IT 305 - Advanced Italian I

The aim of this course is to provide students with a deeper and more detailed knowledge of spoken and written Italian. The course will focus on intensive oral work, reading and writing exercises based on literary prose texts, newspaper articles, authentic listening and reading materials. Literary texts and readings will widen vocabulary, reinforce grammatical topics and introduce topics for conversation. The course will introduce advanced grammatical structures and more complex vocabulary, through activities on word derivation.