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This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
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Italian Elements I AS.210.151 (01)
This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
Course helps students develop basic listening, reading, writing, speaking, and interactional skills in Italian. The content of the course is highly communicative, and students are constantly presented with real-life, task-based activities. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
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Italian Elements II AS.210.152 (02)
Course helps students develop basic listening, reading, writing, speaking, and interactional skills in Italian. The content of the course is highly communicative, and students are constantly presented with real-life, task-based activities. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Zawacki, Samuel James
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.152 (03)
Italian Elements II
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Proietti, Leonardo
Gilman 443
Spring 2024
Course helps students develop basic listening, reading, writing, speaking, and interactional skills in Italian. The content of the course is highly communicative, and students are constantly presented with real-life, task-based activities. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
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Italian Elements II AS.210.152 (03)
Course helps students develop basic listening, reading, writing, speaking, and interactional skills in Italian. The content of the course is highly communicative, and students are constantly presented with real-life, task-based activities. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Proietti, Leonardo
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.175 (01)
Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Zannirato, Alessandro
Gilman 443
Spring 2024
This course sequence (AS210.175 and AS210.176) is designed for advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese), and will cover the same material as the regular-track Italian Elements I and II (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) and Intermediate Italian I and II (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) courses. Upon successful completion of both semesters, students will be allowed to register for AS.210.351 (Advanced Italian I).
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Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages AS.210.175 (01)
This course sequence (AS210.175 and AS210.176) is designed for advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese), and will cover the same material as the regular-track Italian Elements I and II (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) and Intermediate Italian I and II (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) courses. Upon successful completion of both semesters, students will be allowed to register for AS.210.351 (Advanced Italian I).
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Zannirato, Alessandro
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.176 (01)
Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages II
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Zannirato, Alessandro
Gilman 443
Spring 2024
This is the second part of an elementary Italian language course sequence designed for advanced speakers of other romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese). This course will cover the same material as the regular-track Intermediate Italian I and II courses. Students completing this course with a grade of B or higher will be allowed to register for AS210.351 (Advanced Italian I) in the Fall term. Pre-requisite: Completion of AS.210.175 with a grade of B or higher, or Italian Language Program Director permission.
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Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages II AS.210.176 (01)
This is the second part of an elementary Italian language course sequence designed for advanced speakers of other romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese). This course will cover the same material as the regular-track Intermediate Italian I and II courses. Students completing this course with a grade of B or higher will be allowed to register for AS210.351 (Advanced Italian I) in the Fall term. Pre-requisite: Completion of AS.210.175 with a grade of B or higher, or Italian Language Program Director permission.
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Zannirato, Alessandro
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.252 (01)
Intermediate Italian II
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Proietti, Leonardo
Gilman 443
Spring 2024
Taught in Italian. Course continues building on the four essential skills for communication presented in Intermediate Italian I (listening, speaking, reading, writing) on topics of increasing complexity. Course adopts a continuous assessment system.
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Intermediate Italian II AS.210.252 (01)
Taught in Italian. Course continues building on the four essential skills for communication presented in Intermediate Italian I (listening, speaking, reading, writing) on topics of increasing complexity. Course adopts a continuous assessment system.
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Proietti, Leonardo
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.352 (01)
Advanced Italian II
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Franzini, Martina
Gilman 217
Spring 2024
Course presents a systematic introduction to a variety of complex cultural and historical topics related to present-day Italy, emphasizing intercultural comparisons, interdisciplinarity, and encouraging a personal exploration of such topics. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
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Advanced Italian II AS.210.352 (01)
Course presents a systematic introduction to a variety of complex cultural and historical topics related to present-day Italy, emphasizing intercultural comparisons, interdisciplinarity, and encouraging a personal exploration of such topics. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final).
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Franzini, Martina
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.436 (01)
Migrant Narratives in Italian Literature and Film
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Jewiss, Virginia C
Spring 2024
Italy, once a land of emigrants, is now a place of arrival for people from Africa, eastern Europe, and beyond. This course explores themes of otherness and belonging, exile and assimilation, translation and transformation, myth and memory through a selection of films and literature about migration—to, from and within Italy. Readings will include Vita by Melania Mazzucco, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous, and Adua by Igiaba Scego as well as excerpts from works by Luigi Pirandello, Giovanni Pascoli, Carlo Levi, and Mario Soldati. Films range from Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers to Brusati’s Bread and Chocolate, Crialese’s The Golden Door, Matteo Garrone’s Io, Capitano, and Ferrente’s documentary about the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio. Although our focus is Italy, there will be opportunities to reflect on expressions of migrant experiences in other languages, cultures, and art forms.
