ITAL 2000

This course is open to students with a sound knowledge of the basics of the Italian language (verb tenses, sentence structure, high frequency vocabulary) and is designed to build on that knowledge. The objective of the course is fourfold: 1) to develop awareness of finer points of usage in writing Italian; 2) to provide practice in listening comprehension of material ranging from texts read aloud to spontaneous dialogue; 3) to provide the practice required for the consolidation and development of speaking skills; 4) to provide the practice required for the consolidation and development of reading skills.