Program Overview

Advanced Italian W18 (ITAL*3060)

Course Details

The course code for Advanced Italian W18 is ITAL*3060, with section 01, offered during the Winter 2018 term. The course instructor is to be announced.

Course Objectives

This course combines Italian grammar, composition, and translation with Italian literature and film. It addresses aspects of modern and contemporary Italian literature, history, and culture, aiming to teach students to understand spoken Italian, converse, and communicate in written Italian at an advanced level.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Understand extended speech, such as film and public broadcasting that deal with current social and cultural themes and topics of personal interest.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret aspects of contemporary Italian society.
• Converse with some fluency and spontaneity and take part in discussions in Italian.
• Give an in-class presentation using high-frequency words and engage with peers in Q&A.
• Produce accurate readings of texts (such as newspaper articles written in everyday language) which deal with contemporary issues and topics of personal interest.
• Produce written texts such as short commentaries and reports in which personal points of view are expressed in simple connected sentences.
• Function at a level that corresponds to the B1/B2 Level of the Common European Framework.

Requirements

The prerequisite for this course is ITAL*2090.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions for this course.

Textbooks

Textbooks for this course are to be announced.

Method of Presentation

The course is presented in three classroom hours.

Evaluation Method

The evaluation method for this course is to be announced.