Italian Language Information
BEGINNING ITALIAN I
ITAL 101- 3 credits
Students will learn to understand, speak, read, and write Italian at a beginning level. Grammatical concepts will be explained and practiced through dialogues, exercises and conversation. Concepts emphasized in the first semester are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, the present and past tense of all regular and irregular verbs.
BEGINNING ITALIAN II
The goal of this course is communication in Italian at a beginning level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures, which will complement those learned in the first semester. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Level I or equivalent
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
This course is communication in Italian at the beginning level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Level II or equivalent
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
The class will continue Italian at the intermediate level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures, which will complement those learned in Intermediate Italian I. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Intermediate Level I or equivalent
ADVANCED ITALIAN
This advanced class is designed for students who have completed two years of Italian and already know the fundamental elements of grammar and will be able to manipulate sentence syntax. Students are able to take advantage of the cultural environment with a range of audio-visual materials including Italian
television news items, documentaries, television shows and films. Written texts from specialized books such as travel guides, newspaper and weekly magazine articles as well as advertisements and passages from fictional works. The class concentrates on learning strategies for reading, listening, watching, writing and, speaking. Prerequisite: Intermediate Italian or equivalent
BEGINNING ITALIAN II
ITAL 102 - 3 credits
The goal of this course is communication in Italian at a beginning level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures, which will complement those learned in the first semester. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Level I or equivalent
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
ITAL 201 - 3 credits
This course is communication in Italian at the beginning level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Level II or equivalent
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
ITAL 202- 3 credits
The class will continue Italian at the intermediate level. To achieve this goal, students will continue learning to understand, speak, read and write Italian, with greater attention given to reading and writing. The grammatical focus of the course is to acquaint students with new verb tenses and structures, which will complement those learned in Intermediate Italian I. Prerequisite: Beginning Italian: Intermediate Level I or equivalent
ADVANCED ITALIAN
ITAL 302- 3 credits
This advanced class is designed for students who have completed two years of Italian and already know the fundamental elements of grammar and will be able to manipulate sentence syntax. Students are able to take advantage of the cultural environment with a range of audio-visual materials including Italian
television news items, documentaries, television shows and films. Written texts from specialized books such as travel guides, newspaper and weekly magazine articles as well as advertisements and passages from fictional works. The class concentrates on learning strategies for reading, listening, watching, writing and, speaking. Prerequisite: Intermediate Italian or equivalent
