Italian Course Descriptions

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This introductory course for beginning students of Italian develops the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It introduces basic vocabulary and grammar and provides opportunities for students to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the Italian culture. Class hrs. 4; Lab hrs. 1. No more than one year of high school Italian. Offered fall and spring semesters.
 

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Continuation of Elementary Italian I. Class hrs. 4; Lab hrs. 1. Prerequisite: ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I or ITAL 103 Beginning Italian Conversation I. No more than three years of high school Italian. Offered fall and spring semesters.

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Basic conversation course for beginners, which emphasizes the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, using real-life situations. Class hrs. 3.

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Continuation of ITAL 103 Beginning Italian Conversation I or ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: ITAL 103 Beginning Italian Conversation I.

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This course provides students with an opportunity to develop their linguistic as well as communicative competencies in Italian based on readings of a literary and cultural nature while providing for additional review of grammar in the context of the reading selections. This course is conducted in Italian. May be taken for Honors. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 1. Prerequisite: ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II, or ITAL 106 Beginning Italian Conversation II, or three years of High School Italian or the equivalent. Offered fall semester.

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Continuation of Intermediate Italian 201. This course continues to provide students with an opportunity to develop their linguistic as well as communicative competencies in Italian. The readings are designed to broaden students’ knowledge of Italy. Audio and videocassettes are also used to help further develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills within the scope of this intermediate level course. The course is conducted in Italian.  May be taken for Honors. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 1. Prerequisite: ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I or the equivalent. Offered spring semester.

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Designed to provide the students with an opportunity to further master basic vocabulary structures and idiomatic expressions used in day-to-day conversation by students, travelers, tourists, working and business people here and abroad. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: ITAL 106 Beginning Italian Conversation II, ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II or the equivalent. Offered fall semester, evening and summer session in Italy.

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Continuation of Intermediate Italian Conversation I. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: ITAL 205 Intermediate Italian Conversation I, ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I or the equivalent. Offered spring semester, evening and summer session in Italy.

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Conversation, composition, and literature; study of syntax and style, reading of representative Italian authors; background lectures; intensive practice in speaking and writing. This course is conducted in Italian. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian II, or ITAL 206 Intermediate Italian Conversation II, or natives, or four years High School Italian, or recommendation of the instructor. Offered fall semester.

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Continuation of Advanced Italian I. Class hrs. 3. Prerequisite: ITAL 250 Advanced Italian I, or natives, or four years of High School Italian (or the equivalent) or recommendation of the instructor. Offered spring semester.

The following courses are offered in English:
 

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An interdisciplinary course in humanities and social sciences designed to enrich the students’ knowledge of Italy and its culture through a study of evolution of the historical, cultural, literary, linguistic, political and social character of the country and its people. Also acquaints students with Italy’s contributions to Western civilization. Class hrs. 3. Taught in English. Offered fall or spring semester.

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Designed to acquaint students with Italian-American heritage and culture. The role, influence, and contributions of Italian-Americans to American society in the fields of art, music, science, literature, education, government, sports, and entertainment are examined. Class hrs. 3. Taught in English. Usually offered spring semester.

Offered through our summer program in Italy. An introduction to the paintings, sculpture and architecture of the Italian Renaissance, from the early 15th century to mid-16th century, considering the works of such artists as Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Giorgione, and others. Students have the opportunity to study the works both through class lectures and field trips to museums, churches, and sites in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Siena, Padua, Venice and Tivoli.

Studies Abroad
Westchester Community College sponsors four-week summer study and travel programs in Rome, Italy and Costa Rica. These programs are designed to immerse students into a total
foreign language experience that includes reading and writing, but emphasizes listening and speaking. Both programs provide a comprehensive historical, cultural, and artistic overview of their respective country’s rich heritage. For more information, contact the Department of Modern Languages at 914-606-6790.