Italian

Departmental Chair: Teodolinda Barolini, 514 Hamilton; 854-2308; [email protected]

Departmental Adviser: Luciano Rebay, 513 Hamilton; 854-2311; [email protected]

Office Hours: by appointment

Departmental Office: 502 Hamilton; 854-2308

Language Coordinator: Daniela Noë, 316 Milbank; 854-5481; [email protected]

Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/italian/

Placement Test

Students who have taken courses in Italian elsewhere (whether in high school, college, or both), but not at Columbia, must take the Italian Placement Test before registering for any Italian course. The placement examination is given in the department the week before classes begin and during the first week of classes. The dates are available in the departmental office, 502 Hamilton. The results are made known to the student before, or just after, the start of classes.

Language Laboratory

The Language Laboratory, located in 116B Lewisohn, provides intensive practice in pronunciation, diction, and aural comprehension of some 25 modern languages. Exercises are closely coordinated with classroom work. Coordinated tape programs are available and mandatory for students registered in elementary Italian language courses; they are available and optional in intermediate Italian language courses. Taped exercises in pronunciation and intonation, as well as tapes of selected literary works, are also available to all students in Italian courses.

Subject Areas

Italian Language

Fall 2000

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Italian F1101x. Elementary Italian, I. 4 pts. The staff. Secs. 1 and 3: MW 6:10-8 evening; sec. 2: TuTh 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Italian W1111-W1112. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Italian F1102x. Elementary Italian, II. 4 pts. The staff. Sec. 1: MWF 1:10-2:25; sec 2: TuTh 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Italian W1111-W1112. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Italian V1101x. Elementary Italian, I. 4 pts. Staff. Sec. 1: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec. 4: MTuWTh 12-12:50; secs. 5 and 6: MTuWTh 1:10-2; sec. 7: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 8: MTuWTh 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Italian W1111-W1112. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Italian W1111x. Elementary conversation. 2 pts. M.L. Gozzi. MW 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Recommended parallel: Italian V1101-V1102. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Intensive practice in pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension of the spoken language, and conversation.

Italian F1201x. Intermediate Italian, I. 4 pts. The staff. Sec 1: MW 6:10-8 evening; sec 2: TuTh 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite Italian F1102 or V1102 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian V1201x. Intermediate Italian, I. 4 pts. Staff. Sec 1: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec 2: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec 3: MTuWTh 12-12:50
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Italian F1102 or V1102 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian F1202x. Intermediate Italian, II. 4 pts. The staff. MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Italian F1201 or V1201 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian W1221x. Intermediate conversation. 2 pts. The staff. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Prerequisite: Italian W1112 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Intensive practice in the spoken language, assigned topics for class discussions, and oral reports. Recommended parallel: Italian V1201-V1202.

Italian V1301x. Accelerated elementary, I. 4 pts. The staff. MWF 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: 1) completion of the language requirement; 2) knowledge of another Romance language; 3) permission of the department, 502 Hamilton. This two-semester course is recommended for students who have already completed the language requirement in another language and can acquire Italian at a faster pace than the Elementary Italian sequence. This course covers the equivalent of a full year of first-year Italian grammar, and then moves on to intensive writing and to reading literary texts in Italian. Students who wish to further their studies in Italian may continue on to Intermediate Italian.

Italian W1311x. Advanced conversation. 2 pts. M. Bellati. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Prerequisite: Italian W1222 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Practice in the spoken language through assigned topics on contemporary Italian culture.

Advanced Undergraduate Courses

Italian V3335x. Advanced Italian. 3 pts. Sec. 1: D. Noë; sec. 2: M. L. Gozzi. Sec. 1: TuTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Italian F102 or V1202 or the equivalent. Written and oral self-expression in compositions and oral reports on a variety of topics; grammar review.

Noncredit Courses

Italian N0101x. Elementary Italian, I. 0 pts. The staff. MW 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Limited enrollment. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Italian N0102x. Elementary Italian, II. 0 pts. The staff. TuTh 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Italian N0101x, above.

Italian N0201x. Intermediate Italian, I. 0 pts. Staff. Sec 1: MW 6:10-8 evening; sec 2: TuTh 6:10-8 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite Italian F1102 or V1102 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian N0202x. Intermediate Italian, II. 0 pts. Staff. MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Italian N0201x, above.

