Spring 2008 Courses

ITAL 101-102 Elementary Italian (3,3)
Introduces the fundamental structure of Italian with emphasis on acquisition of the basic language skills, reading and listening comprehension, and oral and written expression. Prerequisite: ITAL 101 open only to beginning students of Italian; placement or ITAL 101 is a prerequisite for 102.

ITAL 201-202 Intermediate Italian (3,3)
Develops a basic proficiency in Italian and familiarity with Italian culture through practice in the use of the basic language skills and acquisition of vocabulary. Prerequisite: Placement or ITAL 102 for 201; placement or ITAL 202 for 202.

LTIT 250 Italian Literature in (English) Translation (Italian Poetry from Dante to the Hermetics) (3)
Study of selected works, representing major literary periods and genres, which illuminate another language and culture or era of a shared human condition.

LTIT 270 Intro to Italian Cinema (3)
This course is a survey of Italian cinema from WWII to the present. Genres to be analyzed include Neorealism, Italian-style comedy, the spaghetti western and political cinema. We will consider how cinema reflects and comments on the cultural, social and political realities of Italy.

ITAL 313 - 314 Italian Conversation and Composition
Provides intensive practice in the written and spoken language while introducing contemporary cultural materials. Prerequisite: ITAL 202 or placement, or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 328 Italian Language Study Abroad (3)
Designed to develop confidence in communicative skills and greater facility in dealing with ideas in Italian through study in Italy.

ITAL 329 Current Issues Abroad (3)
A study of the most important current political, socio-economic, and cultural issues in the country visited. Information form the communication media (newspaper, magazines, TV, etc.) will be used and discussed whenever possible.

LTIT 350 Italian Literature in (English) Translation (Dante) (3)
Study of selected works by an author whose influence is felt in the world at large.

ITAL 361 Survey of Italian Literature I (3)
Italian literature studied from its origins to the 18th century. Prerequisite: ITAL 202 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 362 Survey of Italian Literature II (3)
A continuation of 361. Italian literature from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ITAL 202 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 370 Studies in Italian Film and Literature (3)
Study of major works of literature and their adaptation to the screen, with emphasis on the similarities and diffences between the two media. The course will be conducted in English.

ITAL 390 Special Topics in Italian (3)
Intensive study of a particular subject or theme (Specific topics will be listed in the Schedule of Courses when offered; e.g. Italian Contemporary Narrative).

ITAL 452 20th-Century Italian Literature (3)
A study of the major works of the 20th-century Italian literature. Prerequisite: ITAL 313 or 314, or permission of the instuctor.