2008-2009 Undergraduate Calendar

The Department aims to provide students with a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of spoken and written Italian, its literature and culture. In addition to the courses taught in the language, the Italian Program provides courses in Cinema, Culture, Art and Architecture taught in English. As well, the Department offers a series of courses taught in English that may be acceptable for credit toward a degree. Students are encouraged to participate in one or more of the study programs in Italy.

Summer Studies in Italy

The Italian section of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers two summer courses in Italy: ITAL 2F99 Reading the Italian City (offered in conjunction with the Department of Visual Arts), and ITAL 3M21 Monumental Rome: From Romulus to the Renaissance (offered in conjunction with the Department of Classics). Contact the Department for information and registration.

Students wishing to study in Italy through other universities may do so in consultation with the Department.

Program Notes

1.	Students with two or more years of high school Italian or a previous university Italian credit take ITAL IF90 and may not take ITAL 1F00 or 1F01 without permission of the Department. Permission is granted only in the most exceptional cases.
2.	Students with one grade 10 Italian credit take ITAL 1F01.
3.	Students with no high school credits in the language take ITAL 1F00.
4.	ITAL 1F00 and 1F01 are introductory language courses. Students who register in these courses must submit an official high school transcript to the instructor as proof of their level of competence in order to receive Departmental confirmation of registration before the end of the second week of classes. Failure to do so will result in de-registration from the course.
5.	Unless otherwise noted in the course description, courses numbered 2(alpha)00 or above are taught in Italian while courses numbered 1F90 and below are taught in Italian to the extent possible.
6.	ITAL 1F00 and 1F01 may be taken for degree credit, but cannot be used to meet requirements for major programs in Italian. However, either of these courses may be included in a minor program in Italian.
7.	ITAL 1F00, 1F01, 1F90 and 2F00 constitute a sequence. Once credit has been obtained in one of these courses, students are not allowed to take for credit a course in the same language with a lower number in the sequence. Students may not take two courses at different levels in the sequence during the same term. This regulation also applies to courses taken at other institutions.
8.	Departmental courses noted as given in English may be included in major programs. Single Pass programs may include no more than one and one-half credits in such courses; combined Pass programs may include no more than one credit in such courses. Combined Honours programs may include no more than one and one-half credits in such courses. If both combined Honours programs are chosen, from French, Italian or Spanish, one and one-half credits in each language is allowed.
9.	A minor program may include no more than one-half ITAL credit given in English.
10.	The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to and/or credit for any of its language courses to a student who has, in the view of the Department, a level of competence unsuited to that course.
11.	In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Pass Program

Year 1

	ITAL 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one Science context credit
	one Social Science context credit
	two elective credits

Year 2

	ITAL 2F00
	two ITAL or MLLC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 7)
	two elective credits

Year 3

	Three ITAL or MLLC credits numbered 2(alpha)90 and above (see program note 7)
	two elective credits

Combined Major Program

Students may take a combined major in Italian and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option.

Honours

Year 1

	ITAL 1F90 (see program note 1)
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one Science context credit
	one Social Science context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	ITAL 2F00
	one ITAL or MLLC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 7)
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	ITAL 2P90
	two ITAL or MLLC credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 7)
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one-half elective credit

Year 4

	ITAL 3F93, 3P94, 3P99 and 4P04
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one-half elective credit

Pass

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Minor in Italian

Students in other disciplines may obtain a Minor in Italian within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	ITAL 1F90 and 2F00
	one ITAL credit (see program notes 5 and 8)
	one ITAL literature and/or culture credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 8)

Course Descriptions

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

ITAL 1F00

Introductory Italian

Beginner's course for students with no background in Italian. Acquisition of reading and oral skills, basic grammar; conversation and composition.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: Students who have taken a previous Italian course in high school or have some knowledge of Italian will not be permitted to take this course.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 1F01.

ITAL 1F01

Basic Italian Language

Elementary-level Italian language course for students with some background in Italian. Acquisition of reading and oral skills, basic grammar; composition and conversation.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: for students who have one grade 10 Italian credit or have some knowledge of Italian. Students with two or more years of high school Italian (or equivalent) must take ITAL 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 1F00.

ITAL 1F90

Intermediate Italian

Review of basic grammar; composition and oral practice. Discussions based on cultural topics, cities and the art of Italy.

Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite: one of ITAL 1F00, 1F01, two or more years of high school Italian or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 1P95

Italian Culture and Civilization

Artistic heritage of Italy and the intellectual, political and social forces that have shaped the mentality and way of life of the Italians. Selected texts and multi-media material.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: given in English.

ITAL 2F00

Language, Literature and Culture

Grammar review; oral and written practice. Introduction to the study of film, literary texts and principles of criticism.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

*ITAL 2F99

Reading the Italian City

(also offered as VISA 2F99)

Exploring key monuments, churches, museums and urban sites culminating with the Venice Biennale. Concept of the city as expressed through art, literature and architecture from Medieval to Post-modern times. Historical and geographical influences and factors in shaping the city, its culture and traditions, from fine arts to culinary arts and oenology. Cities may include Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Siena, Florence and Venice.

Restriction: permission of the Department.

Prerequisites: two ITAL or VISA credits.

Note: offered in Italy. Given in English. Open to students whose interests include either art history or studio. Additionally, Italian majors will receive language instruction and will complete assignments in Italian. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

*ITAL 2P40

Early to High Renaissance Art and Architecture

(also offered as VISA 2P40)

Major monuments, buildings and art works of the period from several critical perspectives including the humanist influence on the arts in Florence and Rome, the issue of patronage and the question of the artist's cultural status.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 1F90, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98) or permission of the instructor.

Note: given in English.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 2P10.

ITAL 2P80

Italian Cinema

Major film directors and cultural trends in Italian cinema. Films studied include those by De Sica, Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Wertmüller, Amelio and Moretti.

Lectures, 3 hours per week, plus film lab.

Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 2P80.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in FILM 2P80.

ITAL 2P85

Italians in Canada and Italy-Canada Relations

History of Italian immigration in Canada, focusing on Ontario. Italian-Canadian literature including such writers as Nino Ricci and Mary Di Michele. Cultural and economic relations between Italy and Canada.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: given in English.

ITAL 2P90

Translation and Language Practice

Translation of selected material from magazine articles, essays and various texts focusing on interference between English and Italian. Introduction to business correspondence.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 2P94

Linguistic and Cultural Regionalism in Italy

Cultural, socio-political and economic issues and conditions that characterize the regions of Italy. Emphasis on regional linguistic variants and dialects, and the establishment of a linguistic standard.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Co-requisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 2P95

Modern Culture and Civilization

Historical changes and key issues in 19th- and 20th-century Italy focusing on Italian unification, Fascism and modern Italy. Arts and literature representative of the period.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 2P11.

ITAL 3F93

Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio

Major works of three of Italy's greatest writers. Selections from Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia, Francesco Petrarca's Il Canzoniere and Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 3M20-3M24

Special Topics in Italian

Special topic in an area not represented by other courses.

ITAL 3P90

Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Literary and cultural movements of the mid-19th and early 20th centuries; socio-cultural issues in pre- and post-Unification Italy. Authors may include Manzoni, Foscolo, Leopardi, Verga and Pirandello.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 3P94

The Modern Novel

Representative novels from leading modern and contemporary writers, such as Pirandello,Tabucchi, Duranti, Calvino, Sciascia, Banti, Ginsburg.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 3P96

Visuality in the Italian Lyric

Selected Italian poetry from the 15th to the 20th century, emphasizing the construction of visual images. Intersections of poetic texts with artworks from Renaissance and Baroque art to metaphysical painting and futurism.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 3P97

Italian for Teachers

Approaches to the teaching of Italian as a second language. Teaching methods, educational materials and multi-media resources.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites: ITAL 2F00 and one ITAL credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.

Note: offered under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Dante Alighieri Society, Niagara Region. Lectures by guest speakers.

ITAL 3P99

Advanced Grammar and Composition

Principles of syntactical analysis and elements of style; study of figurative language and compositions on literary and non-literary topics.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 4P04

Translation: Applications

Lexical, morphological, syntactic and semantic interrelationships between source text and target text; application of translation methodologies to a variety of texts.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.

ITAL 4P97

Strategies in the Teaching of Language, Literature, and Culture

Recent theories and developments in the teaching of language and culture, including literary texts, music, artistic works and monuments.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: 3.0 ITAL credits or teaching experience.

Note: offered under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, through the Dante Alighieri Society, Niagara Region.

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