Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Students develop ability to communicate in Italian in everyday situations. Classes primarily based on student interaction and students are expected to be active participants in process. No prior knowledge of Italian is necessary. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Italian.

Long Title: ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Continuation of ITAL 101. Students will develop the ability to communicate satisfactory in everyday situations. Classes based on student interaction and students are active participants in this process. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Result of Placement Test or ITAL 101 or ITAL 222 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 102 if student has credit for ITAL 262.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Intermediate level students increase Italian proficiency and cultural awareness through learner-centered communicative activities and thoughtful processing of authentic materials. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or ITAL 102 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 201 if student has credit for ITAL 263.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: This is a continuation of ITAL 201. Classes incorporate proficiency based instruction focused on expanding vocabulary and further developing cultural awareness and communicative skills. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or ITAL 201 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 202 if student has credit for ITAL 264.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Transfer Courses

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation. Credit may not receive for both ITAL 222 and ITAL 101.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND MUSIC

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Intermediate-level directed reading in Italian language, literature, and music. Designed to develop reading and writing skills, this intensive seminar will position students for advanced-level undergraduate study of Italian. 30 pages of written work required. Taught in Italian and English, authors considered include Petrarch, Bembo, Ariosto, Tasso, Redi, Metastasio, Goldoni, and Da Ponte, with specific reference to musical poetry.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 6

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Italian to communicate and interact with speakers of Italian at a low-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 262 if student has credit for ITAL 102.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 102 OR ITAL 262 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Italian to communicate and interact with speakers of Italian at an intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 263 if student has credit for ITAL 201.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE III

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 201 OR ITAL 263 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Italian to communicate and interact with speakers of Italian at an upper-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ITAL 264 if student has credit for ITAL 202.

Long Title: ADVANCED ITALIAN I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 202 OR ITAL 264 or permission of instructor

Description: This course helps students develop an ADVANCED level of proficiency in Italian through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary.

Long Title: ADVANCED ITALIAN II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 301 or permission of instructor

Description: This course helps students develop an ADVANCED level of proficiency in Italian through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ITALY THROUGH CINEMA AND LITERATURE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 202 or permission of instructor

Description: This course will concentrate on Italian cinema and literature from c1950-present. Topics to be discussed include Neorealism, Feminism, 'Commedia all'italiana', and the Holocaust. Students will begin to express themselves in increasingly elegant written and spoken Italian. This course is supported by resources available through the LRC.

Long Title: STARS OF ITALIAN CINEMA

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will examine some of the most representative films of Italian cinema through the figure of the actress the director has chosen to star in his/her film. Politicians and artists have forged specific ideas about female beauty. Films in particular accomplish this task through the face and the body of the actress who becomes the incarnation of Italy and the embodiment of the cultural, political and historical heritage of a nation and its people. Actresses like Anna Magnani, Silvana Mangano, Claudia Cardinale and Sophia Loren above all, lent their bodies to a cinematic corpus that became part of the Italian national identity. This course will be conducted in Italian. An advanced knowledge of the language is required. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended Prerequisite: ITAL 309. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONTEMPORARY ITALY: CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: For advanced students of Italian, modern culture (cinema, cucina, musica, politica, arte, sport, famiglia) is studied through a range of print and electronic media. Central will be the exploration of Italian cultural events, exhibitions, and other opportunities at Rice and beyond the hedges in Houston's vibrant Italian community. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MADONNAS & DIVAS: IMAGES OF AND FROM ITALIAN WOMEN

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3 TO 4

Description: This course will examine the many facets of and from Italian women beginning in the Middle Ages until the present. The different mediums include literature, art, cinema and politics. Additional hour for students of Italian who complete readings, papers, and seminar discussions in Italian. Cross-list: SWGS 334. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.