ITALIAN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

 

Italian I                                                                       

Credit hours: 4--Contact hours: 60

Course # 51-1320 SR   

Dept: Liberal Education                                                          

Course Description: Designed for students who have never studied the language before, this is an entry level Italian language course. The goal of the course is a basic but solid understanding of the Italian language through listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.   After completing this course students will have the basic communications skills needed for day-to-day activities.

 

Italian II                                                                      

Credit hours: 4--Contact hours: 60

Course # 51-2305 SR   

Dept: Liberal Education                                                          

Course Description: This Italian Language course is intended for students who have attended at least one beginning level Italian language course. Emphasis will be on building on the grammar and vocabulary learned in the first semester.

Prerequisite: Beginning Italian

 

Italian III                                                                     

Credit hours:  4-- Contact hours: 60

Course # 51-2320 SR   

Dept: Liberal Education                                                          

Course Description: Students who have completed two semesters of Italian Language will develop further grammatical proficiency, pronunciation and reading comprehension.

Prerequisites:  Italian II or the successful completion of an entrance exam given at the beginning of the semester.

 

Italian IV                                                                     

Credit hours:  4--Contact hours: 60

Course # 51-2321 SR                                                            

Dept: Liberal Education

Course Description: This is a course for students who have completed at least three semesters of Italian Language: Emphasis will be placed on comprehensive reading skills, oral communication, and an extensive grammar review. The student is provided with authentic, unabridged reading materials that are both interesting and relevant.  Authentic texts provide the language learner with an invaluable source of culture and a rich source of vocabulary.  All exercises and activities focus on the development of reading skills and will stimulate the students' ability to interact through meaningful and creative communication.

Prerequisites: Italian III or the successful completion of an entrance exam given at the beginning of the semester.

 

Super-Intensive Italian   (Fall & Spring Only)                             

Credit hours:  8--Contact hours: 120

Course # 51-1330 SR                                                            

Course Description: Super-Intensive Italian is an entry level Italian language course designed for students who have never studied the language before. The course offers students the opportunity to focus a greater amount of time on the acquisition of the Italian language. After completing this course students will have the basic communications skills needed for day-to-day activities, along with basic writing and reading skills.

This focus on practical topics will give students the tools to interact immediately in their new environment.  As students develop their language skills, new and more complex topics of conversation are introduced.  Emphasis is given to the introduction of Italian culture (politics, history, art, traditions, social customs, literature, cinema, daily life, etc.) Many conversation topics are taken from local newspapers, television and Italian magazines. The goal of the course is to gain a basic but solid understanding of the Italian language through learning listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

 

Intensive Italian I  (Summer Only)                                               

Credit hours:  6-- Contact hours: 90

Course # 51-1329 SR                                                            

Course Description: Students who have never studied the Italian language before will learn the basic communications skills needed for day-to-day activities, along with basic writing and reading skills in this course. The intensive level offers students the opportunity to focus a greater amount of time on the acquisition of the Italian language. There will be a focus on practical topics will give students the tools to interact immediately in their new environment.  As students develop their language skills, new and more complex topics of conversation are introduced.  Emphasis is given to the introduction of Italian culture (politics, history, art, traditions, social customs, literature, cinema, daily life, etc.) Many conversation topics are taken from local newspapers, television and Italian magazines. The goal of the course is a basic but solid understanding of the Italian language through listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

 

Intensive Italian II  (Summer Only)                                              

Credit hours:  6-- Contact hours: 90

Course # 51-2306 SR   

This is an intermediate level Italian Language course for students who have successfully completed a beginning level course.  Students will further develop grammar and vocabulary learned in Intensive Italian I. Emphasis will continue to be placed on the acquisition of the Italian language, with an added emphasis on grammatical rules and building vocabulary. Students will develop a solid understanding of the language so that they will be able to express themselves in everyday situations. A intermediate knowledge of Italian will be developed through listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. Classes will be taught primarily in Italian with only supplemental explanations in English.