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 22: Accelerated Intermed. Italian
Covers the intermediate Italian Language curriculum (Italian 63-76)in one semester. Attention to vocabulary development and grammatical accuracy. Writing practice and development of reading skills with emphasis on analysis of cultural and literary texts. Prepares students to enroll in courses at the 100 level. Four class meetings a week. Instructor: 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 108S: Italian Sociolinguistics
Linguistic diversity in modern Italy. Social and geographic language variation, multilingualism, and the relationship between language and dialect. Special codes, including youth slang, language and politics, language and bureaucracy. Discussion of language and gender, language and racism, linguistic etiquette within Italian society. Instructor: Fellin
ITALIAN 114: Major Italian Authors
Textual studies of the most important authors of the Italian literary tradition. Authors may vary. At times the course devoted to single author: Dante, Boccaccio, Pirandello; or, two or three authors studies together in the context of the culture of their time or of their influence on subsequent centuries or authors: Petrarch and Petrarchist phenomenon of the sixteenth century, Morante and the historical novel, Machiavelli and Vico. Not open to students who have taken this course as Italian 165S. Instructor: Finucci and staff
ITALIAN 115: What Makes An Italian
Topics to be announced. Survey course on Italian literature and culture required for Italian major or minor. Instructor: Finucci
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