| source Johns Hopkins University (4) |
level Upper Level Undergraduate (X) |
department Italian (X) |
Pre-req: 210.351 or appropriate placement exam scores (Parts I, II, & III) Course presents a systematic introduction to a variety of complex cultural and historical topics related to present-day Italy, emphasizing intercultural comparisons, interdisciplinarity, and encouraging a personal exploration of such topics. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final), and is conducted entirely in Italian. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Score: 10.526873 Details | Listing | Web page
Pre-req: 210.351 or appropriate placement exam scores (Parts I, II, & III) Course presents a systematic introduction to a variety of complex cultural and historical topics related to present-day Italy, emphasizing intercultural comparisons, interdisciplinarity, and encouraging a personal exploration of such topics. Course adopts a continuous assessment system (no mid-term and no final), and is conducted entirely in Italian. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Score: 10.526873 Details | Listing | Web page
Course presents an overview of contemporary foreign language (L2) learning theories and methodologies, and encourages a critical reflection on previous and current L2 learning experiences. Participants will draw from Second Language Acquisition research and learn how to be more effective L2 learners. Course taught in English with examples in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Score: 10.526873 Details | Listing | Web page
This course examines love poems in which poetry is seen as an ally of love in the conquest of the object of desire. It is a course on the pleasure of writing and the pleasure of reading. Part of it is theoretical and part of it is an analysis of a number of outstanding poems in the Italian traditionâfrom the Middle Ages to the Novecento. Among the examined theorists are Aristotle, Foscolo, Freud and the Russian Formalists. Among the chosen poets are Dante, Petrarca, Cino da Pistoia, Leopardi, Pascoli, Gozzano and Saba. Class discussion is in English. Texts are read in the original and in English.
Score: 10.526873 Details | Listing | Web page