Course Descriptions: ITALIAN

ITAL 111 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I (CAN ITAL 2 = ITAL 111 + 112) (CAN ITAL SEQ A = ITAL 111 + 112 + 121 + 122)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/32 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Study of and practice in the basic forms and patterns of Italian; development of satisfactory pronunciation; learning and using vocabulary of high frequency; reading of simple Italian texts. Students are urged to make extensive use of the listening facilities in the language laboratory. Transfer: CSU, UC*.

ITAL 112 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II (CAN ITAL 2 = ITAL 111 + 112) (CAN ITAL SEQ A = ITAL 111 + 112 + 121 + 122)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/32 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 111. Description: Further basic principles of beginning Italian. Conversation, composition, important Italian idiomatic expressions, pronouns, verbs in future and past tense. Students are expected to make extensive use of the listening facilities in the language laboratory. Transfer: CSU, UC*.

ITAL 121 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I (CAN ITAL 4 = ITAL 121 + 122) (CAN ITAL SEQ A = ITAL 111 + 112 + 121 + 122)

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/32 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 112 or equivalent. Description: Continuation of work begun in ITAL 112, with continued practice in listening, speaking, writing, and reading of more difficult texts. Students are urged to make use of the listening facilities in the language laboratory. Transfer: CSU, UC*.

ITAL 122 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II (CAN ITAL 4 = ITAL 121 + 122) (CAN ITAL SEQ A = ITAL 111 + 112 + 121 + 122)

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/32 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 121. Description: Further basic principles of Advanced Elementary Italian. Continued practice in listening, speaking, writing, and reading of more difficult texts. Students are urged to make use of the listening facilities in the language laboratory. Transfer: CSU, UC*. (IGETC: 6)

ITAL 801 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN I

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: A basic course in conversational Italian, with attention to pronunciation. (This course does not fulfill language requirement at California State Universities or at the University of California.) Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

ITAL 802 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN II

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 801. Description: Further work in basic grammar idioms, and pronunciation. (This course does not fulfill language requirement at California State Universities or at the University of California.) Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

ITAL 803 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN III

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 802. Description: Further work with dialect and variation in Italian by means of drill, recitation, and reading. (This course does not fulfill language requirement at California State Universities or at the University of California.) Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

ITAL 804 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN IV

Units (Grade Option) 2; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): ITAL 803. Description: Further advanced work with dialect and variation in Italian by means of drill, recitation, and reading. (This course does not fulfill language requirement at California State Universities or at the University of California.) Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

Updated: 7/9/08