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INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSES
LEVEL 100
3198-3199-3200 Advanced Beginning Italian
Alicia Vitti, Anna Clara Ionta
Designed for students with some previous study of Italian or another Romance
language, this course builds on and rapidly expands control of basic grammatical
structures and vocabulary. Students consolidate their ability to negotiate basic survival
situations in the target-language culture, and prepare themselves for continued study of
the language. New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that
emphasize all four-language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Cultural
knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of Italy is a crucial component of the
course content. *Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation
workshop, the culture workshop and the afternoon conversation course.
Required Texts: PRONTI …VIA! Beginning Italian, Daniela Melis, – Student textbook
(ISBN 0-300-10842-7) + *Student Workbook with audio (ISBN 0-300-10845-5)
3151-3152- 3153 Beginning Italian
David Winkler, Anna Clara Ionta
This course is designed to introduce students to the grammatical structures and
vocabulary necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics (e.g. family, daily
routines, and leisure time) and negotiate basic survival situations (making travel
arrangements, ordering meals, and making purchases, etc.). Language topics and
functions are integrated into activities that emphasize the four language skills (speaking,
listening, reading, and writing), with special attention given to speaking and listening.
Cultural knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of Italy is a crucial component
of the course content. This course meets three hours a day.
Required Texts: PRONTI …VIA! Beginning Italian – Student textbook (ISBN 0-30010842-7) + *Student Workbook with audio (ISBN 0-300-10845-5)
Elementary Italian – Conversazione
Anna Clara Ionta
In this course, we will work on mastering practical spoken Italian in its cultural
context. The class activities will help you to develop the ability to maintain a
conversation acquire confidence in using your Italian expand your vocabulary acquire
information about life, culture and current trends in Italy develop sensitivity to Italian
traditions and customs, improve your pronunciation, and will include basic discussion of
some socio-cultural and political issues
*Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation workshop.
Required Text: Rosella Bozzone Costa, Chiara Ghezzi, Monica Piantoni, Nuovo
Contatto. Corso di lingua e civiltà italiana per stranieri, volume A1, Loescher, 20132015, ISBN 9788858308608, 192 pp., 20,70 euro
LEVEL 200
3251-3252-3253 An Introduction to Contemporary Italy
Emilio Ceruti,
This course is intended for students at the intermediate level, as it will afford the
opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating
knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is
modern Italian culture including 20th century history (from the rise of Mussolini’s fascist
dictatorship to the present days), current events, and literature among other things. Two
Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
Experts from the faculty and guest artists will be invited in class to discuss some of the
special topics that we will study.
*Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation workshop and to
enroll in the afternoon conversation course.
Required Texts:
Nuovo Progetto italiano 1 Corso multimediale di lingua e civiltà italiana. Edilingua.
Roma. ISBN 978-960-6632-24-2
Nuovo Progetto italiano 2 Corso multimediale di lingua e civiltà italiana. Edilingua.
Roma. ISBN 978-960-6632-76-1
The Instructor will provide additional material for the course.
Conversation
Anna Clara Ionta
This course is designed to help students develop communication skills in Italian,
addressing topics related to Italian society and culture. The language is presented in
context with practical examples of everyday speech, enriched by idiomatic expressions,
idioms and proverbs. As a means of encouraging conversation, lessons will include
individual activities, pair work and group exercises, as well as role plays and oral
presentations. In order to spark debate in the classroom, the teacher will make use of
films, songs, poems, stories and articles to expand the vocabulary of the students and
sharpen their listening skills.
Objectives of the course:
The planned activities are aimed at:
- developing the ability to hold a conversation;
- gaining confidence in speaking Italian;
- expanding one’s vocabulary;
- obtaining information relating to Italian life, culture and fashions;
- learning traditions and customs and those traditions that are typically Italian;
- improving pronunciation;
- discussing historical, political and socio-cultural topics in class
Required Text: Alessandro De Giuli, Carlo Guastalla, Ciro Massimo Naddeo, Nuovo
Magari B2, Alma, Ean 9788861822832.
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LEVEL 300
3301 Grammar and Composition
Lorenzo Borgotallo
This course aims at strengthening and developing the intricate linguistic competence
that students must possess in order to decipher and produce various verbal codes. Special
emphasis will be given to oral and written expression through a systematic review of
complex linguistic structures. The mastery of grammar will be acquired through an
intensive practice of a variety of exercises. Readings and discussions of special topics
will culminate in the writing of short pieces of descriptive narrative and argumentative
prose.
