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Fall 2007 Courses

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101. Elementary Italian I
Anna Rein M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25 Sills-107
Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and spoken Italian.

101. Elementary Italian I
Paola D'Amato M 11:30 - 12:25, W 11:30 - 12:25, F 11:30 - 12:25 CT-16 Whiteside Room
Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and spoken Italian.

101. Elementary Italian I
Anna Rein M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25 Sills-205
Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and spoken Italian.

203. Intermediate Italian I
Arielle Saiber M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25 Banister-106
Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with assistant. Aims to increase fluency in both spoken and written Italian. Grammar fundamentals are reviewed. Class conversation and written assignments are based on contemporary texts of literary and social interest.

203. Intermediate Italian I
Matteo Soranzo M 9:30 - 10:25, W 9:30 - 10:25, F 9:30 - 10:25 Sills-209
Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with assistant. Aims to increase fluency in both spoken and written Italian. Grammar fundamentals are reviewed. Class conversation and written assignments are based on contemporary texts of literary and social interest.

205. Advanced Italian I
Arielle Saiber M 2:30 - 3:55, W 2:30 - 3:55 Sills-209
Designed to increase the student's fluency in spoken and written Italian through the use of a large variety of cultural materials and media. The “texts” include literature, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, film, and television. Weekly written assignments introduce students to different writing styles, such as formal letters, restaurant reviews, love poetry, news briefs, and literary analyses. Weekly presentations, vocabulary-building exercises, and situational activities. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with an assistant. Conducted in Italian.

252. Made in Italy: Anthropology of Modern Italy
Pamela Ballinger T 11:30 - 12:55, TH 11:30 - 12:55 Sills-107
Examines society and culture in contemporary Italy, focusing on debates over what it means to be “Italian.” First examines historical projects concerned with “making Italians” ranging from the Risorgimento (Italian unification) to fascism to the triumph of consumer culture after World War II, then turns to both continuities and transformations in socio-cultural practices in Italy today. Topics covered include food, social practices such as the “passeggiata” (or promenading), the commodification of Italian identity through things like fashion and tourism, the strength of local and regional identities, and the North/South divide. Particular attention is paid to the politics of immigration, as a country that long exported labor now becomes a site of immigration.

309. Introduction to the Study and Criticism of Medieval and Early Modern Italian Literature
Matteo Soranzo M 1:00 - 2:25, W 1:00 - 2:25 Sills-209
An introduction to the literary tradition of Italy from the Middle Ages through the early Baroque period. Focus on major authors and literary movements in their historical and cultural contexts. Conducted in Italian.