Winter 2027

Winter Quarter 2027

Language Courses

  • ITA 002Y Elementary Italian | Leonardo Giorgetti, Melissa Demos
  • Continuation of ITA 001 or ITA 001S or ITA 001Y. Review of grammar and vocabulary, and practice of all language skills through cultural texts.

    Prerequisite(s): ITA 001 or ITA 001Y or ITA 001S; or consent of Instructor.

    General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); World Cultures (WC).

  • ITA 022Y Intermediate Italian | Melissa Demos
  • Continued development of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Emphasis on reading and writing in Italian.

    Prerequisite(s): ITA 021 or ITA 021S or ITA 021Y.

    General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

  • ITA 112 Medieval & Renaissance Poetry: St. Francis to Petrarch | Grace Delmolino
  • Study of the origins of Italian religious and secular poetry of the 13th and 14th centuries. Diversified poetry is illustrated in works of St. Francis, Dante, Cavalcanti, Petrarch, the Sicilian School, the Sweet New Style Poets, and other authors.

    Prerequisite(s): ITA 009 or ITA 009S or ITA 023 or ITA 023S; consent of instructor, or the equivalent.

    General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).

  • ITA 114 Boccaccio, Decameron, & the Renaissance Novella | Grace Delmolino

    Taught in English

  • Study of the development of the short story in Italy, as exemplified in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron, in his predecessors and Renaissance followers. Taught in English - no Italian language experience required.

    General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Oral Skills (OL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).