33 courses with the subject ITA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ITA 101102 BEGINNING ITALIAN I, II3
(formerly ITA 115, 125 Italian Conversation) These are introductory courses that focus on the development of communicative proficiency in the Italian language. These courses afford students the opportunities to practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Italian, as well as to gain knowledge and understanding of the culture. Particular emphasis is placed in the systematic mastery of vocabulary and conversational skills. ITA 101 is intended for students with little or no previous experience in the language. ITA 102 is intended for students who have taken ITA 101 or with 3 or more years of Italian at the secondary level. (Offered Fall, Spring) Fee-$40.00 for each course. 3,
This is an introductory course that focuses on the development of communicative proficiency in the Italian language. This course affords students the opportunity to practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Italian, as well as to gain knowledge and understanding of the culture. Particular emphasis is placed in the systematic mastery of vocabulary and conversational skills. ITA 1010 is intended for students with little or no previous experience in the language. NOTE: Open to first and second year students only, or to students enrolled at Molloy prior to Fall 2019.
This course focuses on continuing to develop basic communicative competency in Italian. Students practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Italian, as well as gain knowledge and understanding of the culture. Particular emphasis is placed on the systematic mastery of vocabulary and conversational skills. ITA 1020 is intended for students who have taken ITA 1010 or 3 or more years of Italian at the secondary level. NOTE: Open to first and second year students only, or to students enrolled at Molloy prior to Fall 2019.
This course is designed to reinforce and expand the necessary skills acquired in previous courses and to achieve the next step towards communicative proficiency. Emphasis is placed on the study of more advanced grammatical structures, vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. Students will read a variety of high-interest texts as well as experience videos, music, news broadcasts, etc., that provide models for discussion and writing, and that are a means for understanding the contemporary culture of Italy.
(formerly Cultures of Italy) This course is designed to reinforce oral expression and comprehension. Spoken Italian is stressed by a review of grammar and idiomatic strategies for self-expression and the expression of ideas on cultural topics of current interest. Materials used include journalistic texts, films, short stories and songs. ITA 201 may be taken concurrently with this course. credits
This course is designed to reinforce oral expression and comprehension. Spoken Italian is stressed by a review of grammar and idiomatic strategies for self-expression and the expression of ideas on cultural topics of current interest. Materials used include journalistic texts, films, short stories and songs.
This course is designed to prepare the intermediate students of Italian to further advance their knowledge of the language and culture and acquire reading and writing skills in Italian. This course has a particular emphasis in practicing reading and writing as a process and a means of developing critical thinking while exposing the students to different genres: expository prose, editorials and opinion, fiction, poetry and drama. It offers a review of grammatical structures and syntax, as well as textual analysis.
This course is designed for intermediate students of Italian who want to further advance their knowledge of the language and culture by acquiring high level reading and writing skills. Students are exposed to a variety of materials ranging from articles and essay to fiction, poetry, and drama. Particular emphasis is put on practicing reading and writing as a process and a means of developing critical thinking. Textual analysis, accompanied by a review of grammar and of complex linguistic structures, is an integral part of the study.
This course affords the students the opportunity to develop and further advance their oral communication skills. Through oral practice of Italian speech patterns and pronunciation, students will learn to speak clearly, accurately and effectively and gain confidence in their oral expression.
This course affords the students the opportunity to develop and further advance their oral communication skills. Through oral practice of Italian speech patterns and pronunciation, students will learn to speak clearly, accurately and effectively and gain confidence in their oral expression.
This course provides the students with the writing techniques to enhance and further develop their written communication skills. This hands-on course includes the review of Italian punctuation and spelling rules, and the fundamental grammatical structures that interfere with the writing process. Students will have the opportunity of practicing different writing genres: description, narration, reporting, argumentation and exposition.
This course provides the students with the writing techniques to enhance and further develop their written communication skills. This hands-on course includes the review of Italian punctuation and spelling rules, and the fundamental grammatical structures that interfere with the writing process. Students will have the opportunity of practicing different writing genres: description, narration, reporting, argumentation and exposition.
This course offers the student an introduction to the cultures of Italy from a variety of perspectives: its history, geography, society, arts, popular culture, folklore and political and value systems, its role as a member of the European Union, and, in a larger scope, its place in the global community. This course is an exploration of Italy that goes back in time in order to study its cultural origins and historical evolution and to analyze the factors that have made Italy what it is today.
This course is designed as an introduction to Italian culture that follows the paths of history, literature, and the arts from different angles. It provides students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge of Italian society, past and present, and to recognize distinctive viewpoints. The goal is to strengthen their cultural competency as a core component of language learning and to expose them to manifold practices and perspectives of Italian speakers. In particular, students are led to recognize and value the connection to language through culture and are encouraged to apply what they learn in this course to their other studies, as well as to bring in their Italian studies the lore of their prior acquisitions in other subjects.
The course introduces students to contemporary Italian culture, society and politics focusing in particular on those features that are peculiar to Italy. Course topics include Italian cinema, Italian , applied arts (fashion and graphics), Italian theatre, television and music, as well as important current social and political events. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the fundamental contributions of contemporary Italian culture and fit contemporary Italy into the broader framework of contemporary European and world political history, 353
ITA 305 or 312 or Chairperson’s approval. 3 credits
ITA 3250Contemporary Italy3
The course introduces students to contemporary Italian culture, society and politics focusing in particular on those features that are peculiar to Italy. Course topics include Italian cinema, Italian applied arts (fashion and graphics), Italian theatre, television and music, as well as important current social and political events. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the fundamental contributions of contemporary Italian culture and fit contemporary Italy into the broader framework of contemporary European and world political history.
ITA 3350Study Abroad: Italian Grammar and Composition II3
A continuation of study at a more advanced level that ITA 3300, this Study Abroad course in Italian further develops communication skills by building grammar, reading and writing skills.
ITA 3360Study Abroad: Italian Conversation and Culture II3
A continuation of study at a more advanced level that ITA 3310, this Study Abroad course in Italian further develops communications skills through speaking, listening, while exploring the Italian culture.
In this course, Italy's language and culture are approached through a collection of the most representative films in the history of Italian cinema with a special emphasis on modern and contemporary directors. Alternating between a global viewing of the selected movies and a more intensive reading of particular cultural and linguistic aspects of them, the course takes students from comprehension to interpretation and encourages personal responses and reflections through a varied set of linguistic activities.
Aimed at students who are already proficient in their linguistic competencies, this course expands and reinforces knowledge of the Italian language through the study of its main literary authors. Designed to offer an overview of Italy's main artistic and literary movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, it is based on a rich array of works belonging to different genres: novel, short story, poetry, and drama. Through close analysis of the literary language presented, it fosters a critical and analytical approach to the text, holding advanced linguistic and cultural proficiency as its ultimate goal.
This course introduces the student to the most important and influential artistic and ideological movements and authors of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in Italy. The selection of works is varied in order to encompass different genres (novel, short story, poetry and drama) and worldviews, and to exercise different critical and analytical approaches to the texts.
This course provides students with an introduction to the cinema of Italy. Its main focus is the exploration of the Italian culture, history, society and worldviews as represented in a wide selection of Italian films.
Independent study is offered in a selected area of interest with Chairperson approval. The student works under the guidance of a faculty member, who must consent to sponsor student prior to approval by the Chairperson
Independent study is offered in a selected area of interest with Chairperson approval. The student works under the guidance of a faculty member, who must consent to sponsor student prior to approval by the Chairperson.
Independent study is offered in a selected area of interest with Chairperson approval. The student works under the guidance of a faculty member, who must consent to sponsor student prior to approval by the Chairperson.