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Migrant Narratives in Italian Literature and Film AS.211.436 (01)
Italy, once a land of emigrants, is now a place of arrival for people from Africa, eastern Europe, and beyond. This course explores themes of otherness and belonging, exile and assimilation, translation and transformation, myth and memory through a selection of films and literature about migration—to, from and within Italy. Readings will include Vita by Melania Mazzucco, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous, and Adua by Igiaba Scego as well as excerpts from works by Luigi Pirandello, Giovanni Pascoli, Carlo Levi, and Mario Soldati. Films range from Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers to Brusati’s Bread and Chocolate, Crialese’s The Golden Door, Matteo Garrone’s Io, Capitano, and Ferrente’s documentary about the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio. Although our focus is Italy, there will be opportunities to reflect on expressions of migrant experiences in other languages, cultures, and art forms.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Jewiss, Virginia C
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.241 (01)
How To Do Just About Everything: Renaissance Guides to Living Well
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Saiber, Arielle
Gilman 479
Spring 2024
How do I make money, gain and keep power, find love, live long, strengthen my memory, avoid depression, cook well, write beautifully, fence, mix paint, counteract poisoning, and create coded messages? The Renaissance had answers to these and many other questions. This course explores a large sampling of advice from the Italian Renaissance. Readings include Machiavelli’s Prince, Della Casa’s Galateo of Manners, Maestro Martino's Art of Cooking, and selections from Cornaro's Art of Living Long, Manciolino's Guide to Swordsmanship, Cennini's Craftsman's Handbook, Della Porta’s Natural Magic, Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier, Ficino’s Book of Life, as well as religious sermons, humanist treatises, and books of “secrets.” Secondary literature will provide historical context for the primary texts and tools for recognizing and unpacking the persuasive devices used in these early examples of self-help. Students will become familiar with Italian Renaissance thought and develop analytical and critical skills to examine advice in its cultural and temporal context. The course as a whole will focus on the notion of “core values” and what is at stake when you propose help or seek help. We will also experience some of these "how-to's", such as calligraphy, oration, creating codes, and more.
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How To Do Just About Everything: Renaissance Guides to Living Well AS.214.241 (01)
How do I make money, gain and keep power, find love, live long, strengthen my memory, avoid depression, cook well, write beautifully, fence, mix paint, counteract poisoning, and create coded messages? The Renaissance had answers to these and many other questions. This course explores a large sampling of advice from the Italian Renaissance. Readings include Machiavelli’s Prince, Della Casa’s Galateo of Manners, Maestro Martino's Art of Cooking, and selections from Cornaro's Art of Living Long, Manciolino's Guide to Swordsmanship, Cennini's Craftsman's Handbook, Della Porta’s Natural Magic, Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier, Ficino’s Book of Life, as well as religious sermons, humanist treatises, and books of “secrets.” Secondary literature will provide historical context for the primary texts and tools for recognizing and unpacking the persuasive devices used in these early examples of self-help. Students will become familiar with Italian Renaissance thought and develop analytical and critical skills to examine advice in its cultural and temporal context. The course as a whole will focus on the notion of “core values” and what is at stake when you propose help or seek help. We will also experience some of these "how-to's", such as calligraphy, oration, creating codes, and more.
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room: Gilman 479
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.362 (01)
Italian Journeys: Medieval and Early Modern
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Cipriani, Giulia M.
Gilman 313
Spring 2024
The supernatural is often described as the disruption of universal coherence. It becomes an aggression that challenges the stability of a world in which the natural laws were, until then, intact. The Impossible suddenly happens in a world in which it was banished.
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Italian Journeys: Medieval and Early Modern AS.214.362 (01)
The supernatural is often described as the disruption of universal coherence. It becomes an aggression that challenges the stability of a world in which the natural laws were, until then, intact. The Impossible suddenly happens in a world in which it was banished.