Required Texts: Una grammatica italiana per tutti. 2. Livello Intermedio. Roma:
Edilingua (ISBN 9788877157850) - Additional material for the course will be provided
by the Instructor
*Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation workshop, as
well as in some of the other workshops offered in the evening for this level.
3304 Important Trends, Leading Figures and Cultural Moments in Italy
Lorenzo Borgotallo
The aim of the course is to analyze and discuss some of the most significant cultural
moments in Italian civilization through a series of discussions and debates based on
important trends, leading figures and controversial and classical topics. The students will
have the opportunity to improve the conversational skills needed to express their personal
views and to interpret the materials read.
Required Texts: Profilo di storia italiana per stranieri. A cura di Paolo E. Balboni e
Matteo Santipolo. Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2004. (ISBN 9788877157850) - Additional
material for the course will be provided by the Instructor * Students are also required
to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation workshop, as well as in some of the
other workshops offered in the evening for this level.
3359 Introduction to Italian Literature
Lorenzo Borgotallo
In this course we will read and discuss texts spanning all periods of Italian literature
and exploring all major literary forms: poetry, prose (narrative and expositional), and
theater (in prose and in verse). Students will gain an understanding of the sweep of Italian
literature, while sharpening their reading and analytical skills, as well as their ability to
express themselves in Italian.
3306 Oral Expression and Conversation
Valentin Morello
The objective of this course is to help students practice their conversational skills in
Italian as well as their listening comprehension and oral expression, while reinforcing the
intricate linguistic competence, vocabulary, and grammatical structures they must possess
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in order to decipher and produce various verbal codes and interact in the Italian sociocultural context. Group discussions, role-play, visual, and written text analysis from a
variety of sources, as well as in-class oral presentation of specific topics, will allow
students to engage with language in meaningful contexts.
Required Texts: A course pack will be prepared by the instructor
* Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation workshop, as
well as in some of the other workshops offered in the evening for this level.
Level 400
Note: This level is obligatory for students who apply for the graduate program but do not
have a major in Italian, have not completed course work equivalent to a major in Italian
and are not able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. This level is also
optional for students who apply for level III but score very high on the placement
examination. All students in this level must take the courses listed below.
3407 Advanced Grammar and Composition
Anna Clara Ionta
This course enables students to progressively construct a repertoire of textual
forms (narrative, descriptive, expressive, and argumentative) in order to communicate
flexibly and fluently in writing. Concurrently, students will review fundamental
grammatical structures and principles through numerous and varied exercises. Oral
expression in all its aspects will be practiced in this course, including presenting,
debating and persuading. *Students are also required to participate in the Diction &
Pronunciation workshop.
Required Texts: Grammatica essenziale della lingua italiana con esercizi, Marco
Mezzadri, Guerra Edizioni ISBN: 88-7715-454-3
Grammatica essenziale della lingua italiana con esercizi, Marco Mezzadri, Guerra
Edizioni, Esercizi supplementari e test ISBN: 88-7715-452-7.
3415 Survey of Italian Literature and Culture
Anna Clara Ionta
This course is an introduction to Italian literary texts illustrating the cultural and
socio-political history of Italy from the Middle Ages to the present. Students will acquire
knowledge of how Italian literary texts reflect in a profound way Italy’s social, cultural,
economic and political history. The major works of representative Italian authors and
literary movements will be presented in time progression, discussed and analyzed in their
cultural, historic and political contexts. The readings will serve as a starting point for
conversation aimed at improving the students’ ability to express themselves with
accuracy both in speaking and in writing. The study of literature will also provide a basis
for analyzing in greater detail the evolution of the Italian language as used in literary
texts. The study of Italian literature will be carried out through class readings and
discussions, some video, and written compositions.
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Required Texts: Paolo E. Balboni, Anna Biguzzi, Letteratura Italiana per Stranieri,
Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2008 (ISBN: 978-88-557-0096-2).
Grimaldi, Il mare che c’è, Edizioni Ghenomena, 2016 (ISBN: 978-88-95857-251)
* Students are also required to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation
3418 Oral Expression
Lorenzo Borgotallo
The objective of this course is to help students practice their conversational skills in
Italian, while reinforcing the intricate linguistic competence, vocabulary, and
grammatical structures they must possess in order to decipher and produce various verbal
codes and interact in the Italian socio-cultural context. Daily newspapers, current events,
conversation with special guests and faculty will be part of this course
Required Texts: A course pack will be prepared by the instructor.
