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6.00 Credits
Pre-requisites: the equivalent of intermediate Italian. This advanced course is specifically designed for students who have achieved an intermediate level of Italian and wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Italian language. To achieve this goal, a three-fold approach is adopted: students work with Italian texts of various types (e.g. narrative and literary excerpts, newspaper articles, film clips, and segments from television shows); engage in guided activities; and participate in out-of-the-classroom activities that require them to make use of the city. Through these activities students come in contact with the authentic written and spoken language in a variety of forms through which they can develop their skills in writing, reading, listening and speaking; they enrich their vocabulary, paying particular attention to the study of idiomatic expressions, modes of speaking, and proverbs; and they advance their understanding of several grammatical and morphological aspects of the language, including: il passato e trapassato remoto; il periodo ipotetico; la concordanza dei tempi dell'indicativo e del congiuntivo; gli aggettivi, pronomi e modi indefinite; la forma passive e impersonale e il discorso diretto ed indiretto; le congiunzioni coordinative e subordinative. The course is intended to maximize on the in-class and out-of-class learning experiences. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)
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8.00 Credits
Intensive Italian through Culture, offered in the summer term, combines intensive language instruction with a rich immersion in Italian culture, past as well as present. The program has two components: Italian language classes and speaking opportunities; and liberal arts cultural events conducted in Italian. Students take Italian language courses at the Umbra Institute at the level that best suits them, from beginning to advanced Italian. In addition, the Umbra Institute organizes Tandem, a biweekly language exchange get-together with Italians, in order for students to have the opportunity of meeting Italians with whom they can practice Italian. In previous years liberal arts events have included tours of Perugia, Assisi and Rome conducted in Italian by Italian guides; instruction in Italian on the art of making ice cream; a guided tour in Italian of the famous Ubaldo Grazia ceramics showroom and factory in the nearby town of Deruta, and guided tours in Italian of local museums and galleries. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the birth of the Italian language and its evolution from the 13th century to today, with particular emphasis placed on the historical and social elements of the language as it has evolved over the centuries. Beginning with the gradual passage from Latin "volgare" to Italian "volgare," the consolidation/development of the Italian language. In particular, the course will examine two aspects of the Italian language: the linguistic transformation of literary text and that of the spoken language and how these transformations reflect on Italian society and culture, achieved by means of analysis of diverse texts, from primary documents of Italian "volgare" to contemporary written and spoken texts. We will elaborate on the diverse functions of use, terminology and style, on various contexts in which contemporary Italian is used, on the differences between the written and spoken language, and on the differences between so-called standard Italian and journalistic, literary, and advertising language, youth slang, and the informal language of conversation and "texting."
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8.00 Credits
Intensive Italian through Culture combines intensive language instruction with a rich immersion in Italian culture, past as well as present. The program has two components: Italian language classes and speaking opportunities; and liberal arts cultural events conducted in Italian. Students take Italian language courses at the Umbra Institute at the level that best suits them, from beginning to advanced Italian. In addition, the Umbra Institute organizes Tandem, a biweekly language exchange get-together with Italians, in order for students to have the opportunity of meeting Italians with whom they can practice Italian. In previous years liberal arts events have included tours of Perugia, Assisi and Rome conducted in Italian by Italian guides; instruction in Italian on the art of making ice cream; a guided tour in Italian of the famous Ubaldo Grazia ceramics showroom and factory in the nearby town of Deruta, and guided tours in Italian of local museums and galleries. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of the evolution of Italian foreign policy from the reunification of Italy in the Nineteenth century to the recent crisis over the war in Iraq. The course will focus on the role played by Italy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth century international relations and on the main issues of its foreign policy. We will concentrate on Italy's role in the European politics between the end of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century, and in particular on its colonial ambitions. Emphasis will be given to Italy's position in the bipolar system of the Cold War era and, in particular, on the part played by Italy in the establishment of the Atlantic Alliance and of the European Communities. The last part will focus on the post Cold War era, on the current state of Italy's relations with its neighbors, and with the United States, on the Italian approach to recent major crises - such as the break up of Yugoslavia, the wars in the Middle East and the security issues of the post 9/11 world. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute )
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3.00 Credits
Pre-requisites: intermediate-advanced proficiency in Italian language This Italian Fiction course offers a cross-section of Italian culture and its rapid changes as viewed through works of the country's most important fiction writers, examining a key period in the history of Italian literature: the twentieth century. This historical overview will focus on the Italian mentality, traditions and customs. The choice of texts is based on a dual scheme of interpretation: historical and thematic. It thus examines different literary and linguistic styles tied to the cultural development of the Italian language and to the various narrative movements, from verist literature to psychological and fantasy stories. The subjects will focus on contemporary Italy, the country's cultural heritage, its development and its deep-rooted stratifications. Students will engage in critical analysis of literary texts and thereby further develop their skills in this area. Students who complete the course will: learn about Italian literature through works by the country's most important writers; gain a command of Italian by reading and analyzing texts in Italian, and by writing in Italian; gain insight into Italian culture and its innermost aspects; learn and analyze different literary genres, styles, content and writing techniques; and gain improved and creative abilities. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on both theoretical and current business practices of companies in international markets, with emphasis on the European Union countries. It will examine the challenges and barriers of international marketing, as well as identifying and analyzing specific marketing techniques and modifications necessary to accomodate cultural differences, especially within the EU mix of nations. Two competing aspects will be emphasized: the struggles European companies have with marketing their products internationally and from the US perspective of American companies developing international strategies to compete in the EU. Topics include: political and legal factors and restraints, culture and business customs, economic and technological developments marketing planning and segmentation, in-depth international 4P analysis and interntaional strategic marketing.
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3.00 Credits
The Practicum is designed as a practical, hands-on course. It is intended to educate the student about the city in which he or she spends the better part of the semester and to generate interaction between the student and the city, its history through its monuments, its institutions and its people. It aspires to make the student more sensitive to how one Italian city evolved, its history, how it was formed, how it bears the imprint of the past, and how it functions and adapts in the modern world. The course can stand alone, but it also serves to support the work of students in Umbra courses dealing with Contemporary Italian Society and Modern Italian History by grounding the student in Perugia itself so that what is learned in other courses can be made more relevant to Perugia itself. This will be done in five basic ways: lectures, field trips, projects, journals and research. In all of these enterprises a basic functioning knowledge of Italian will be important in that one of the expectations is for students to be involved with the people and the institutions of the city. Topics and how Perugia is dealing with them include but are not exclusive to immigration and the ex- pat community, education, religious diversity, governmental autonomy, social services, economic development, and the environment and urban planning. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the politics and economics of European integration. The major topics covered include a detailed presentation of the origins and evolution of integration from World War II onward, discussion of both the politics and economics of the ECSC, the customs union, the movement toward the common market (i.e., since the Single European Act), agricultural policy, fiscal policy and monetary integration. There will also be discussion of EU institutions, social and regional policies, major contemporary issues (e.g., immigration, expansion), major events that have affected the course of integration (e.g., German unification) and EU relations with other parts of the world (e.g., with the ACP countries). (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute )
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3.00 Credits
This course has been designed to review and examine the modern political history of Italy from Unification to the end of the Second World War. The main areas of focus will be: the difficult struggle for independence and the state building process, the substantial problems the liberal state faced in trying to generate mass loyalty after unification, the rise of fascism after the First World War, and the establishment and consolidation of the fascist state after 1922. Particular attention will be paid to key issues such as the concept of nation, modern political ideologies, Church-State relationships, the North-South divide, the crucial alliance between fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, as well as the emergence of an anti-fascist Resistance Movement. http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute AUC Designation: Cl
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