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Cipriani, Giulia M.
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, MLL-ENGL
AS.214.362 (02)
Italian Journeys: Medieval and Early Modern
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM, F 2:00PM - 2:50PM
Avesani, Tatiana; Cipriani, Giulia M.
Gilman 313
Spring 2024
The supernatural is often described as the disruption of universal coherence. It becomes an aggression that challenges the stability of a world in which the natural laws were, until then, intact. The Impossible suddenly happens in a world in which it was banished.
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Italian Journeys: Medieval and Early Modern AS.214.362 (02)
The supernatural is often described as the disruption of universal coherence. It becomes an aggression that challenges the stability of a world in which the natural laws were, until then, intact. The Impossible suddenly happens in a world in which it was banished.
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM, F 2:00PM - 2:50PM
Instructor: Avesani, Tatiana; Cipriani, Giulia M.
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/4
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, MLL-ENGL
AS.214.618 (01)
The Visionary II
M 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Saiber, Arielle
Gilman 479
Spring 2024
This course asks the question, "what does it mean to be a visionary?" We will read a selection of Renaissance and Baroque Italian texts that demonstrate some form of ‘non-normative’ thinking, altered state of consciousness, or speculation on the future. These texts often cross genre boundaries, existing in between autobiography, literature, philosophy, religion, art, and science. We will pair these readings with critical studies on mysticism, prophecy, dreams, and altered states of consciousness, as well as contemporary art labeled “visionary.” Conducted in English with all Italian and Latin texts also available in English.
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The Visionary II AS.214.618 (01)
This course asks the question, "what does it mean to be a visionary?" We will read a selection of Renaissance and Baroque Italian texts that demonstrate some form of ‘non-normative’ thinking, altered state of consciousness, or speculation on the future. These texts often cross genre boundaries, existing in between autobiography, literature, philosophy, religion, art, and science. We will pair these readings with critical studies on mysticism, prophecy, dreams, and altered states of consciousness, as well as contemporary art labeled “visionary.” Conducted in English with all Italian and Latin texts also available in English.
Days/Times: M 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room: Gilman 479
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.850 (01)
Professional Training - Italian
Saiber, Arielle
Spring 2024
Training for professional academic purposes.
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Professional Training - Italian AS.214.850 (01)
Training for professional academic purposes.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.861 (01)
Italian Independent Stdy
Di Bianco, Laura
Spring 2024
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
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Italian Independent Stdy AS.214.861 (01)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.861 (02)
Italian Independent Stdy
Saiber, Arielle
Spring 2024
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
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Italian Independent Stdy AS.214.861 (02)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.861 (03)
Italian Independent Stdy
Stephens, Walter E
Spring 2024
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
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Italian Independent Stdy AS.214.861 (03)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Stephens, Walter E
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.862 (01)
Italian Dissertation Res
Di Bianco, Laura
Spring 2024
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
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Italian Dissertation Res AS.214.862 (01)
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.862 (03)
Italian Dissertation Res
Saiber, Arielle
Spring 2024
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
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Italian Dissertation Res AS.214.862 (03)
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.863 (01)
Italian Proposal Prep
Di Bianco, Laura
Spring 2024
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
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Italian Proposal Prep AS.214.863 (01)
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.863 (03)
Italian Proposal Prep
Saiber, Arielle
Spring 2024
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
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Italian Proposal Prep AS.214.863 (03)
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.151 (01)
Italian Elements I
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Raimondi, Silvia
Gilman 77
Fall 2024
This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
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Italian Elements I AS.210.151 (01)
This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Raimondi, Silvia
Room: Gilman 77
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.151 (03)
Italian Elements I
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Proietti, Leonardo
Gilman 381
Fall 2024
This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
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Italian Elements I AS.210.151 (03)
This course sequence (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) is an introduction to Italian for students with no previous exposure to the language. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to meet basic needs in an Italian-only environment. Examples include introducing yourself, asking for and giving directions, ordering a meal at a restaurant, describing and asking information about places and people, and engaging in a simple phone conversation. Advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese) are encouraged to enroll in AS.210.175 (Accelerated Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages I)
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Proietti, Leonardo
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.175 (01)
Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Zannirato, Alessandro
Hodson 303
Fall 2024
This course sequence (AS210.175 and AS210.176) is designed for advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese), and will cover the same material as the regular-track Italian Elements I and II (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) and Intermediate Italian I and II (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) courses. Upon successful completion of both semesters, students will be allowed to register for AS.210.351 (Advanced Italian I).
