Italian Courses at Georgia State
ITAL 1001 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Elementary Italian I. Comprehension, conversation, reading, and grammar.
The use of the Language Laboratory is strongly recommended. Not open to
native speakers of Italian.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 1002 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
Elementary Italian II. Prerequisite: Ital 1001 with grade of C or higher,
or equivalent. Comprehension, conversation, reading, and grammar. The
use of the Language Laboratory is strongly recommended. Not open to native
speakers of Italian.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 2001 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
Intermediate Italian I. Prerequisite: Ital 1002 with grade of C or higher,
or equivalent. Conversation, composition, expansion of the vocabulary,
grammar review. The use of the Language Laboratory is strongly recommended.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 2002 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
Intermediate Italian II. Prerequisite: Ital 2001 with grade of C or higher,
or equivalent. Active practice of major language skills with continued
stress on vocabulary building through discussion of a variety of literary
and non-literary readings.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 2211 - DANTE IN TRANSLATION
Dante in Translation. Dolce stil Nuovo. The Divine Comedy and highlights
of the Elements of Eloquence.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 3301 - CIVILIZATION
Civilization. Prerequisite: Ital 2002 with grade of C or higher. Geographical
and historical aspects of Italy. Discussions, reading, and writing on
topics related to Italy's past and its present.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 3302 - ADV COMPOSITION & CONVERSATION
Advanced Composition and Conversation. Prerequisite: Ital 2002 with grade
of C or higher. Grammar and its application in written and oral composition.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 3303 - ITALIAN CULTURAL EXPRESSION
Understanding and Analyzing Italian Cultural Expression. Prerequisite:
Ital 3301 or 3302 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor.
Introduction to the reading and analysis of major generic expressions
of italian culture (literature in prose and verse, film, opera, popular
song, television and pop culture). Students will read and analyze in oral
and written Italian at least one major work in each genre, building on
and solidifying previously learned grammatical and idiomatic structures
and concentrating on speaking, listening, reading and writing in a more
complex and structured format.
3.000 Credit Hours
ITAL 4414 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
Special Topics in Italian Literature. Prerequisites: Ital 3301, Ital
3302 and Ital 3303 with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor.
Study of particular authors, genres, schools or topics not covered in
regular courses. May be repeated if topics vary.
3.000 Credit Hours