ITAL221

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ITAL221

Advanced Speaking, Writing, and Reading in Italian ITAL221 FA

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	20	0	Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

As a bridge between the four-semester grammar sequence-- ITAL101, 102, 111, 112 - and literature courses taught in Italian, this course aims to help students further develop their speaking, writing, and reading skills in Italian. Though not required of those who have completed the grammar sequence, it is recommended to students who need more exercise in the language before going on to advanced work in Italian studies. The course is also suited to students returning from study in Italy whose experience with the language in either classroom or informal settings while abroad makes it difficult for them to then fit into one of the grammar sequence courses. We will use L'ITALIANO LE TECNICHE DEL PARLARE E DELLO SCRIVERE (Giuseppe Pattano and Serena Bersani) as our primary resource--it deals with topics such as interviews, personal and business letters, how to conduct a formal debate, using the telephone, how to write a CV, rhetorical and literary terminology, and idiomatic language. This reading and accompanying exercises will be supplemented with a course reader that encompasses readings in a number of diverse registers: newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, Italian translations of familiar American and English literature. We will also utilize Italian television programs, film, and opera. The overall objective is for students to be as conversant as possible by semester's end with the full range of contemporary Italian usage.

MAJOR READINGS

Giuseppe Pittano and Serena Bersani,
L'ITALIANO - LE TECHNICHE DEL PARLARE E DELLO SCRIVERE
Course Reader

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Regular written homework, one oral presentation, one group project, five essays.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Intended for students who have completed ITAL112 AND/OR those students returning from abroad who can demonstrate - normally through the placement exam - an equivalent level of competence in Italian. Other students may be admitted at the discretion of the professor. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Language Instruction

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Wyatt, M; Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 3; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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