Note: Students unsure of their language level should contact the Department of Modern Languages about a placement test. In addition, all students, including first-year students, may obtain special permission to register in a higher course if they have sufficient background in the language.
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Italian
1030 -
Italian for Beginners
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An introduction to oral and written Italian with emphasis on the development of communicative skills. No previous knowledge of Italian is required. Note that students who have successfully completed Grade 12 U Italian or equivalent cannot take this course for credit.
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Italian
1030W/X -
Intensive Italian for Beginners (Accelerated)
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An introduction to oral and written Italian with emphasis on the development of communicative skills. No previous knowledge of Italian is required. This accelerated course requires a very high level of commitment.
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Italian
2200 -
Intermediate Italian
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This course further develops students’ communicative skills using authentic materials including songs, films, websites. Students will familiarize themselves with the richness of Italian contemporary culture and will expand their knowledge of grammar.
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Italian
2200W/X -
Intensive Intermediate Italian
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This course further develops students’ communicative skills using authentic materials including songs, films, websites. Students will familiarize themselves with the richness of Italian contemporary culture and will expand their knowledge of grammar. This accelerated course requires a very high level of commitment.
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Italian 1030 or 1030W/X or Grade 12U Italian with a minimum grade of 60% or permission of the Department.
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Italian
2215F/G -
Exploring Italian Culture
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Introduction to reading, writing and researching about Italian culture and its contribution to the global context. Students will acquire foundations through case studies concerning arts, literature, language, history and identity. Taught in Italian by a core professor in conjunction with different
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Italian 2200 or 2200W/X, the former 2250 or permission of the Department.
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Italian
2220A/B -
Italian Conversation
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Guided conversations in Italian dealing with the hottest issues in contemporary Italy.
Students will develop their communicative skills in Italian through discussion of a number of topics, ranging from social and political issues to TV and pop culture, fashion, food, sports.
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Italian
2240F/G -
Italian Journeys
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Discover Tuscany, Sicily, Venice and much more. Join illustrious travelers like Goethe, Dickens and Stendhal to explore fundamentals of Italian culture from the Middle-Ages to modernity with reference to architecture, literature, film, and visual arts. Taught in English.
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CLC 2100, Italian 2100
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Italian
2241F/G -
Italian Popular Films
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Study Italian Cinema and its popular genres. Explore topics such as the Italian economic boom, the evolution of the Italian family, sexuality and gender relations. Spaghetti Western, crime movies, Italian-style horror and comedy will be among the genres considered. Taught in English.
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Italian
2260F/G-2267F/G -
Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture
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Italian
2280A/B - 2284A/B -
Special Topics in Italian
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Special credit for Italian language or culture studies at authorized universities and institutions in approved programs. Not taught on campus.
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Italian
2500F/G -
Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action
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Develop intercultural competence by examining individual experiences of learning and maintaining language and of integrating cultural heritage. Connect in-class learning about language acquisition, identity, memory and related issues with service-learning projects in London or the surrounding region. Taught in English and Italian.
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Permission of the Department.
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Italian
3300 -
Advanced Italian
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This course expands students’ communicative skills, introduces idiomatic expressions and increases control of grammatical structures. Material will be drawn from authentic articles, websites and films. Discussion will be focused on cultural aspects of Italy’s past and contemporary society.
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Italian 2200, 2200W/X, the former 2250 with a minimum standing of 60%, or permission of the Department.
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Italian
3325A/B -
Italian Opera: Words and Music
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Focusing on an art form closely associated with Italy and its culture, this course will guide the students into understanding the linguistic and literary specificity of Italian librettos, while exploring the major themes of classic Italian operas like love and death, desire, honour, betrayal. Taught in Italian.
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Italian
3329F/G -
Women in Italian Literature and Culture
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Explore the representations of women in Italian media and literature. Map a plurality of images of femininity onto their historical and cultural backgrounds. Assess the value of cultural constructs ranging from the angel to the prostitute to the diva. Taught in Italian.
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Italian
3340F/G -
Rome: the Eternal City
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Discover Rome and its prominent role in the global political and religious context. Understand its unique contribution to Western arts and culture. Identify and map traces of the past in the city’s contemporary urban landscape and daily life. Taught in English.
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CLC 2100, the former Italian 2100
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Italian
3350F/G -
Masterpieces of Italian Literature: From the Middle Ages to Romanticism
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Journey through Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. Focus on masters such as Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch, Leopardi. Topics may include love, nature and power. Particular attention will be paid to the cultural connections with other disciplines and literary traditions. Taught in English and Italian.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department.
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Italian
3351F/G -
Renaissance Epic
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Mad love, witchcraft and chivalry are some of the topics found in the Italian epic tradition, including in Orlando Innamorato, Orlando Furioso and Gerusalemme liberata. The course will examine the epic tradition in the context of Renaissance culture and in relation to other art forms. Taught in English and Italian.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
3360F/G-3367F/G -
Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
3380A/B-3384A/B -
Special Topics in Italian
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Special credit for Italian language or culture studies at authorized universities and institutions in approved programs. Not taught on campus.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
4400A/B -
Fourth-Year Italian: Language, History and Culture
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Further refinement of oral and written skills through exposure to complex material, including journal articles, sociology essays, literature and translations, as well as to varieties of formal and informal Italian. Discussion of various historical and cultural topics will deepen the students’ understanding of Italian civilization.
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Italian 3300 with a minimum standing of 60% or permission of the Department
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Italian
4410F/G -
Masterpieces of Contemporary Italian Literature
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Explore contemporary Italian literature and its masters such as Calvino, Ginzburg, Sciascia, Tabucchi, with a focus on particular aspects of Italian culture, and connections to other disciplines and literary traditions. Topics may include the relationship between literature and society, city versus country, nostalgia, desire, identity. Taught in Italian.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
4411F/G -
Books on the Big Screen
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Explore the interplay between cinema and literature in Italian culture, focusing on the adaptation of great literary works into classic films. Students will be introduced to elements of semiotics that will allow them to appreciate and discuss the distinctive features of verbal and filmic narrative. Taught in Italian.
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Italian
4412F/G -
From Commedia Dell'Arte to Modern Theatre
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Explore the Italian theatrical tradition, from Commedia Dell’Arte to modern and contemporary performances. Engage with a number of theatrical techniques and consider the style, characters and themes of Italian performance art. Taught in Italian.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
4430F/G-4437F/G -
Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture
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4460F/G-4467F/G -
Special Topics in Italian Literature and Culture
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4480A/B-4484A/B -
Special Topics in Italian
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Special credit for Italian language or culture studies at authorized universities and institutions in approved programs. Not taught on campus.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department
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Italian
4490F/G-4494F/G -
Independent Study
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Individual reading and research at an advanced level under faculty supervision. Students are responsible for arranging independent study credit with an individual faculty member. Taught in Italian.
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Italian 3300 or permission of the Department.
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Italian
4500F/G -
Senior Research Project
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In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centred on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
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80% minimum average in the Italian-module courses taken the preceding year and permission of the Department.
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