ITAL 1010 - Beginning Italian 1
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Summer 2025 / Fall 2025
The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed progressively. Grammatical concepts are explained and practiced through dialogues, written exercises, and conversations. The cultural focus is on the personal world and life of students. Degree credit not granted for this course and ITAL 1050.
ITAL 1020 - Beginning Italian 2
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025
Continuation of ITAL 1010, with more difficult grammatical concepts explored. The cultural focus shifts to social and civic areas. Degree credit not granted for this course and ITAL 1050.
ITAL 2110 - Intermediate Italian Reading, Grammar, and Composition 1
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2023
Enhances the skills learned in the first-year course and develops greater fluency in understanding and speaking Italian while exploring complex grammatical functions. More emphasis is placed on reading and writing through the use of activities featuring daily life themes that present a realistic portrait of contemporary Italy. Taught in Italian.
ITAL 2120 - Intermediate Italian Reading, Grammar, and Composition 2
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Fall 2025
Continuation of ITAL 2110. Increases students' reflection on more advanced grammatical concepts. Students read about social problems, culture, and some Italian literature as they acquire considerable practice in writing and speaking Italian. Fulfills the Graduate School language requirement for the Ph.D.
ITAL 2130 - Readings in Italian: Sustainability
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025
This intermediate Italian course is designed specifically to improve a student's ability to understand and analyze out loud a variety of texts on the topic of sustainability in Italian. At the end of the course students will have improved their communicative abilities by discussing general sustainability issues with a particular focus on Italian culture. Taught in Italian.
