Spring 2020

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Italian 003 - Elementary Italian (5 units)

Course Description: Continuation of ITA 002 or ITA 002S. Review of grammar and vocabulary, and practice of all language skills through cultural texts.
Prerequisite(s): ITA 002 or ITA 002S.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 5 hour(s), Laboratory 1 hour(s).
  • Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken ITA 001A or ITA 003S.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).

Italian 009 - Reading Italian (4 units)

Course Description: Reading and discussion of modern Italian prose, including selections from creative, scientific and journalistic writings. Introduction to contemporary Italian literature and culture as well as strengthening the student's command of the Italian language. May be taught abroad. Prerequisite(s): ITA 005 or ITA 005S.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
  • Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed ITA 009.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).

Italian 032 - Beginning Italian for Spanish Speakers (5 units)

Course Description: Continuation of ITA 031. Intensive introductory course to Italian language and grammar with emphasis on oral and written communication. Highlights the structural similarities between Italian and Spanish. Prerequisite(s): ITA 031 or ITA 031Y; or consent of instructor.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 5 hour(s).
  • Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed ITA 001A, ITA 001S, ITA 002, ITA 002S, ITA 003, ITA 003S.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC).

Italian 108 - Contemporary Issues in Italian Culture & Society (4 units)

Course Description: Analysis of cultural issues in contemporary Italy: Myth and reality of imagined Italies, Italian identities; immigration and race relations; the media and popular culture. Taught in English.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); Oral Skills (OL); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

Italian 115D - Early Modern Italian Lyric  (4 units)

Course Description: Examination of the poetic tradition influenced by Petrarch. Consideration of the relation between gender and genre in such poets as Petrarch, Bembo, della Casa, Tasso, Marino, Gaspara Stampa, Veronica Franco, Isabella di Morra. Prerequisite(s): ITA 009 or ITA 009S; or consent of instructor.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

Italian 120A - Italian Literature of the 20th Century: Poetry & Drama  (4 units)

Course Description: Development of the novel from Svevo to the present. Emphasis on the work of Svevo, Levi, Moravia, Pavese, and Vittorini. Prerequisite(s): ITA 009; consent of instructor.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).