ITAL 203 Advanced Italian I: Talking About Culture
This course emphasizes the development of conversational skills, vocabulary expansion, while deepening students' knowledge of current Italian literary, social, and cultural events through the study of Marco Tullio Giordana's 2002 film The Best of Youth. It also develops effective written skills in various contexts and prepares them for written assignments in upper division Italian courses. From a cultural standpoint, students will concentrate on pivotal Italian historic events occurred in the last thirty years which they will follow as the screening of Giordana's movie progresses. Newspapers and magazines will also be part of the material. [Prerequisite: C- or better in Italian 104, appropriate placement score or equivalent.] Students will read/see these narratives with a pertinent critical approach, focusing on techniques and strategies, such as narration and summary of a story.
Prerequisite
ITAL 104 or Level 5 Placement