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Accelerated Italian for Advanced Speakers of other Romance Languages AS.210.175 (01)
This course sequence (AS210.175 and AS210.176) is designed for advanced speakers of other Romance languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Portuguese), and will cover the same material as the regular-track Italian Elements I and II (AS.210.151 and AS.210.152) and Intermediate Italian I and II (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) courses. Upon successful completion of both semesters, students will be allowed to register for AS.210.351 (Advanced Italian I).
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Zannirato, Alessandro
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.251 (02)
Intermediate Italian I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Proietti, Leonardo; Zannirato, Alessandro
Maryland 309
Fall 2024
This course sequence (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) will reinforce your ability to engage in complex daily tasks in Italian, and will introduce you to more formal academic and real-world topics. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to write a strong résumé and cover letter in the European format, sit a job interview in Italian, and participate in debates on simple topics. You will also read five engaging short stories, watch several Italian films, and discuss topics such as emigration and immigration from/to Italy, the protection of the environment, and the history of the Italian South.
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Intermediate Italian I AS.210.251 (02)
This course sequence (AS.210.251 and AS.210.252) will reinforce your ability to engage in complex daily tasks in Italian, and will introduce you to more formal academic and real-world topics. By the end of the academic year, you will be able to write a strong résumé and cover letter in the European format, sit a job interview in Italian, and participate in debates on simple topics. You will also read five engaging short stories, watch several Italian films, and discuss topics such as emigration and immigration from/to Italy, the protection of the environment, and the history of the Italian South.
This highly interactive course focuses on complex historical and contemporary themes, and is ideal, among others, for students who are specializing in international studies, medicine, psychology, and cognitive science. Students will analyze authentic texts and audiovisual materials on topics including the history of the Sicilian mafia, mental health and the deinstitutionalization movement in Italy, Europe and Italy in the 1960s-1980s, the role of curiosity and amazement in scientific discovery and art, and intercultural differences around hilarity. Taught in Italian.
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Advanced Italian I AS.210.351 (01)
This highly interactive course focuses on complex historical and contemporary themes, and is ideal, among others, for students who are specializing in international studies, medicine, psychology, and cognitive science. Students will analyze authentic texts and audiovisual materials on topics including the history of the Sicilian mafia, mental health and the deinstitutionalization movement in Italy, Europe and Italy in the 1960s-1980s, the role of curiosity and amazement in scientific discovery and art, and intercultural differences around hilarity. Taught in Italian.
Over the last three decades Italy, historically a country of emigrants—many of whom suffered from discrimination in the societies they joined—became a destination for hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees from various countries, and particularly from Africa. Significant numbers of these immigrants came to Italy as a result of the country’s limited, though violent colonial history; others arrive because Italy is the closest entry-point to Europe. How have these migratory flows challenged Italian society’s sense of itself? How have they transformed the notion of Italian national identity? In recent years, growing numbers of Afro- and Afro-descendant writers, filmmakers, artists and Black activists are responding through their work to pervasive xenophobia and racism while challenging Italy’s self-representation as a ‘White’ country. How are they forcing it to broaden the idea of ‘Italianess’? How do their counternarratives compel Italy to confront its ignored colonial past? And, in what way have Black youth in Italy embraced the #Blacklivesmatter movement?
This multimedia course examines representation of blackness and racialized otherness, whiteness, and national identity through literary, film, and visual archival material in an intersectional framework. Examining Italy’s internal, ‘Southern question,’ retracing Italy’s colonial history, and recognizing the experiences of Italians of immigrant origins and those of immigrants themselves, we’ll explore compelling works by writers and filmmakers such as Igiaba Scego, Gagriella Ghermandi, Maza Megniste, Dagmawi Yimer, and others.
