ITAL 101

ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I

5 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Lecture 5 hours

Offered: ALL

Focuses on basic beginning interpersonal communication. Covers structures and vocabulary necessary to talk about family, friends, activities, obligations, travel, and food. Introduces students to Italian culture. Designed for students with very little or no knowledge of Italian. Equivalent to two years of high school Italian. [D; CSU; UC]

ITAL 102

ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II

5 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or equivalent.

Lecture 5 hours

Offered: FALL, SPRING

Enables students to engage in basic interpersonal, presentational and interpretive communication and acquire structures and vocabulary to discuss fashion, childhood, people, health, pastimes, vacations, careers, diet, housing, history, art and culture. Expands students' understanding of Italian speakers' cultural products, practices and perspectives through culturally-relevant texts. Equivalent to three years of high school Italian. [D; CSU; UC]

ITAL 201

INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I

5 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Prerequisite: ITAL 102 or equivalent.

Lecture 5 hours

Offered: FALL, SPRING

Provides extensive review of all first-year structures. Focuses on interpersonal communication for intermediate students. Covers grammatical structures and vocabulary necessary to discuss traditions, newspapers and magazines, interpersonal relationships, beliefs and stereotypes, music, and technology. Introduces readings reflecting Italian culture. Equivalent to four years of high school Italian. [D; CSU; UC]

ITAL 202

INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II

5 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Prerequisite: ITAL 201 or equivalent.

Lecture 5 hours

Offered: FALL, SPRING

Provides continuation of Italian 201. Focuses on student's ability to communicate at an intermediate high level on a variety of topics such as literature, values and traditions, Italian cinema and music, fashion, hobbies, and the environment. Includes further study of complex grammatical structures and literary selections. Equivalent to four years of high school. [D; CSU; UC]

ITAL 299

INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-3 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Limitation on Enrollment: Eligibility for independent study.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: ALL

Individual study or research in some area of Italian of particular interest to the student and not included in regular courses of the college. [D; CSU]