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Spring 2005 Courses

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102. Elementary Italian II
Davida Gavioli M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25
Continuation of Italian 101. Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. More attention is paid to reading and writing.
102. Elementary Italian II
Davida Gavioli M 11:30 - 12:25, W 11:30 - 12:25, F 11:30 - 12:25
Continuation of Italian 101. Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. More attention is paid to reading and writing.
204. Intermediate Italian II
Anna Rein M 10:30 - 11:25, W 10:30 - 11:25, F 10:30 - 11:25
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.
208. Italian Culture: Visions of Italy
Arielle Saiber M 11:30 - 12:55, W 11:30 - 12:55
Building on the cultural material presented in Italian 205, delves further into the dolce vita and the not-so-dolce-vita that is Italy through investigating how Italians conceive of their country. We study literature on Italy written by Italians; read and watch Italian news; view Italian-made films that foreground the Italian landscape, countryside, and lifestyle; explore Italian TV and Web sites; converse with college students in Italy; and look at numerous visual images of Italy in art and photography. Continues to refine writing, speaking, and comprehension skills and prepares students for advanced courses in Italian literature and culture. Conducted in Italian.
314. Italian Theater
Arielle Saiber M 2:30 - 3:55, W 2:30 - 3:55
Students read, analyze, and produce scenes from Italian plays. At the end of the semester, student groups produce, direct, and perform a play or scenes from a variety of plays. Authors may include Ariosto, Della Porta, Machiavelli, Bruno, Gozzi, Goldoni, Alfieri, D�Annunzio, Pirandello, Bontempelli, De Filippo, Maraini, and Fo. Conducted in Italian.

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