2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ITA 109 - Basic Italian Language and Culture


This course will focus simultaneously on the fundamentals of the Italian language and Italian culture and history. Intended for students with no prior formal study of Italian, it is designed to be taken in conjunction with ITA 103 , complementing this course by exploring areas of grammar not typically treated in ITA 103 , such as the imperative and the past and future tenses will be through intensive drills and practice and by practicing in conversational settings learned structures. This course will also emphasize attainment of basic reading skills that will enable the student to access simple, but authentic texts. Longer readings in English that treat broad issues of Italian history and culture may be assigned.
Lecture
3 Credits
Corequisite: ITA 103