ITAL3253A-L12
Intro to Contemporary Italy
An Introduction to Contemporary Italy
Intended for students at the intermediate level, this course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is modern Italian culture including history, politics, and literature among other things. Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening.*
Required Texts:
Daniela Bartalesi Graf, L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi, Guerra, 2005
Susanna Nocchi, Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze: Alma edizioni, 2007
Lia Levi, Una bambina e basta, Roma, E/O, 1994
Dizionario di Italiano: www.garzantilinguistica.it
Film:
Gli studenti devono obbligatoriamente guardare i seguenti film in programma:
C’eravamo tanto amati
/La meglio gioventù/
Caterina va in città
/Pummarò/
I cento passi
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructors.
Intended for students at the intermediate level, this course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is modern Italian culture including history, politics, and literature among other things. Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening.*
Required Texts:
Daniela Bartalesi Graf, L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi, Guerra, 2005
Susanna Nocchi, Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze: Alma edizioni, 2007
Lia Levi, Una bambina e basta, Roma, E/O, 1994
Dizionario di Italiano: www.garzantilinguistica.it
Film:
Gli studenti devono obbligatoriamente guardare i seguenti film in programma:
C’eravamo tanto amati
/La meglio gioventù/
Caterina va in città
/Pummarò/
I cento passi
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructors.
- Term:
- Summer 2012, LS 7 Week Session
- Location:
- Axinn Center 220(AXN 220)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-3:50pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 2, 2012 to Aug 17, 2012)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Gaia Capecchi
- Subject:
- Italian
- Department:
- Italian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60014
- Subject Code:
- ITAL
- Course Number:
- 3253
- Section Identifier:
- A