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4.00 Credits
Students entering this course should have mastered the fundamental structures of Italian. Designed to help students gain confidence and increase their effectiveness in speaking present-day Italian. Through discussions, oral reports, and readings, students improve pronunciation, become familiar with idiomatic expressions, and develop vocabulary that allows them to communicate with others on topics such as family and student life, politics, the arts, food, and fashion. Useful for students who are planning to study or travel abroad.
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4.00 Credits
A creative approach to writing in Italian that emphasizes transformations of texts. Students are encouraged to rewrite, parody, and shift genres, with the aim of improving their writing and reading techniques.
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4.00 Credits
Aims to improve the student's written Italian and reading comprehension of difficult texts. The approach is threefold: (1) intensive study of the syntactical structures of Italian; (2) reading and analysis of contemporary texts from various sources, such as newspapers, magazines, and literary works; and (3) frequent writing of short compositions stressing grammatical and syntactical accuracy, as well as variety of vocabulary.
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4.00 Credits
Students entering this course should have mastered the fundamental structures of Italian. Aims to enrich knowledge of Italian language, culture, and society through screening and discussion of contemporary Italian cinema and detailed analysis of selected film scripts. Students are encouraged to use different idiomatic expressions and recognize regional linguistic variety. Special emphasis is placed on developing a more extensive vocabulary and an expressive range suited to discussion of complex issues and their representation.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: Intensive Elementary Italian (ITAL-UA 10), or Elementary Italian II (ITAL-UA 2), or assignment by placement test. Not equivalent to Intensive Intermediate Italian (ITAL-UA 20). Only by combining ITAL-UA 11 with ITAL-UA 12 can a student complete the equivalent of ITAL-UA 20 and then continue on to the post-intermediate level. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to the theory and practice of translation. While engaging in the craft of translation firsthand, students gain a deeper understanding of the Italian language through the study of contemporary texts, such as Italian novels and short stories. The course also stresses the acquisition of vocabulary and complex idiomatic structures necessary for effective reading comprehension, as well as written expression. A special emphasis is on the analysis of dialogue, style, and linguistic choices of each author, in order to explore the development of the written language, slang, regional expressions, and linguistic differences that have accompanied and defined the evolution of Italian over the past 20 years. Introductory Literature Courses The prerequisite for the following courses is Advanced Review of Modern Italian (ITAL-UA 30) or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Introductory-level literature course that, through a close reading of authors such as Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Ariosto, focuses on how to understand a literary text in Italian. Covers Italian literature from its origins to the 17th century.
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4.00 Credits
Introductory-level literature course that, through a close reading of authors such as Alfieri, Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni, Verga, D'Annunzio, Moravia, and Calvino, focuses on how to understand a literary text in Italian. Covers Italian literature from the 18th century to the contemporary period.
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4.00 Credits
Literature and culture of the Middle Ages with a focus on the 13th and 14th centuries. Francis of Assisi, Laudi, the Sicilian poets, the dolce stil novo, and Dante's minor works are examined, as well as Boccaccio's Decameron and Petrarch's Rime. Works are considered in relation to feudal society, the Church, the communes, and other medieval political structures. Advanced Literature Courses The prerequisite for the following courses is Advanced Review of Modern Italian (ITAL-UA 30) when the course is conducted in Italian, or permission of the instructor. It is recommended that Readings in Medieval and Renaissance Literature (ITAL-UA 115) or Readings in Modern Italian Literature (ITAL-UA 116) be taken before any advanced literature courses taught in Italian.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: Intermediate Italian I (ITAL-UA 11) or assignment by placement test. Fulfills MAP language requirement. To fulfill MAP requirements and continue on to the post-intermediate level, a student must complete both ITAL-UA 11 and ITAL-UA 12. This sequence is equivalent to ITAL-UA
20. Offered every semester.
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