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.
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 high school credit in Italian other than grade 12 Italian or have some knowledge of Italian. Students with two or more years of high school Italian (or equivalent) must take ITAL 1F90.
Students will not receive earned credit in ITAL 1F01 if ITAL 1F00 has been successfully completed.
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(s): one of ITAL 1F00, 1F01, two or more years of high school Italian or permission of instructor.
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.
Language, Literature and Culture
Grammar review; oral and written practice. Introduction to the study of film, literary texts and principles of criticism.
Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
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.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required. Italian Studies majors will complete some assignments in Italian.
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.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English.
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(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Early to High Renaissance Art and Architecture
(also offered as MARS 2P92 and VISA 2P92)
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(s): one of ITAL 1F90, MARS 1F90, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English.
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.
Corequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
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(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Special Topics in Italian
Special topic in an area not represented by other courses.
2013-2014: Reading the Italian Medieval and Renaissance City
(also offered as MARS 3M50 and VISA 3M50)
Exploring key monuments, churches, museums and urban sites. Concept of the city as expressed through art, literature and architecture from Medieval to Baroque times. Historical and geographical influences and factors in shaping the city, its culture and traditions. Cities may include Rome, Assisi, Siena and Florence.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): one ITAL, MARS or VISA credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 and one ITAL, MARS or VISA credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of instructor.
Note: offered in Italy during Spring/Summer session. Given in English. Open to students whose interests include either art history or studio. Additionally, Italian Studies majors will receive language instruction and will complete assignments in Italian. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL (VISA) 2F99.
Travel and Study in Italy
Exploring cultural, historical, geographical and regional traditions of Italy.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Note: offered in Italy during Spring/Summer session. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
Literature of the 19th Century
Literary and cultural movements of the 1800s; socio-cultural issues in pre- and post-Unification Italy. Authors may include Manzoni, Foscolo, Leopardi and Verga.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
Twentieth-Century Prose and Poetry to 1950
Important trends and movements in Italian literature during the first half of the 20th century. Topics may include Modernism, Decadentism, Neorealism, Futurism, Hermeticism. Representative writings selected from major novelists, short-story writers and poets.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
Medieval Italian Literature and Culture
(also offered as MARS 3P92)
Literature, arts and culture of the Middle Ages emphasizing Petrarch's Canzoniere (Song Book) and Boccaccio's Decameron.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00, MARS 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required. Italian Studies majors will complete some assignments in Italian.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 3F93.
Dante and His Medieval World
(also offered as MARS 3P93)
Dante's Divine Comedy and the world it created and reflected. References to relevant visual arts (illustrations of the Divine Comedy and works depicting the Last Judgment) as well as to Dante's The New Life and the Monarchy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00, MARS 1F90 or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required. Italian Studies majors will complete some assignments in Italian.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 3F93.
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.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 and one ITAL credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of instructor.
Note: offered under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Dante Alighieri Society, Niagara Region. Lectures by guest speakers.
Twentieth-Century Prose and Poetry 1950 to the Present
Important trends and movements in Italian literature during the second half of the 20th century. Topics may include Postmodernism, Feminism, the new narrative genres, Gruppo 63, Neoavanguardia or Neosperimentalismo. Representative writings selected from major novelists, short-story writers and poets.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
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(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
Translating and Interpreting in the Community: An Internship
May include health care, tourism, wine industry, judicial services and business.
Tutorial, 1.5 hours per week plus internship placement time.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00, 2P90 or permission of instructor.
Note: enrolment will be limited to the number of placements available. Participation is required in an orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, and resume and interview skills preparation. Part-time internship in a business where Italian is used. Students will be placed in the community for experiential learning.
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(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
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 instructor.
Prerequisite(s): 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.