When
we think of Italy we think of culture: Italian
historians, musicians, artists, architects and
cinematographers have contributed significantly to
the European thought. The indispensable key to
Italian culture is the Italian language, that is one
of the languages from which almost everybody knows
at least one word (mostly about food or music) and
it quickly identifies a culture full of life and
color. There are numerous reasons to study Italian:
a knowledge of Italian is relevant to the study of
European political and social history, it is almost
indispensable to those studying music, architecture
or fine arts (over 60% of the world’s art treasures
are found in Italy, according to UNESCO), you may
also consider choosing Italian in the light of
future travel and of other subjects you may be
interested in.
Minor in Italian
Language and Culture
A student majoring in another
discipline may earn an academic minor in
Italian Language and Culture. ITA 1130 and
ITA 1131 (Beginning Italian I and II) are
prerequisites. The minor consists of 18
credits of courses in Italian.
Required
Courses
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Italian
Intermediate Conversation
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Review
Grammar/Writing II
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Advance
Italian Conversation
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And one of the following courses (3 credits):
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Italian Culture and
Society
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Course Offerings
ITA
1130 and 1131 (courses are offered fully
online or on campus) are sequential courses
for beginners. They are aimed at teaching basic
speaking, writing, reading and listening skills in
the target language. The courses build upon the
student's ability to speak, understand, read and
write Italian at an elementary level. Concepts
emphasized in the courses are pronouns (possessive,
direct and indirect), impersonal construction, past
tense and future tense of all regular and
high-frequency irregular verbs. Customs and cultural
insights are also presented.
ITA 2200
is a course aimed to aid in the further development
of the students' language skills through an in-depth
review of grammar and intensive listening, speaking,
reading, and writing activities. The course will
introduce essential grammar constructions and
concentrate particularly on the following: Double
pronouns, distinguish between different past tenses,
present/past subjunctive, and conditional.
ITA 2240 is for students who have
completed three terms of Italian and/or have a good
command of the language. Grammar and syntax revision
are alternated with presentations about modern
Italian society, which become topics for essays and
class discussions. In order to acquire the necessary
knowledge of Italian grammar, idiomatic expressions,
and vocabulary, students will be exposed to
present-day Italy through the selection of specific
Italian articles and essays. In order to address the
students’ own writing skills, written compositions
will also be required as an integral part of the
course. The course will consolidate all essential
grammatical constructions and concentrate
particularly on the communication skills with
special attention to listening, reading, and
learning how to analyze the language and the
culture.
ITA 3420 is for students who have
completed three terms of Italian and/or have a good
command of the language. Grammar and syntax revision
are alternated with presentations about modern
Italian society, which become topics for essays and
class discussions. In order to acquire the necessary
knowledge of Italian grammar, idiomatic expressions,
and vocabulary, students will be exposed to
present-day Italy through the selection of specific
Italian articles and essays.
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