GRADUATE COURSES
SIX-WEEK GRADUATE COURSES
6503 (GLNG Attribute) Written and Spoken Italian
Gaia Capecchi
The course will concentrate specifically on grammar and style. Through analysis of
various grammatical components, the student will acquire greater comprehension of
Italian language and its varied uses. This study will be supplemented by reading and
analyzing texts by great authors of Italian literature with attention to linguistic structure
and stylistic themes. The student will also be required to write essays in which they will
demonstrate their understanding of textual analysis and linguistic interpretation. The
course aims to supply students with the tools to find their voice in spoken and written
Italian while utilizing extraordinary examples from Italian Literature. (2 Hours - one
credit) - Course required for all new graduate students.
6562 (GCUL) - Italian Families
Patrizia Zupan
Recent sociological analyses indicate that in Europe, family solidarity still
remains strongest in Italy. The traditional, heterosexual Italian family proposed by the
Italian Constitution has long offered positive benefits, as the wide-spread image of closeknit, multigenerational families suggests. However, since the legalization of abortion and
divorce in the 1970s, a cascade of interrelated socioeconomic changes (from women’s
independence, single-parent families, and same-sex relationships, to economic instability,
ethnic and racial diversity, and civil unions) have propelled “the” Italian family into a
critical phase of transformation. How did Italian families evolve from the early 20th
century to the present? Informed by historical and social science analyses, modern and
contemporary literature and film will provide the focus of our explorations.
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Required Texts:
Giovanni Verga, Vita dei Campi (1880). Passarino Luigi, EPUB ibs.it, Amazon USA
Kindle, Tascabile ibs.it;
Rosetta Loy, La parola ebreo.(1997) Torino: Einaudi, 2006. EPUB ibs.it;
Natalia Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare. (1963) Torino: Einaudi, 2014. (Amazon USA
tascabile; Tascabile e e-book, ibs.it)
Elena Ferrante, L’amica geniale. Roma: Edizioni EO, 2011. Amazon USA Kindle e
tascabile. Ibs.it e-book e tascabile.
6565 Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature and Culture
Giulia Tellini
This course will cover Italian literature from the beginning of the nineteenth to the
end of the twentieth century. Major authors will be read against the background of Italian
political and cultural history. Beginning with an overview of Italian Romanticism --with
particular reference to Foscolo and Leopardi, the course will then focus on the
development of the novel, from Manzoni, Nievo and the authors of the United Italy
(Verga, Collodi, Deledda, D'Annunzio, Pirandello) to the representative writers of the
twentieth century (Svevo, Pavese, Ginzburg, C. Levi, Vittorini, Calvino). Changing
attitudes in poetry will be illustrated by a selection of readings ranging from the
Decadence (Pascoli, Gozzano, the crepuscolari poets) to "Avanguardia" (Marinetti and
Futurism), Dino Campana, the "Ermetici" (Ungaretti, Montale), and the
"Transavanguardia". *Course required for new graduate students who do not have a
major in Italian.
Required Text: Gino Tellini, Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, seconda
edizione, Milano, Le Monnier, 2014
6572 Verdi: The Opera of the 19th Century
Cosimo Colazzo
Giuseppe Verdi defined himself as a prominent composer of 19th century opera.
Departing from the “classical” style in which the role of the chorus is to disclose aspects
of the drama, Verdi advances the operatic form with a more sensitive development of the
protagonists, and in his ultimate works, to a form which expresses a major shift from
contemporary popular style. The dramatic theatrical and musical language is innovative
and continues to draw out the emotional involvement of the audience, reaffirmed in its
new form. It is Verdi's ability to appeal to the public sentiment while evolving a form and
incorporating contemporary political ideas that earned him recognition as well as a
historical symbol of the Italian unification. Leaving behind the operatic form of the early
19th century while reinvigorating the elements of the "Classical" form, his language
becomes more tender elevating itself in favor of a more elastic realization of the form and
of the voice with respect to narration of the libretto.
The course intends to examine, by means of study of the most significant operas in their
various phases of production, the development of the musical and theatrical language of
Verdi while also studying the synthesis of a musical-political experience that presents a
strong Verdean identity as well as a continuous operatic development.
