Italian

Humanities Division

ITAL-01 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN
(CSU breadth area C2) 5 units: 5 hours lecture.
Advisory: ENGL-84.
This course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Italian the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is not recommended for native speakers. (3/00)

ITAL-01AB ELEMENTARY ITALIAN
(CSU breadth area C2) 2.5 units: 2.5 hours lecture.
This course will include spoken language, pronunciation, reading simple material, and an elementary knowledge of grammar. The pace will be such that a student will complete the first regular semester of language in two semesters, at which time he or she will be ready for ITAL-02. This course is designed for students who are uncertain about attempting a foreign language, and for which the regular program might be too fast or concentrated and for the terminal student who wishes to become familiar with a foreign language.

ITAL-02 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN
(CSU breadth area C2) 5 units: 5 hours lecture.
Prerequisite: ITAL-01.
This course will continue where ITAL-01 left off, focusing on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Italian the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is recommended for students who have completed one year of high school Italian; it is not recommended for native speakers. (3/00)

ITAL-03 INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
(CSU breadth area C2) 5 units: 5 hours lecture.
Prerequisites: ITAL-02.
Intermediate Italian is a continuation of ITAL-02. This course reviews and further develops grammatical concepts introduced in ITAL-01 and ITAL-02, as well as introduces the student to new concepts. Through varied readings, composition, and discussion, the student will increase his or her vocabulary and cultural knowledge. This course is recommended for new students who have completed two (2) years of high school Italian. (3/00)