Italian courses

101A   Fundamentals of Italian         4 units

Corequisite: Any Foundation course.  For those who are just beginning the study of Italian or who have had one year of high school Italian. (lecture 4 hrs.)

101B   Fundamentals of Italian         4 units

Corequisite: Any Foundation course.  Continuation of ITAL 101A.  Practice in grammar, reading, pronunciation, writing and conversation. (lecture 4 hrs.)

201A   Intermediate Italian   4 units

Prerequisites: ITAL 101B and completion of the 13 unit Foundation requirements (or entering competency equivalent to ITAL 101B and completion or concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course. Readings of representative writers with oral and written practice. (lecture 4)

201B   Intermediate Italian   4 units

Prerequisites: ITAL 201A and completion of the 13 unit Foundation requirement (or entering competency equivalent to ITAL 201A and completion or concurrent enrollment in at least one Foundation course.  Readings of representative writers with oral and written practice. (lecture 4 hrs.)

214      Intermediate Conversation   3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 101B. Should be taken concurrently with ITAL 201A or 201B. Designed to develop basic conversational skills and to prepare for more advanced work in ITAL 314.

310      Intro to Analysis Italian Lit   3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 201B. This course imparts literary terminology and the study of the primary genres in Italian literature through an analysis of exemplary texts. A brief overview of methodologies will also be introduced, i.e., deconstruction, sociological, gender studies, formalism and deconstruction. Effective Spring 2004.

312A   Advanced Italian I     3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or equivalent. Review of grammatical principles with regular exercises and composition work for the development in increased mastery of the written language.

312B   Advanced Italian II    3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or equivalent. Review of grammatical principles with regular exercises and composition work for the development of increased  mastery of the written language.

314      Advanced Conversation        3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 214 or consent of the instructor. Continuation of ITAL 214. More advanced use of spoken Italian to establish strong basis for correct and fluent proficiency in oral idiom.

335      Survey of Italian Literature I            3 units

Prerequisites: Upper division standing in Italian or consent of instructor. Introductory study of the most important Italian literary works, authors, and movements of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century.

336      Ital Lit I: 19th & 20th Cent   3 units

Prerequisites: Upper division standing in Italian or consent of instructor. Introductory study of the most important Italian literary works, authors, and movements of Italian literature from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.

411      Adv Syntax Grammar Stylistics        3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 312B. This course provides an in depth study of Italian syntax in order to improve skills for written Italian. Vocabulary development and analysis and imitation of writing styles and forms will be emphasized.

414      History of Italian Language  3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 312B. This course will examine the main developments in the transformation from Latin to Italian, the debates on what constitutes the Italian language (questione della lingua) 1200 ¿ present, including the contributions of Dante Alighieri, Machiavelli, and Alessandro Manzoni. The influence of the media and immigrant populations on the linguistic situation in Italy today will also be addressed.

424      Italian Women Writers          3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or consent of instructor. Study of the role of women writers within the history of Italian literature from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance to contemporary literature. Effective Spring 2004.

454      Italian Cinema            3 units

Prerequisite:  Senior standing or consent of instructor.  Acquaint students with the art of the medium, particularly as it is realized through the work of the artist most responsible for its success or failure, in this case the director.  Traditional grading only for majors/minors.  ITAL 454 is same course as FEA 454.

473      Mastrc Italian Renaissance Lit        3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 310, 335, 336. Readings in Italian Quattro and cinque cento thought to explore the revolution toward the ¿new learning¿ and the valorization of human ability, worldly matters, and secular culture.

482      Building of Italian Nation      3 units

Prerequisite: ITAL 310, 335 and 336. This course will explore the literature that promoted the creation and building of the Italian nation from the Middle Ages to the present. Effective Spring 2004.

490      Special Topics            3 units

Prerequisite: Upper division standing in Italian or consent of instructor. Study of a particular topic or aspect of Italian literature, language or culture. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 12 units.

494      Internship in Italian   1 units min / 3 units max

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and department chair. Field work in Italian, supplemented by readings and tutorials under the direction of a faculty member. Internships, small group discussion/teaching, and other assignments directs by a supervising faculty member. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. No more than 3 units may be applied to the major in Italian.

499      Directed Studies        1 units min / 3 units max

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and department chair. Independent study under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of six units.


College of Liberal Arts | California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840 | (562) 985-4111