Required Texts:
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Giampiero Tintori, Invito all’ascolto di Verdi, Mursia, Milano, 2009, 302 p., ISBN-10:
8842541427; ISBN-13: 978-8842541424
Readings from:
Massimo Mila, Verdi, Rizzoli, Milano, 2012, 840 p., ISBN-10: 8817060437; ISBN-13:
978-8817060431 (libro
6578 - (GCUL attribute) Made in Italy: Cuisine, Fashion, and Design –
Gaia Capecchi
The course aims to illustrate the character of Italian cultural identity concentrating
on three aspects: cuisine, fashion, and design. Students will study the period following
the Unification of Italy through the present day and will consider the formation and
development of culinary traditions throughout Italy with an emphasis on the developing
relations in trade, agriculture and immigration between Italy and the modern world.
Developing trends in Italian fashion will be considered through the trade of artisanal
products and industrial production as well as contemporary leading artisans. The
movement from applied arts and serial production will be studied in design and observed
in historical turning points. The aim of the course is to analyze objects, artists and
historical periods that raised Italy to a global level of excellence while creating the
phenomenon known as "Made in Italy".
6610 (Attribute GCUL) - The Revolution of Renaissance: The Foundations of
Modern Art and Science
Gino Tellini
In this course, we will analyze the birth of the Renaissance in Florence, its artistic
antecedents and then dwell on Brunelleschi and his revolutionary theories on perspective
as a new spiritual and rational vision of the world. We will examine the historical,
economic and cultural conditions that spawned and stimulated the new art forms that
spread from Florence throughout Italy and Europe. The major authors of the three arts ˗
architecture, sculpture and painting ˗ who will become the first models for the
development of the entire period (Brunelleschi and Alberti, Ghiberti and Donatello,
Beato Angelico, Masaccio and Ghirlandaio) will be studied along with artists such as
Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Cellini, Vasari. Lectures will be
supplemented by historical, scientific and literary readings and will follow a
chronological order, focusing on specific issues such as Platonism and Aristotelianism,
the art of portraiture, sculpture, dynamism and expressionism, spirituality and eroticism.
Required Text: La rivoluzione rinascimentale. Antologia di testi, con brani critici, a cura
di Gino Tellini, Firenze, 2017 (materiale di lavoro che sarà distribuito in PDF a tutti gli
iscritti al corso).
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructor.
6613 - Vocal Techniques Italian Opera
Zanardi & Colazzo
This course provides singers of all levels the opportunity to work on vocal technique,
style and skills of the classical singing actor, in a concentrated immersion environment. It
is also open to those without formal training who would like to gain basic knowledge and
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skills for good singing technique. This workshop includes private and/or group lessons in
vocal technique as well as rehearsals with pianist and voice faculty. Weekly labs will
focus on musical interpretation and on learning opera scenes. All participants who wish
will perform in a final concert.
Suggested Texts:
Maria Callas, Lezioni di Canto, Ed. Longanesi - ISBN-10: 8830408549
ISBN-13: 978-8830408548
Antonio Juvarra, Il canto e le sue tecniche. Trattato -Ed. Ricordi
ISBN: 8875920478 - ISBN-13: 9788875920470
Vittorio Coletti, Da Monteverdi a Puccini – Introduzione all’Opera Italiana, Ed. Einaudi
ISBN: 978-88-06-16592-7
Paola Geri, Manuale d’Italiano per cantanti d’opera, Ed Guerra
ISBN 88-7715-725-9
6622 – (GCUL attribute) A Rereading of the Unification of Italy
Antonio Nicaso
The history of Italian Risorgimento has been shaped by rhetoric that depicts a
nation founded on a legendary past. This legendary past is one of the heroism and
martyrdom of a minority of combatants who believed that they had a singular mission to
accomplish. In order to understand what really happened a deep re-reading of historical
facts is necessary. The course will focus on how the unification of the South of Italy with
the North led to a civil war. We will explore how the victor erased the memories of the
vanquished and discover the true nature of the Risorgimento.
Required Text: Gigi Di Fiore, Controstoria dell’Unità d’Italia, Rizzoli, 2010, Formato
Tascabile, ISBN: 978-88-17-04281-9
6627 (GLNG attribute) - Languages and Dialects of Italy
Emilio Ceruti
The course will provide the students with tools to engage in the study of
standardized Italian as well as a multitude of regional dialects of Italy. A brief
introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), an essential tool in the study of
regional idioms, will be provided during Section 1. Italian idioms are formed through
standard Italian and Italian regional variations, dialects, and other primary linguistic
aspects. Idioms vary greatly by geography.
Required text: Grassi, C.; Sobrero, A. A., Telmon, T. (2010). Introduzione alla
dialettologia italiana (Quinta edizione). Bari: Laterza. ISBN: 978-88-420-6918-8.
