Courses Taught in Italian
ITALIAN 1: Elementary Italian 1
Introduction to the basic elements of Italian language and culture. Equal attention to aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Conducted in Italian. Not open to students with prior knowledge of Italian. Four class meetings a week. Instructor: Fellin and staff
ITALIAN 2: Elementary Italian 2
Italian 2 develops and expands elements acquired in Italian 1: aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Conducted in Italian. Four class meetings a week. Instructor: Fellin and staff
ITALIAN 21: Accelerated Elementary Italian
Covers the elementary Italian Language curriculum (Italian 1-2) in one semester. Development of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Introduction to aspects of Italian life and culture. Four class meetings a week. Instructors: Fellin and staff
ITALIAN 63: Intermediate Italian
Content-based approach focusing on aspects of Italian culture and contemporary society. Focus on the development of second language reading skills; review of grammar; practice in understanding, speaking and writing. Literary and cultural texts taken from a variety of media. Instructors: Fellin and staff
ITALIAN 101: Writing Workshop
Development of composition tasks related to expository and other forms of writing. Focus on grammatical skills, conventions, and rhetorical techniques for organizing information. Substantial work on the development of writing strategies (vocabulary, editing, revising, and rewriting) through several short papers and a final long paper. Instructor: Fellin and staff
ITALIAN 113: Intro To Italian Lit Iii
Major writers of the Italian modern literary tradition (nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries). Poetry, fiction, theater, and essay. Instructor: Dainotto or Hardt
ITALIAN 112: Intro To Italian Lit Ii
ITALIAN 113: Italian Short Fiction
Novellas and short stories drawn from different periods of Italian literature. Instructor: Finucci
ITALIAN 122: Topics Ital Lit In Trans
Topics on single authors, genres, movements, or themes across centuries. Instructor: Eisner and Finucci
ITALIAN 126: Topics Lit/Cul/Civ/Cin
Topics on literature, culture, civilization, and/or cinema. May concentrate on one or many periods. Instructor: Staff