Summer Session

ITL 101: Intensive Elementary Italian

Undergraduate 6 credits

DEC: S3 SBC: LANG

An intensive course covering the elementary Italian program (ITL 111, 112) in one semester. ITL 101 is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of the language. A student who has had two or more years of Italian in high school (or who has otherwise acquired an equivalent proficiency) may not take this course without written permission from the supervisor of the course. May not be taken for credit after any other course in Italian.

ITL 112: Elementary Italian II

Undergraduate 4 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in ITL 111 or placement into 112. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ll rc/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: LANG

An introduction to spoken and written Italian, stressing pronunciation, speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Selected texts are read. Practice in language laboratory supplements class work. May not be taken for credit in addition to ITL 101.

ITL 201: Intensive Intermediate Italian

Undergraduate 6 credits

Prerequisite: ITL 101 or 112 or placement into 201 or 211. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llr c/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; HUM; LANG

An intensive course covering the intermediate Italian program (ITL 211, 212) in one semester. May not be taken for credit in addition to ITL 211, 212.

ITL 211: Intermediate Italian 1

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: ITL 101 or 112 or placement into 201 or 211. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llr c/placement_challenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; LANG

Development of functional competence in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Expansion of insight into the nature of languages and the integration of languages and cultures, with connections to other disciplines. Cultural and linguistic comparisons. May not be taken for credit in addition to ITL 201.

ITL 212: Intermediate Italian 2

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: ITL 211 or placement into 212. See http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/llrc/placement_ch allenge_exams/placement_exam.html for more information.

DEC: S3 SBC: GLO; HUM; LANG

Development of functional competence in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Emphasis on comparison of languages and cultures and on the use of the Italian language in communities both within and beyond the university setting. Study and discussion of cultures in the Italian speaking world through film, literature, music, newspapers. May not be taken for credit in addition to ITL 201.

ITL 313: Italian Vocabulary

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: ITL 201 or 212

DEC: S3 SBC: HFA+

A course designed to increase the vocabulary and oral comprehension of students of Italian through media such as television commercials, popular music, folk songs, etc. The particular theme changes each semester. May be repeated twice for credit as the topic changes.

ITL 592: Language Acquisition II

Graduate 1-4 credits

ITL 591

Elementary Italian II intended for graduate students from other programs.