This course is designed to help students develop intermediate speaking and listening skills in Italian during their semester in Sansepolcro. Among other activities, students will engage in regular conversations with native speakers on a variety of topics.
This course aims to build the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level, and to allow them to delve more deeply into the culture of Italy. The course includes extensive conversational practice as well as supplemental readings of literary and cultural texts.
This course aims to build the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level, and to allow them to delve more deeply into the culture of Italy. The course includes extensive conversational practice as well as supplemental readings of literary and cultural texts.
Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an intermediate level of complexity. In the project, the student will investigate an aspect of Italian language or literature, culture or civilization of personal interest and, as a culminating experience, prepare a paper or other research project whose outcomes or conclusions the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. A research proposal form completed by the student and the faculty mentor is required for registration.
Required Prerequisites
3 credit hours from ITA at the 200 level or above.
Notes
Research performed in connection with study abroad is strongly encouraged.
May be repeated for credit for a total of six credit hours. Completed and signed Research Study Forms must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the honors student investigates an aspect of Italian language, literature, culture or civilization of personal interest and prepares a paper or other research product whose conclusions or outcomes the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. Weekly meetings. It is expected that the honors student will spend at least ten hours per week on their thesis. Fulfills honors thesis requirement.
Required Prerequisites
6 credit hours from ITA from Level 300 or above.
Notes
Research performed in connection with study abroad is strongly encouraged. Completed and signed Research Study Forms must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an advanced level of complexity. In the project, the student will investigate an aspect of Italian language or literature, culture or civilization of personal interest, and, as a culminating experience, prepare a paper or other research project whose outcomes or conclusions the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. A research proposal form completed by the student and faculty mentor is required for registration.
Required Prerequisites
3 credit hours from ITA from Level 300 or above.
Notes
Research performed in connection with study abroad is strongly encouraged.
May be repeated for credit for a total of six credit hours.
Completed and signed Research Study Forms must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.