Other didactic materials and bibliography will be provided by the instructor.
6663 - (Attribute of GLIT) - Italian Novels of the 18th and the Early 19th Century
Gino Tellini
The course will consider the progression in Italian Literature from Alessandro
Manzoni (1827 - 1840) through Federigo Tozzi (1919.) Texts to be studied are "Le
confessioni d'un italiano," by Ippolito Nievo; "Il Malavoglia, Maestro-don Gesualdo," by
Giovanni Verga; "Il piacere," by Gabriele D'Annunzio, "Una vita, 1892; Senilità, 1898;
La coscienza di Zeno, 1923," by Italo Svevo; "Il fu Mattia Pascal," by Luigi Pirandello. A
constant evolution of themes, characters and mythologies will be highlighted through
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these ten works, providing an intricate description of the culture and society between the
age of Romanticism and the Avant-garde in Italy.
Required Text: Gino Tellini, Il romanzo italiano dell’Ottocento e del primo Novecento;
Da Manzoni a Tozzi. Firenze, 2017."
Additional course material will be provided electronically by the instructor.
6665 The Mediterranean Signature of Dante’s Commedia
Patricia Zupan
The course will explore Dante’s Commedia in a contemporary key, with special
reference not only to classical and Christian culture and traditions, but also to the
medieval, pan-Mediterranean, medieval cultural context from which it emerged. We will
be reading selected cantos, as well as some of Dante’s other works, in relation to the
wider, interactive network of intellectual and spiritual traditions of Christianity, Islam
and Judaism. In so doing, we aim to reveal the poet’s modernity: his synthesis of the
three traditions, proposing to his readers an “interpretive” journey that is imaginatively,
intellectually and spiritually engaged.
Required Texts: Dante Alighieri, Tutte le opere (Divina Commedia, Vita Nuova, Rime,
Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia, Monarchia, Egloghe, Epistole, Quaestio de aqua et de
terra). Introduzione di Italo Borzi. Commenti a cura di Giovanni Fallani, Nicola Maggi e
Silvio Zennaro. (Roma: Newton Compton Editori, 2015) (Tascabile, ibs.it)
Cardini, Franco. L’invenzione del nemico. Palermo: Sellerio, 2006. (Tascabile ibs.it;
Tascabile Amazon USA)
Dante and Islam. Ed. J. Ziolkowski. New York: Fordham Univ. Press. 2014. (Kindle
USA; Tascabile Amazon USA)
6670 Anarchy and Revolutionary Italian American Literature of the 20th Century
Daniela Privitera
This course will examine chronologically the literature of two generations of
Italian immigrants in the US from the early 20th century into the present. Particular
attention will be paid to themes of immigration: work and family, discrimination and the
impact of multicultural urbanization. The course of will begin with the writing of Carlo
Tresco, Arturo Giovanniti, Pictor Di Donato, Efrem Bartoletti and John Fante concluding
at the "carica rivoluzionaria" of their poetry such as manifestos of Laurence Ferlinghetti.
We will ask why the thread of this literature has been deliberately forgotten and
understand the real motivations for which the condition of the immigrant still today is
considered a marginal position in society. In conclusion the students will be invited to
participate in creative writing exercise that will improve their ability to write in Italian.
Required Texts:
Pietro di Donato, Cristo tra i muratori , trad. italiana , 2011, (tit. orig.: Christ in Concret,
1939) - Edizioni Il Grappolo
Mercato S. Severino (Sa) 2001, pp. 223 € 13. Per contatti e info: [email protected]
Carlo Tresca, Una giornata infernale di Carlo Tresca nel Mesaba Range, 662 – Il fascista
GenePope è un uomo di paglia, 670 (da Italoamericana, F. Durante Mondadori 2005);
ISBN 88-04-54380-9
Arturo Giovannitti: «O Labor of America: Heartbeat of Mankind», 576 – To Mussolini,
580 – Malebolge,
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582 – Samnite Cradle Song, 586 (da Italoamericana, F. Durante da Italoamericana, F.
