16 courses with the subject IT, 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.
Courses introduce understanding, speaking, reading and writing skills. Basic vocabulary and grammatical structures are studied. At the end of IT 102 students are expected to advance to an intermediate-low level by ACTFL standards.
Courses introduce understanding, speaking, reading and writing skills. Basic vocabulary and grammatical structures are studied. At the end of IT102 students are expected to advance to an intermediate-low level by ACTFL standards.
Course continues practice in listening, conversation, reading and writing in Italian while presenting advanced grammatical structures. At the end of IT 201, students are expected to advance to an intermediate-mid level by ACTFL standards.
Capstone course designed to further develop students with language proficiency. At the end of IT 202 students are expected to advance to an intermediate-high or advanced level by ACTFL standards. Cultural knowledge is advanced through more advanced reading, listening, speaking and writing exercises.
Conversation in Italian for students who want to improve their conversational Italian as well as expand their knowledge of Italian culture by analyzing current issues and situations of Italian society.
Conversation in Italian for students who want to improve their conversational Italian as well as expand their knowledge of Italian culture by analyzing current issues and situations of Italian society.
The course aims at expanding students’ knowledge of the Italian language and culture through one of the most representative features of the Italian cultural tradition: Art. Throughout the semester students will develop the skills of reading, writing and speaking while analyzing some of the most famous Italian artists of all times and their major artworks.
A view of Italian language and culture through contemporary Italian films. Italian society as represented by the most prominent Italian directors in the cinema.
The course examines the Sicilian mafia and other criminal organizations (camorra and ‘ndrangheta) in their historical and social context in Italian culture: their origins, development into powerful criminal syndicates with political ties, and expansion to North America. The course looks at organized crime through the lens of literature, film, and popular media, to examine how the mafiosi have been alternatively a target of civic indignation and an object of endless fascination in Italian (and Italian-American) popular culture. Course taught in English.
This course traces the main developments of the mass immigration of Italians to the United States between the late 19th and the early 20th century, focusing on the history of this migration, the process of adjustment, assimilation and/or resistance to America on the part of the immigrants, as well as the reaction of mainstream American culture to their arrival. In addition, the course will look at how Italian Americans have been both the objects and subjects of cultural representation in literature, cinema, and popular culture, going from mere stereotype to a more articulate portrayal, both by others and by themselves. The class is conducted in English; no knowledge of Italian required.
(3 to 4 credits) Exploration of selected topics such as Italian civilization: history, geography, literature, art and culture. Topics vary according to student and faculty interests. May be elected for more than one topic.
Introductory course in reading and interpreting Italian. The course provides students with the necessary knowledge to analyze narrative and poetry of the main movements of Italian literary tradition through selections of each genre.
Analysis of Dante’s masterpiece through discussion of philosophical concepts and historical facts of medieval Italy. The course will focus on the inferno and Dante’s journey in the realm of Lucifer.
(2 to 4 credits) In-depth study of an author, movement, genre. Or a theme such as advanced grammar.
This is a Capstone project for senior Italian majors, exploring Italian cultural issues, both inside and outside of the United States. Seminar format, culminates in a project consisting of 20 to 25 pages written in Italian and a public presentation. The course develops along one year (Fall, 4 credits; Spring, 2 credits) and the theme must be approved by the instructor.
This is a second semester course culminating in the conclusion of your thesis and final capstone presentation.
Source: Arcadia University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
