Additional hours to be arranged in the Modern Language Lab for Italian 1 and 2.
ITAL 1, Elementary Italian I 5 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC Foreign Language (required for UC only) • Prerequisite: None.
Using the communicative approach, this course stresses the fundamentals of pronunciation, grammar, practical vocabulary, useful phrases, and the ability to understand, speak, read, and write simple Italian. Using fundamental sentence structures in the present and past tenses, students practice speaking and holding simple conversations in class and writing compositions. Lectures and discussions are included covering the geography, customs, culture, and literature of Italy.
1490 3:30p-6:20p MTWThF DRSCHR 222 Trombetta G N
Arrange-2 Hours DRSCHR 219
ITAL 3, Intermediate Italian I 5 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: Italian 2*.
This course is a review of Italian grammar with special emphasis on idiomatic construction and expressions. It includes the study and reading, in and out of class, of selected readings from Italian literature, along with an emphasis on vocabulary building.
*The prerequisite for this course is comparable to three years of high school Italian.
4119 6:30p-9:15p MTWTh MC 2 Giribaldi M
Above section 4119 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 16 to Aug 07.