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Italian (ITAL)

http://dornsife.usc.edu/fren-ital/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in THH155; phone (213) 740-3700.
Students with previous exposure to Italian prior to enrollment at USC must take a placement exam.

ITAL 012x: Italian 120 Language Practicum (1.0 unit)

English grammar as it relates to Italian in order to improve students' Italian language skills; explicit pronunciation and intonation practice.

Concurrent enrollment: ITAL 120

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34412D	716	Lecture	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	2 of 12	Antonio Idini	THH111	Word (35193 KB)

Concurrent Course
ITAL 120: Italian I (4.0 units)

Introduction to current Italian. Oral practice, hearing and reading comprehension; grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression. Lecture, classroom drill, laboratory drill.

Note: D-clearance for Italian I is available at dornsife.usc.edu/languages/ Students with previous exposure to Italian are required to take a placement exam. The final exam for this course will be held Saturday, December 14 from 8-10 a.m.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
34403D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MTuWTh	11 of 19	James Fortney	VKC111
34404D	001	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	MTuWTh	14 of 19	Alessio Filippi	VKC111
34405D	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MTuWTh	19 of 19	Alessio Filippi	VKC111

ITAL 015x: Italian 150 Language Practicum (1.0 unit)

English grammar as it relates to Italian in order to improve students Italian language skills; explicit pronunciation and intonation practice.

Concurrent enrollment: ITAL 150

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34425D	716	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 12	Antonio Idini	SOSB43	Word (33556 KB)

Concurrent Course
ITAL 150: Italian II (4.0 units)

Continuation of Italian I.

Prerequisite: ITAL 120
Note: After the first week of classes, all sections will be converted from "R" to "D", requiring instructor approval. The final exam for this course will be held Saturday, December 14, 8-10 a.m.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34418D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	TuWThF	19 of 20	Antonio Idini	VKC108	Word (54540 KB)
34420R	001	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	TuWThF	19 of 19	Antonio Idini	VKC108	Word (54012 KB)

ITAL 020x: Course in Reading Italian (2.0 units)

For graduate students who wish help in meeting the Italian reading requirement for the Ph.D. degree. Synotptic presentation of Italian grammar. Emphasis on development of reading skills. Graded CR/NC. Not available for degree credit.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34400D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:40pm	Wednesday	10 of 12	Antonio Idini	THH113	Word (87244 KB)

ITAL 120: Italian I (4.0 units)

Introduction to current Italian. Oral practice, hearing and reading comprehension; grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression. Lecture, classroom drill, laboratory drill.

Note: D-clearance for Italian I is available at dornsife.usc.edu/languages/ Students with previous exposure to Italian are required to take a placement exam. The final exam for this course will be held Saturday, December 14 from 8-10 a.m.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
34403D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MTuWTh	11 of 19	James Fortney	VKC111
34404D	001	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	MTuWTh	14 of 19	Alessio Filippi	VKC111
34405D	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MTuWTh	19 of 19	Alessio Filippi	VKC111

ITAL 150: Italian II (4.0 units)

Continuation of Italian I.

Prerequisite: ITAL 120
Note: After the first week of classes, all sections will be converted from "R" to "D", requiring instructor approval. The final exam for this course will be held Saturday, December 14, 8-10 a.m.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34418D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	TuWThF	19 of 20	Antonio Idini	VKC108	Word (54540 KB)
34420R	001	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	TuWThF	19 of 19	Antonio Idini	VKC108	Word (54012 KB)

ITAL 220: Italian III (4.0 units)

Continuation of Italian II. Review of structure of the language, drill in aural and reading comprehension, practice in oral expression.

Prerequisite: ITAL 150
Note: After the first week of classes, all sections will be converted from "R" to "D", requiring instructor approval. The final exam for this course will be held Saturday, December 14, 8-10 a.m.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
34427R	001	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	MTuWTh	16 of 19	Francesca Italiano	THH112
34429R	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MTuWTh	15 of 19	Francesca Italiano	VKC109
34430R	001	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	MTuWTh	6 of 19	Francesca Italiano	VKC109

ITAL 224: Italian Composition and Conversation (4.0 units)

Practice in composition and conversation; organized around a set of themes; develops close-reading techniques and discursive skills; reviews Italian grammar.

Corequisite: ITAL 220

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34435R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 16	Antonio Idini	VKC111	Word (31396 KB)

ITAL 320: Critical Writing in Italian (4.0 units)

Advanced composition through critical reading of literary texts; comprehensive analysis of difficult grammatical structures and stylistics. Prerequisite: ITAL-224.

Prerequisite: ITAL 224

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34437R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 12	Jonathan Mullins	THH219	PDF (278501 KB)

ITAL 340g: Italian and French Cinema and Society (4.0 units)

Analysis of the global impact of cinema from the silent era to the 1990s; tracing the development of French and Italian cinematography and their effect on different cultures and periods; trends and genres such as commedia all'italiana, horror, spaghetti western, feminism and postcolonialism.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34436R	001	Lecture-Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Wed, Fri	18 of 19	Gian-Maria Annovi	WPH103

ITAL 350g: Gender and Sexuality in Renaissance Italy (4.0 units)

Readings of major texts of Italian literature of the 15th and 16th centuries, including works by Petrarch, the Humanists, Lorenzo de' Medici, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Castiglione and Tasso.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
34441D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 48	Margaret Rosenthal	VKC152	PDF (874258 KB)
34442D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	16 of 24	Adam Gill	WPH201
34443D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	20 of 24	Adam Gill	WPH201

ITAL 403: Studies in Colonialism and Postcolonialism (4.0 units, max 8)

Study and analysis of colonialism and postcolonialism in Italian contexts. Prerequisite: ITAL-320.

Prerequisite: ITAL 320

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34444R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Wed, Fri	3 of 16	Gian-Maria Annovi	THH209	PDF (364255 KB)

ITAL 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34450D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 1		OFFICE

ITAL 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34455D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 2		OFFICE

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