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.
ITALIAN COURSES
ITAL 1F00
Introductory Italian
Beginner's course for students with no formal knowledge of Standard 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 will not be permitted to take this course. Students must submit an official high school transcript to the instructor in order to demonstrate that they meet course requirements before the end of the second week of classes. Failure to do so will result in de-registration from the course. Community Service Learning component is available for those students interested.
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(s): ITAL 1F00, (1F01), one or more high school Italian credits or permission of instructor.
Note: Community Service Learning component is available for those students interested.
ITAL 1P91
Italian for International Exchange Students
Acquisition of reading and oral skills, grammar, conversation and composition. Cultural topics, cities and the art of Italy.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
Note: open to international exchange students and non-native speakers of Italian.
ITAL 1P96
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.
Restriction: not open to ITAL (single or combined) majors and minors.
Note: given in English.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained ITAL 1P95 and INTC 1P96.
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, tutorial, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
*ITAL 2P80
Italian Cinema
(also offered as STAC 2P80)
Major film directors and cultural trends in Italian cinema. Influence of Italian film on America directors such as Woody Allen and Francis Ford Coppola. Films studied include those by De Sica, Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Wertmüller, Amelio, Moretti and Sorrentino.
Lectures, 3 hours per week, plus film lab.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required.
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(s): ITAL 1F90 or permission of instructor.
*ITAL 2P92
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.
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.
Note: given in English. ITAL 1F90 recommended.
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, 3 hours per week.
Note: given in English.
ITAL 2P96
Italian Culture and Society
Overview of the intellectual, political and social forces that have shaped modern-day Italy. Focus on historical periods and how these are reflected in art, literature, architecture and society. Selected texts and multi-media material.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to ITAL (single or combined) majors and minors.
Note: given in English.
#ITAL 2P98
Italians in Canada and Italy-Canada Relations
(also offered as CANA 2P98)
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 including World War II internment experience. Italian contribution to the arts in Canada (art, music, film, literature).
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required.
#ITAL 2P99
Medieval and Renaissance Tales
(also offered as MARS 2P99)
Evolution and development of Novella Collections in Europe, emphasizing the Frame Tale function. Selections from Boccaccio, Chaucer, Marguerite de Navarre, Miguel de Cervantes, Maria de Zayas.
Lecture, seminar, 3 hours per week.
*ITAL 2Q90
Digital Archives: Construction, Scholarship and Functionality
(also offered as IASC 2Q90 and STAC 2Q90)
Digital archives, their functionality, development and role in Humanities research. Sites studied will range from library collections to single authors and artist projects, including museum and audio archives. Engagement in the creation of a digital archive.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian required.
*ITAL 3F50
Reading the Italian Medieval and Renaissance City
(also offered as HIST 3F50, MARS 3F50 and VISA 3F50)
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 include Rome, Assisi, Florence and Siena.
Prerequisite(s): one ITAL, HIST, MARS or VISA credit or permission of the course co-ordinator.
Note: offered in Italy during Spring session. Given in English. No knowledge of Italian is needed. Course begins in May on campus during the Spring Evening session (3-4 weeks). Departure for Italy: end of May or beginning of June for a two-week study tour of Rome, Assisi, Florence and Siena. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL (VISA) 2F99 and ITAL (MARS/VISA) 3M50.
ITAL 3M20-3M24
Special Topics in Italian
Special topic in an area not represented by other courses.
ITAL 3P90
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.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English.
*ITAL 3P92
Petrarch and Boccaccio
(also offered as MARS 3P92)
Literature, arts and culture of the Middle Ages emphasizing Petrarch's Canzoniere (Song Book) and Boccaccio's Decameron, and the works and genres that they influenced.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one ITAL, MARS credit or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required.
*ITAL 3P93
Dante's Inferno
(also offered as MARS 3P93)
Dante's Divine Comedy and the world it created and reflected focusing on the Inferno. References to relevant visual arts (illustrations and adaptations of the Divine Comedy by such artists as Doré, Rodin and the Pre-Raphaelites).
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required.
ITAL 3P94
Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature in Translation
Overview of the trends and genres in Italian literature during the 20th and 21st centuries. Representative writings selected from major novelists, short-story writers and poets, such as Pirandello, Montale, Moravia, Calvino, Morante and Eco.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of instructor.
Note: given in English.
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.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 and one ITAL credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of instructor.
ITAL 3Q91
Grammar, Composition and Conversation
Language practice through written compositions, analyses of texts, discussions and presentations.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
ITAL 4P04
Translation: Applications
Translation practice. Interrelationships between English and Italian. Application of translation methodologies to a variety of texts.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 or permission of instructor.
INTERNSHIP COURSE
ITAL 3Q90
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.
Restriction: open to ITAL (single or combined) majors with a minimum 70 percent major average and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ITAL 2F00 and 2P90.
Note: enrolment will be limited to the number of placements available. Italian Minors will be considered in exceptional cases. Students will be interviewed in Italian in order to select appropriate placements. 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.
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