This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian or with basic knowledge of Italian. It emphasizes the four communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a culturally authentic context. Basic grammar skills are also introduced. Students will make oral presentations, read short texts, and write brief compositions in Italian. The instructor will speak predominantly the target language. In addition, students will expand their knowledge of the culture, history, and daily lives of Italian people.
Instructional materials include listening to songs, visiting websites, watching video clips online, practice exercises in your textbooks (in-class and assigned as homework), group cooperative activities and practices and short class presentations. By the end of the semester students will be able to read, write, and speak Italian at a low intermediate level and be ready to take the following level course.

This course is designed for students with little prior knowledge of Italian or with basic knowledge of Italian. It emphasizes the four communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a culturally authentic context. Basic grammar skills are also introduced. Students will make oral presentations, read short texts, and write brief compositions in Italian. The instructor will speak predominantly the target language. In addition, students will expand their knowledge of the culture, history, and daily lives of Italian people.
Instructional materials include listening to songs, visiting websites, watching video clips online, practice exercises in your textbooks (in-class and assigned as homework), group cooperative activities and practices and short class presentations. 

This course promote communication through the knowledge of the Italian language and culture. It involves further study of the structural and lexical features of the target language based upon topical subjects. It enhances the understanding of the in-depth culture of Italy through presentations on its traditions, art, music, literature, landmarks and daily life. Italian 201 is designed for students with intermediate proficiency. It emphasizes the four communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a culturally authentic context. Communicative proficiency skills will be perfected through group activities, class discussion of assigned readings, short compositions and oral presentations; effective learning will be facilitated by listening to songs, visiting websites, watching video clips online, practice exercises in textbooks (in-class and assigned as homework), and a film screening after having analyzed its script. By the end of the semester students will be able to read, write, and speak Italian on an upper- intermediate level.

This course promotes communication through the knowledge of the Italian language and culture. It involves further study of the structural and lexical features of the target language based upon topical subjects. It enhances the understanding of the in-depth culture of Italy through presentations on its traditions, art, music, literature, landmarks and daily life. Italian 202 is designed for students with intermediate proficiency. It emphasizes the four communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a culturally authentic context. Communicative proficiency skills will be perfected through group activities, class discussion of assigned readings, short compositions and oral presentations; effective learning will be facilitated by listening to songs, visiting websites, watching video clips online, practice exercises in textbooks (in-class and assigned as homework), and a film screening after having analyzed its script. By the end of the semester students will be able to read, write, and speak Italian on an upper-intermediate level.

READING AND COMPOSITION
This course is desinged for students with advanced-low proficiency of the Italian language. The goal of these courses is to improve the students' ability to effectively read, understand and write in Italian. To accomplish this task, students will engage in reading and writing on a variety of subjects related to Italian culture, customs and society, as well as the in-depth analysis of structural, lexical and grammatical features of the target language. A variety of topics will be covered throughout the semester, including: mass media (such as Italian TV, radio, newspapers, magaznes, and websites), films, humor, opera, contemporary music and sports. The instructional method is based on reading while analyzing the grammar and language style, group discussions on teh assigned readings, writing compositions and/or answers on the material read and anlyzed.

READING AND CONVERSATION
This course involves reading and conservations on topical subjects and in-depth anlyses of structural, lexical and grammatical features of Italian. The conversations are drawn on the cultural activities and perspectives of the speakers of Italian. To accomplish these ends, a variety of topics will be covered, including: mass media, such as Italian TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines and Websites; films, humor, opera, contemporary music and sport.
Italian 203 is designed for students with advanced-low proficiency of the Italian language and the coursework is intended to improve the students' ability to effectively understand and speak Italian. Communicative profciency skills will be perforected through group activities, class discussion of assigned readings, and oral presentations. It also promotes langauge through the knowledge of Italy and aspects and aspects of its culture, such as traditions, arts, music, and literature.

Between the late 13th and the mid-16th century in Italy there
was a period of essential political, religious, and cultural change, during
which we observe the deep process of secularization of Italian culture.
The change of perspective determined a fundamental transformation of
essential concepts for the contemporary society. Decisive cultural issues
were thoroughly contemplated and discussed throughout the intellectual
debates that characterized the Italian courts of the time.
The course will give students an introduction to the literature from the
Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods, and provide them with a theoretical
framework with which to conduct a comprehensive discussion
of the subject. The material covered will feature an interdisciplinary
approach based on the study of cultural issues conveyed by some of the
masterpieces also in painting, sculpture, music, architecture and, where
feasible, their relationships with literature itself.
By the end of the semester students will be able to take 400 level courses.

The main focus of the course will be on Italian literature concentrating
on the periods spanning from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
This approach to the course materials has the following aims: to
give a clear view of the historical periods in which the selected authors
are set and to give a general overview of the different genres of writing
as encountered during the literary itinerary of the course. The material
covered will feature an interdisciplinary approach based on the study of
cultural issues conveyed by some of the masterpieces also in painting,
sculpture, music, architecture and, where feasible, their relationships
with literature itself.
By the end of the semester students will be able to take 400 level courses.

