Course	ITAL 110 Accelerated Italian
Professor	Joseph Luzzi
CRN	95066
Schedule	M T W Th 10:30 -11:30 am OLINLC 120 Fr (tutor) 10:30 -11:30 am OLINLC 120
Distribution	OLD: D	NEW: FOREIGN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE

This beginning course is designed for the student with little or no prior exposure to Italian. The course will cover the major topics of grammar and give intensive practice in the four skills (speaking, comprehension, reading and writing). The grammar textbook will be supplemented by traditional homework exercises and a variety of multimedia work in the Bard Foreign Language Resource Center. Student must also enroll in a required weekly tutorial to practice oral skills. The course is designed as an indivisible, one-year sequence; no partial credit is awarded for students who drop after the first semester. The course concludes with a month-long immersion language program in Florence, Italy in June 2006.

Course	ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I
Professor	TBA
CRN	95067
Schedule	Mon Wed 12:00 -1:20 pm OLINLC 118
Distribution	OLD: D	NEW: FOREIGN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE

For students who have completed Italian 106 (Intensive) or the equivalent of Italian 101 and 102. Comprehensive review through practice in writing and conversation. Discussion, compositions and oral reports based on Italian literary texts and cultural material.

Course	ITAL 275 The History of Italian Cinema
Professor	Joseph Luzzi
CRN	95069
Schedule	Mon Wed 3:00 -4:20 pm OLIN 309
Distribution	OLD: D	NEW: FOREIGN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & CULTURE

This survey course, taught in Italian, examines the evolution of Italian cinema from its inception to the present day. Major films from the silent and Fascist eras up to the birth of Neorealism and New Comedy will be investigated, and featured directors include Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti, Fellini, Bertolucci, Antonioni, Scola, Wertmuller, Pasolini, and Salvatores. Special attention will be given to the political and cultural influences underlying film aesthetics and production. Readings will be selected from film theory/criticism, screenplays, interviews, and Italian historical and literary texts. While the course does not provide a formal review of grammar, advanced grammar points and questions of style will be addressed. Students will improve oral and written expression through class discussion, presentations, papers, and an additional hour of language tutorial (required). Pre-requisite: One 200-level course in Italian or permission of the instructor.