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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
A two-semester sequence designed to fulfill the graduation requirement for students with adequate high school preparation (2 or 3 years). Students normally complete these two courses in sequence; an exception may be made by the Modern Language Department. (203) Systematic grammar review and vocabulary building, emphasizing the major components of grammatical forms and syntax, always within the context of the spoken and written forms of the language. Prerequisite for IT 203: appropriate score on the College's language placement examination, or 6 to 8 credits of college elementary Italian. Offered Fall semester. Three credits. (204) Understanding and use of all the tenses with emphasis on the subjunctive mood in both the spoken and written language. Readings, written and oral exercises, discussion. Prerequisite for 204: satisfactory completion of IT 203 or appropriate score on the College's language placement examination. Offered Spring semester. Three credits. Courses at the 300-level are offered on demand. 300-level courses are taught entirely in Italian, and have as a prerequisite IT 203 and IT 204, unless an exception is made by the department.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students develop their oral proficiency. The activities will focus on a variety of discourse strategies, will encompass real-life linguistic situations and tasks, and will be developed through role play, presentation, debate, and collaborative language use in a variety of content areas. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course is devoted to the study of Italian sounds, stress, and intonation. It is designed to help students sound as much as possible like a native speaker of the language. Three credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to improve the student's ability to write Italian correctly and with a certain elegance of style. Selections from modern authors will be analyzed for their effectiveness and manner of expression. Sensitivity to appropriate register of language will be stressed, as well as distinctions between the written and spoken language. Written assignments will include linguistic exercises, short translations, from English to Italian, summaries, compositions, comments, and interpretations of a variety of texts. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop oral and written proficiency at the advanced level, this course will require the student to submit essays, give oral presentations of increasing length and complexity, and participate in class discussions. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to writing and reading in Italian that will prepare the student for a more systematic introduction to literary analysis in later courses. Basic inquisitive reading skills and clarity of written expression are stressed in this course. Students will study texts so that they will be able to reconstruct the process of literary creation as well as be introduced to some of the general vocabulary of poetics, genre, and literary criticism. Some of the authors to be studied are: Ungaretti, Ginzburg, Petraca, Eco, Primo Levi, Deledda, et al.
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3.00 Credits
The history of the Città Eterna will be studied from its foundation in 753 B.C. to its fall in 476 A.D. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Film is a legitimate means for discovering the language and culture of any country, and Italy is no exception. This course will look at some of the classic as well as contemporary films of Italy in order to improve oral / aural skills as well as expand the student's understanding of certain cultural or linguistic aspects of Italian through cinema. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is contemporary Italian culture, including contemporary history and politics, the economy, the division between North and South, immigration from developing countries, environmental issues, and popular music, among others. Italian films, music, and articles from newspapers, newsmagazines, and short stories, will enhance and complete the learning experience. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will continue to build on the skills of language, conversation, and culture through the medium of classic Italian opera. Students will become familiar with great opera through discussion of well-known characters, plots, settings, themes, criticism, and interpretation while at the same time expand their vocabulary and acquire accuracy and fluency. Three credits.
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