The emphasis of this course is on the Italians’ view of themselves, and
of their place in, and on their contributions to our contemporary worldwide
civilization. Throughout the semester, students will engage in an
analysis of Italy as it exists today through the study of lifestyles, national
characteristics, and folk traditions. Italian social, political, and economic
institutions will be examined along with the cultural and social
differences between Italians and Americans. To accomplish these ends,
a variety of topics will be covered including: historical and geographic
background, style – fashion - design, virtual tours of the most celebrated
landmarks, means of transportation, Italians abroad, history of Italian
language, mass media (TV & Radio), humor, opera and contemporary
pop music.

The goals of the course are to improve students’ ability to
listen and effectively understand the Italian language, to learn how to
write in the target language and, of course, to be exposed to the latest
current events covered by the Italian Mass Media. To accomplish all of
the above, students will engage in listening comprehension activities,
online readings, and writing on a variety of authentic and current subjects
related to Italian culture, politics, customs, sports, and society, as
well as the in-depth analysis of structural, lexical and grammatical features
of the target language. Throughout the semester students will be
utilizing a variety of media, including: TV News, newspapers, magazines
and websites.

Italy holds a place of honor in the fields of art, literature, and
culture, but it is mistakenly not perceived as a land of industry and commerce
and one of the major economic powers on the planet. This course
is divided into three parts:
“Job Hunting” contains useful information on the overall process,
explains how to read and answer a job opening, shows how to write a
résumé, how to acquire job references and how to prepare for the initial
interview.
The second part, entitled “Business”, teaches students to correctly introduce
themselves in a business setting, how to schedule appointments,
proper phone procedures, deals with travel arrangements associated with
business (i.e. reservation of a plane ticket, hotel room, or rental car),
provides the description of the typical Italian firm and points out some
differences in corporate etiquette between Italy and other EC countries,
and finally illustrates the production process in Italy.
The third part consists of a concise handbook dealing with business correspondence.
This last section is an introduction to commercial writing.
In each chapter of our textbook, there’s a language section with some
relevant dialogues
and exercises useful to become familiar with the target
language and to improve the business Italian vocabulary.

This course introduces students to the major features of Italian history,
geography, politics, economy, traditions, society, style, design and
language in order to increase their understanding and appreciation of
present-day Italy. Differences between Italian and American societies
will be highlighted and discussed. This course will also explore the fine
arts in Italy by taking “virtual trips” to cities such as Rome, Florence,
Venice and others. A taste of Italian opera will be provided through the
study of a few libretti and renowned arias. The course’s interdisciplinary
approach contemplates the relationship between literature, music, food
and cinema.

This course is designed to offer an overview of the dramatic economic,
social and political changes in Italian culture and society that occurred
between World War II and the end of the 1960s. The primary themes
to be addressed in this course include: Neorealism, “auteur” theory,
genre studies, continuing economic and social problems, the economic
“boom” (miracle), comedy Italian style and gender relations. You will
also learn some basic Italian language by studying several scenes taken
from the scripts of the movies.

This course deals with the Italian language in its origins in the 7th century
up to modern times. By means of a very few philologic and glottologic
rules, the student will acquire a knowledge of the origins and transformation
of Italian from Vulgar Latin, in chronological progression.

This course includes a survey of Italian narrative and poetic production
in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The course investigates the
progress of modern and contemporary Italy through the in-depth reading
of narrative, poetry, theatre and cinema; it provides students with a
theoretical framework with which to conduct a comprehensive discussion
of the subject. The material covered features an interdisciplinary
approach, based on the study of cultural issues conveyed by some of the
masterpieces also in painting, sculpture, music, architecture and, where
feasible, their relationships with literature itself. Special emphasis will
be given to literary and cultural backgrounds of the authors and their
works; hence, lectures and in-class discussions analyze the works from a
cultural, social and historical perspective.

This course explores the evolving relationship between literature and
music in 14th century Italy. It begins analyzing the works of Dante
Alighieri, whose recognition of the extraordinary power of music to
influence the human soul even led him to warn against the corruptive
force of secular songs. Then it will focus on Petrarch who, instead,
allowed this danger to fascinate him while contemplating music’s uncanny
and diverse psychological effects on the listener. Finally, students
will see how Boccaccio’s Decameron acknowledges the inherent dignity
of this art form within contemporary society’s daily activities. Special
emphasis will be given to literary and cultural backgrounds of the
authors and their works; hence, lectures and in-class discussions analyze
the works from a cultural, social, and historical perspective.

This course explores the evolving relationship between literature and
music in 14th century Italy. It begins analyzing the works of Dante
Alighieri, whose recognition of the extraordinary power of music to
influence the human soul even led him to warn against the corruptive
force of secular songs. Then it will focus on Petrarch who, instead,
allowed this danger to fascinate him while contemplating music’s uncanny
and diverse psychological effects on the listener. Finally, students
will see how Boccaccio’s Decameron acknowledges the inherent dignity
of this art form within contemporary society’s daily activities. Special
emphasis will be given to literary and cultural backgrounds of the
authors and their works; hence, lectures and in-class discussions analyze
the works from a cultural, social, and historical perspective.