ItalianAt a Glance...
Credits per course: 4
Classroom hours per week: 4
Computerized classroom hours per week: 3
Weekly individual computer practice & conversation groups: 1 hr
ITAL-101 Elementary Italian I
Introduce yourself to the world of Italian through listening, speaking, writing, and reading. In the introductory course, students learn to listen, speak, write, and read on a basic level. They also learn about Italian culture and society. Instruction focuses on oral communication, supported by a state-of-the-art computerized classroom and conversation specialists.
ITAL-102 Elementary Italian II
Broaden the scope of your abilities as a speaker of Italian as a second language. Students continue to develop the four basic language skills, particularly oral communication, and to look inside the rich culture of Italy. Each student will develop a project that reflects a personal goal for learning Italian.
ITAL-201 Intermediate Italian I
Cultivate your storytelling skills by developing the structures of the past tenses.
Students in this second-year course will use the skills needed to listen, speak, write, and read in Italian within the context of a series of communicative activities. They will expand their knowledge of Italian and will, through the use of multimedia technology, create a personalized project reflective of individual interests in Italian culture.
ITAL-202 Intermediate Italian II
In this second intermediate level course, students will be exposed to more higher-level text and develop a better comprehension of bilateral and weak verb forms. Students will practice more conversational exchanges and greatly expand their working vocabulary. This course is the last in a series of four basic/intermediate offerings.
