Course Descriptions

1301-1302. Elementary Italian I and II. The foundation for the study of Italian. Students acquire a basic vocabulary and an understanding of fundamental linguistic structures. In addition, as they acquire the four skills -- listening, speaking, reading, and writing -- they are introduced to the life and thought of the Italian people. Fall and Spring.

2411. Intermediate Italian I
Review and further study of grammar, together with intensive oral and written practice. Students will also explore different aspects of Italian culture.
Fall.

2412. Intermediate Italian II
Essential components of this course will be intensive practice in writing and conversation through written and oral presentations on contemporary Italian topics and on Italian material. Intermediate Italian II prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature through a panoramic overview of the history, literature and art of Italy. Spring.

3321. Italian Literary Tradition I
In this course, the students will be acquainted with the genres, movements and chronological development of Italian Literature from its origin to the Renaissance. The course is conducted in Italian and the students will read works by San Francesco d'Assisi, Giacomo da Lentini, Guittone d'Arezzo, Guido Guinizelli, Guido Cavalcanti, Cecco Angiolieri,Jacopone da Todi, Bonvesin de la Riva, Marco Polo, Dante,Petrarca,Boccaccio,Leonardo, Lorenzo de Medici,Poliziano.
Spring, even-numbered years.

3322. Italian Literary Tradition II
A continuation of Literary Tradition I with special emphasis on the XX Century.
Students will read and analyze selected works by Pascoli, D'Annunzio,Gozzano,Marinetti, Svevo, Pirandello, Ungaretti,Montale, Quasimodo,Saba.
Taught in Italian and offered in the Spring of odd-numbered years.