Spring 2021

ITALIAN 4 001 - LEC 001

Intermediate Italian

Annamaria Bellezza

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

Mo, We, Fr

12:00 pm - 12:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:25743

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through Italian Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 15

Enrolled: 7

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 22

Waitlist Max: 3

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

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Course Catalog Description

Selected readings in modern Italian prose; a review of the essentials of grammar; written and oral compositions.

In this course students will hone their language skills by reviewing and deepening their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar structures learned in the previous three semesters. they will learn to appreciate Italian culture through authentic materials such as articles, interviews, shorts stories, excerpts from novels, films, and plays. Students will continue to build on the work done in Italian 3, striving for a higher level of sophistication and fluency in writing, reading, and speaking. Readings will be more complex and will cover a wider range of topics. Conducted in Italian. Course Requirements: 3 hours per week. Weekly written assignments, 3 short essays, a midterm, an oral presentation, and a final exam Required texts: Caleidoscopio, Daniela Bartalesi-Graf and Colleen Ryan, Pearson, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-0-205-25568-9 Recommended texts: Webster’s New World Italian Dictionary Concise edition ISBN 9780139536397

Class Notes

Asynchonous instruction Mondays; synchronous instruction W, F. Time conflicts not allowed.

Course cannot be repeated without prior consent from the language coordinator.

Prerequisite: Italian 3 or placement assessment.

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