ITAL 1010 - Beginning Italian 1
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed progressively. Grammatical concepts are explained and practiced through dialogues, written exercises, and conversations. The cultural focus is on the personal world and life of students. Degree credit not granted for this course and ITAL 1050.
ITAL 1500 - That's Amore: Introduction to Italian Culture
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Introduces students to representations of Italian society that have persisted through the ages. The course readings allow students to better understand how certain stereotypes about Italian society (e.g., Latin lover, Mafia) were born and persist in the present. Taught in English.
ITAL 2110 - Intermediate Italian Reading, Grammar, and Composition 1
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Fall 2018 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Enhances the skills learned in the first-year course and develops greater fluency in understanding and speaking Italian while exploring complex grammatical functions. More emphasis is placed on reading and writing through the use of activities featuring daily life themes that present a realistic portrait of contemporary Italy. Taught in Italian.
ITAL 2130 - Readings in Italian
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
Increases student�s ability to read and discuss short texts in Italian by expanding vocabulary and terminology. Students read graphic novels, short stories, blogs, and poems in Italian. They improve on the expression of opinions and critical thinking skills. Taught in Italian.
ITAL 3030 - Storia dell'arte: Advanced Composition/Conversation 3
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Improves vocabulary and fluency in spoken Italian, and competence and confidence in correct and more sophisticated written Italian through the study of the history of Italian art. Exercises and themes focus on Italian Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern Art.
