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Italian in Rome Course Offerings

Current Course Offerings

INTENSIVE BEGINNING ITALIAN (non-credit, two weeks only)
This course is for complete beginners and provides the basic structures of the Italian language. Vocabulary and grammar are presented through dialogues, articles, and other teaching materials that refer to situations relevant to the students’ experience in Italy, and are practiced through role-playing, street assignments, research reports, and discussions. Situations that often represent obstacles to newcomers to Italy are presented to assist students in learning to live in a new country and a new culture. The two weeks include cultural activities such as opera performances, concerts, theater, exhibitions, and a “didactic supper,” in which students learn to prepare authentic Italian dishes while speaking Italian. A $200 course fee plus activity charges are required.

ITAL 1110 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN IN ROME (4 credits)

For beginners. Provides basic structures of the language and vocabulary to cope with everyday situations. Listening and speaking are emphasized, reading and writing included.

ITAL 1120 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN IN ROME II (4 credits)
Intended for beginners or intermediate beginners (second-semester equivalent). A thorough grounding is given in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language practice is in small groups. Lectures cover grammar and cultural information. Prerequisite: ITAL 1210 or equivalent.
ITAL 2110 INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION IN ROME (4 credits)
Guided conversation, composition, reading, pronunciation, and grammar review emphasizing the development of accurate and idiomatic expression in the language. Prerequisite: a score of 560 or higher on the Italian Skills Assessment Test. Not offered every semester.
Independent studies may be arranged for advanced students contingent on an approved proposal for study, submitted in advance to the Italian program in Ithaca.