Durante Mondadori 2005); ISBN 88-04-54380-9
Efrem Bartoletti, I maggio, 596 – In memoria di Joe Hill, 597 – L’I.W.W., 598 –
Ricordando Carlo (da Italoamericana, F. Durante da Italoamericana, F. Durante
Mondadori 2005); ISBN 88-04-54380-9 )
J. Fante Racconti , Dago Red , Einaudi 2006, XXXVII-221 p., brossura
L. Ferlinghetti , Poesia come arte che insorge , Giunti 2009 20011- ISBN-EAN
9788809056312,
6677 (Attribute GCUL) - Multicultural and Interfaith Dialogue in the
Mediterranean: The Situation in Italy
Karim Hannachi
The resettlement of Muslim immigrants in Europe and the emergence of a type of
collective religious membership [O1] are transforming society which, today, finds itself
facing high stakes challenges from the second religion [O2] practiced in Europe. The
crisis in the southern Mediterranean increases the difficulty of these challenges that
necessitate urgently a serious intercultural conversation between social services and
progressive policy makers. The questions to confront are largely difficult; their answers
putting seriously in play the future and the security of a Europe that is struggling to find
efficient and practical solutions. The dialogue with Europe and Islam must consider
integration within Muslim communities, the amplification of Islamaphobia, radical Islam,
terrorism, social services, secularism and religion, Muslim women and their freedom and
sexuality, exploitation of media and politics, relations between Islam and the European
institutions.
Required Texts: Edgar Morin, Tariq Ramadan, Claude-Henry Du Bord, (2015), Il
pericolo delle idee, Erickson. ISBN: 978 88 590 0596 4 (il libro è disponibile anche in
formato e-book).
Stefano Allievi, Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna G. (2016), Tutto quello che non vi hanno mai
detto sull’immigrazione, Laterza. ISBN: 978 8858123720 (il libro è disponibile anche in
formato e-book).
*Ulteriori materiali in Pdf o in fotocopia saranno consegnati dal docente.
6755 - (GCUL) - Laughing is a Serious Matter: Italian Comedy
Antonio Vitti
In the wake of Italian Neorealism's failure to make a significant impact on the nation's
cinema-going public a new strand of Italian film emerged that lasted from the late 1950s
to the mid-1970s: Comedy - Italian Style. Picking up on elements of the post-war
movement's social critique and combining them with comic techniques, a series of
directors managed to satirize the Italy of the economic miracle in a genuinely popular
form of cinema. Despite its success, both artistically and at the box office, Comedy Italian Style is little known abroad and all too rarely studied. In this module we will look
at the emergence of this genre, some of its key works, and compare and contrast the way
in which different directors developed the unique features of the commedia. We will also
study the historical conditions that gave rise to the popularity of this particular form of
comedy and shaped its development
Required Tets:
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*Materiali in Pdf e/o in fotocopia saranno consegnati dal docente
6795 Teaching Italian: Theoretical Principles, Practical Applications, and New
Technologies for Effective Material Development and Classroom Practice.
(For DML Candidates, Advanced Graduate Students and Teachers) ---- GPED - 2
Units
Daria Mizza
The course focuses both on the main theoretical principles and practical
applications of teaching methodology and instructional technology for the teaching of
Italian as Foreign Language (IFL). During the methodology section of the course,
participants will be exposed to the main language teaching methodologies and classroom
practices. This may include: the analysis of different approaches to course and syllabus
design, the development of specific lesson plans, the integration of task-based instruction,
and the assessment practices with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. During the
technology section of the course, students will develop critical skills for a meaningful
integration of instructional technologies into their teaching/learning of Italian. After
conducting a review of instructional technologies available for learning and teaching
foreign languages, students will be guided to analyze the opportunities and constraints in
using specific technologies for Italian as Foreign Language instruction. Active and
collaborative participation in the course activities is required and students will be
encouraged to conduct readings, engage in face-to-face and online discussions, develop
lesson plans, observe language classes, prepare task-based activities, and conduct
technology-enhanced projects and teaching demonstrations.
Required Texts:
- Balboni E., Margiotta U. (2012) Formare online i docenti di lingue e italiano L2. Utet
(ISBN 8860081998)
- Diadori, P. (2010). Insegnare italiano a stranieri, Le Monnier. (ISBN: 88008604190)
- Pichiassi, M. (2007). Apprendere l'italiano L2 nell'era digitale - Le nuove tecnologie
nell'insegnamento e apprendimento dell'italiano per stranieri. Edizioni Guerra - Soleil
(ISBN 8855700626)
- Serragiotto, G. (2009). Sillabo di riferimento per la formazione degli insegnanti di
italiano a stranieri. Venezia: Cafoscarina (ISBN 9788875432409). Available online at:
http://arca.unive.it/bitstream/10278/1237/1/SerragiottoR.pdf
800 Independent Study
Vitti
By permission only (1 Unit)
DML 902 Research Paper
Antonio Vitti
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