Studies approach to leaning language and culture

Italian studies at ANU http://languages.anu.edu.au/ http://languages.anu.edu.au/italian http://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/my/ http://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=12790 http://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=12791 STUDENT EXCHANGES: http://info.anu.edu.au/studyat/International_Office/exchange/anu-exchange-partners#Italy Open a Wattle course website … Exciting exchanges with Italy: Bologna (the oldest university in the Western world) and beautiful Siena! (See Presentation on ANU and Siena by our former student Julia Smith) International Education Office: information sessions on exchange – do not miss them! Exciting

Bologna!

Student perspective! http://languages.anu.edu.au/italian-taster Sarah Campbell Julia Smith Visual diary (Sarah Campbell: Italian and Voice) Julia Smith (former advanced and Siena exchange)

COME SI SALUTA [How to greet people in Italian] All’arrivo [On arrival] Arrival+ leaving Quando si va via [On leaving ] FORMALE INFOR-MALE IN /FORMALE INFORMALE Buongiorno Ciao! Salve! Arrivederla Arrivederci Buonasera   Ci vediamo! Hand out segnalibri / bookmarks

SALUTI (FORMALI) e ORARI [Greetings for Different Times of Day] BUONGIORNO 6am – 4-5pm BUONASERA 4-5pm onwards BUONANOTTE When you are going to bed

PRESENTAZIONI [Introductions] FORMALE INFORMALE Buon-giorno, sono la profes-soressa Carroli Ciao, mi chiamo Paolo, e tu come ti chiami? Piacere! Io sono la profes-soressa Miccichè Mi chiamo Giulia! In/formal register applies also to greetings Elicit from students / Add translation orally

PRESENTAZIONI [Introductions] FORMAL INFORMAL Good morning, (afternoon) I am prof.ssa Carroli Hi, my name is Paolo, what’s yours? Pleased to meet you! I am prof.ssa Miccichè My name is Giulia, nice meeting you! Translation of previous slide (Introductions)

PER CHIEDERE COME STA UNA PERSONA [How to ask how someone is doing] Chiedere [asking] Rispondere [replying] FORMALE INFORMALE Buonasera signora Fabbrini, come sta? Ciao, Stefania, come stai? Non c’è male, e lei? >Bene, grazie. Bene, grazie, e tu?>>Anch’io bene, grazie. Salve Marco, come sta? Salve Marco, come va? Abbastanza bene, grazie. Benissimo! Buongiorno professoressa come sta? Ciao Daria, come stai? Bene grazie, e lei professore, come sta? Non c’è male, e tu Brizzi, come stai? Elicit translation from students / Add orally

PER CHIEDERE COME STA UNA PERSONA [How to ask how someone is doing] [asking] Rispondere [replying] FORMALE INFORMALE Good evening Ms Fabbrini, how are you? Hi, Stefania, how are you? Not too bad, and you? >Good, thank you Good, thanks, and you? Mee too, thanks Good day Marco, how are you? Good day Marco, how is it going? Not too bad, thank you. Fabulous! Good morning professoressa, how are you? Hi Daria, how are you? Very well thank you, and how are you professor….? Not bad, and what about you Brizzi? English translation of previous slide

USI E COSTUMI: Lei (Italian uses and customs) Why do Italians use the polite form of address? The polite form of address "Lei" is feminine because it comes from “La sua Signoria"- His Lordship/Her Ladyship-a feminine noun in Italian

Ciao! Origins and transformations The informal greeting CIAO derives from S’CIAO (Veneto dialect): “I am your slave” [at your service/orders!] Used in 1700 Venice by servants when addressing their ‘padroni’ (bosses)  

ONLINE ACTIVITIES Greetings: QUIZ Numbers: Drop and drag activity http://languages.anu.edu.au/italian-taster

NUMBERS (1-20) UNO DUE TRE QUATTRO CINQUE SEI SETTE OTTO NOVE DIECI! Use bookmarks

Activity 1 - Fill in the Gaps INFORMALE   Ciao! Come ti chiami? Mi chiamo ................E tu? Mi chiamo..................... Come stai? Bene, grazie e tu? Benissimo. Ciao Ciao. In class: practice orally

Activity 2. Rewrite the conversation using formal address. FORMALE   Buongiorno. .................... Come si chiama? Mi chiamo.................E ....? ......................... Come ............? Bene, grazie e ......? ..............................

Activity 3     Introduce yourself to the student next to you (in class) Practice with a friend (at home, in the library…)

QUESTIONS / DOMANDE Any questions, comments? Piera.carroli@anu.edu.au Arrivederci !