Elementary Italian

Catalog description

This first semester of a yearlong course emphasizes the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. When you have completed this course, you will be able to engage in some basic face to face and online interactions in Italian. You will be able to greet people and introduce people; you will know how to describe yourself, your life, and your likes and dislikes; you will be able to ask questions of and interact with others and you will have begun to learn how to describe events in the past. The course will introduce you to Italian culture through authentic materials including films, songs, videos, newspaper articles. Note: this is a yearlong course, no credit for one semester only.