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Black Italy AS.211.423 (01)
Over the last three decades Italy, historically a country of emigrants—many of whom suffered from discrimination in the societies they joined—became a destination for hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees from various countries, and particularly from Africa. Significant numbers of these immigrants came to Italy as a result of the country’s limited, though violent colonial history; others arrive because Italy is the closest entry-point to Europe. How have these migratory flows challenged Italian society’s sense of itself? How have they transformed the notion of Italian national identity? In recent years, growing numbers of Afro- and Afro-descendant writers, filmmakers, artists and Black activists are responding through their work to pervasive xenophobia and racism while challenging Italy’s self-representation as a ‘White’ country. How are they forcing it to broaden the idea of ‘Italianess’? How do their counternarratives compel Italy to confront its ignored colonial past? And, in what way have Black youth in Italy embraced the #Blacklivesmatter movement?
This multimedia course examines representation of blackness and racialized otherness, whiteness, and national identity through literary, film, and visual archival material in an intersectional framework. Examining Italy’s internal, ‘Southern question,’ retracing Italy’s colonial history, and recognizing the experiences of Italians of immigrant origins and those of immigrants themselves, we’ll explore compelling works by writers and filmmakers such as Igiaba Scego, Gagriella Ghermandi, Maza Megniste, Dagmawi Yimer, and others.
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room: Hodson 315
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, MLL-ITAL
AS.214.607 (01)
Teoria e Prassi della Glottodidattica dell’Italiano
W 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Zannirato, Alessandro
Smokler Center 213
Fall 2024
The goal of this course is to familiarize Graduate Student Instructors in Italian with foundational elements of Second Language Acquisition and foreign language teaching. The course will (1) acquaint students with historical and current theories of foreign language pedagogy; (2) demonstrate strategies to integrate theoretical knowledge into everyday practice, both in terms of instructional delivery, and materials development; (3) introduce participants to basic evaluation tools to critically assess teaching practices and tools in terms of quality, relevance, validity, reliability and other theory-based criteria; (4) help participants to articulate their own pedagogical training and philosophy of teaching in preparation for the academic job market. Taught in Italian.
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Teoria e Prassi della Glottodidattica dell’Italiano AS.214.607 (01)
The goal of this course is to familiarize Graduate Student Instructors in Italian with foundational elements of Second Language Acquisition and foreign language teaching. The course will (1) acquaint students with historical and current theories of foreign language pedagogy; (2) demonstrate strategies to integrate theoretical knowledge into everyday practice, both in terms of instructional delivery, and materials development; (3) introduce participants to basic evaluation tools to critically assess teaching practices and tools in terms of quality, relevance, validity, reliability and other theory-based criteria; (4) help participants to articulate their own pedagogical training and philosophy of teaching in preparation for the academic job market. Taught in Italian.
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Zannirato, Alessandro
Room: Smokler Center 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.850 (01)
Professional Training - Italian
Zannirato, Alessandro
Fall 2024
Training for professional academic purposes.
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Professional Training - Italian AS.214.850 (01)
Training for professional academic purposes.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Zannirato, Alessandro
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.861 (01)
Italian Independent Study
Di Bianco, Laura
Fall 2024
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
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Italian Independent Study AS.214.861 (01)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.861 (02)
Italian Independent Study
Saiber, Arielle
Fall 2024
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
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Italian Independent Study AS.214.861 (02)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor. Students are expected to meet regularly with the mentor and to write a lengthy paper, or several short papers, on the chosen topic.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Saiber, Arielle
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.862 (01)
Italian Dissertation Research
Di Bianco, Laura
Fall 2024
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
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Italian Dissertation Research AS.214.862 (01)
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.862 (02)
Italian Dissertation Research
Stephens, Walter E
Fall 2024
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
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Italian Dissertation Research AS.214.862 (02)
Students are expected to meet regularly with their dissertation director to ensure they adhere to a research and writing schedule for their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Stephens, Walter E
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.863 (01)
Italian Proposal Preparation
Di Bianco, Laura
Fall 2024
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
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Italian Proposal Preparation AS.214.863 (01)
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Di Bianco, Laura
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.863 (02)
Italian Proposal Preparation
Stephens, Walter E
Fall 2024
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
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Italian Proposal Preparation AS.214.863 (02)
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Stephens, Walter E
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/11
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.214.863 (03)
Italian Proposal Preparation
Saiber, Arielle
Fall 2024
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.
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Italian Proposal Preparation AS.214.863 (03)
This course is for graduate students to prepare their prospectus and one chapter of their dissertation.