Spring 2001

Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Italian F1101y. Elementary Italian, I. 4 pts. The staff. Sec 1: MWF 1:10-2:25; sec 2: TuTh 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Italian W1111-W1112. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Italian F1102y. Elementary Italian, II. 4 pts. The staff. Secs. 1-3: MW 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of Italian F1101x (see fall listing).

Italian V1102y. Elementary Italian, II. 4 pts. The staff. Sec. 1: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec 3: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec 4: MTuWTh 12-12:50; secs 5 and 6: MTuWTh 1:10-2; sec. 7: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 8: MTuWTh 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of Italian V1101x (see fall listing).

Italian W1112y. Elementary conversation. 2 pts. M.L. Gozzi. MW 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Continuation of Italian W1111x (see fall listing).

Italian W1121y. Intensive elementary Italian. 6 pts. M.L. Gozzi. MWTh 11-12:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $4,608
Recommended parallel: Italian W1112. Limited enrollment. No previous knowledge of Italian required. May be used towards the language requirement. An integral course with oral-aural practice, reading, and conversation, this course covers two semesters of elementary Italian in one.

Italian F1201y. Intermediate Italian, I. 4 pts. The staff. MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Italian F1102 or V1102 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian V1202y. Intermediate Italian, II. 4 pts. The staff. Sec 1: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec 2: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec 3: MTuWTh 12-12:50
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of Italian V1201x (see fall listing).

Italian F1202y. Intermediate Italian, II. 4 pts. Secs. 1 and 2: MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of Italian F1201x (see fall listing).

Italian F1204y. Rapid reading and translation. 3 pts. M.L. Gozzi. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Primarily for graduate students and others who need to improve their reading knowledge of Italian. Grammar and vocabulary review; practice in reading and translating Italian from a variety of fields, including literature, art history, and political science, depending on the needs of the students. This course does not fulfill any part of the foreign language requirement.

Italian W1222y. Intermediate conversation. 2 pts. The staff. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Continuation of Italian W1221x (see fall listing).

Italian V1302y. Accelerated Elementary, II. 4 pts. The staff. MWF 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of V1301x (see fall listing).

Italian W1312y. Advanced conversation. 2 pts. M. Bellati. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Continuation of Italian W1311x (see fall listing).

Advanced Undergraduate Courses

Italian V3336y. Advanced Italian. 3 pts. Sec. 1: D. Noë, Sec. 2: M.L. Gozzi. Sec. 1: TuTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Continuation of Italian V3335x (see fall listing).

Noncredit Courses

Italian N0102y. Elementary Italian, II. 0 pts. The staff. Secs. 1-3: MW 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Italian N0101x (see fall listing).

Italian N0201y. Intermediate Italian, I. 0 pts. The staff. MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Italian F1102 or V1102 or the equivalent. A review of grammar, intensive and extensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation.

Italian N0202y. Intermediate Italian, II. 0 pts. Secs. 1 and 2: MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Italian N0201x (see fall listing).

Italian N0102y. Elementary Italian, II. 0 pts. The staff. Secs. 1-3: MW 6:10-8 evening. Lab: Hours to be arranged.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Italian F1101x (see fall listing).

Italian Literature and Cultural Studies

Fall 2000

Advanced Undergraduate Lecture Courses

Italian V3333x. Introduction to Italian literature [in Italian]. 3 pts. L. Rebay. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Italian F1202 or V1202 or the equivalent. The basic course in Italian literature. Authors and works from the 13th century to the present.

Italian V3650x. Italian theatre practicum [in Italian]. 3 pts. V. Capotorto. F 1-5.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Students study and discuss in depth a major Italian play that they will collectively perform at the conclusion of the semester. Particular attention to grammar, pronunciation, meaning of the play, character exploration, and acting techniques. All classes and conversations are conducted in Italian. Course may be repeated for credit; content varies. This course does not count toward the major.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Italian W4000x. Stylistics. 3 pts. D. Noë. MW 10:35-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Students read short texts, analyze the anatomy of an Italian essay, observe and practice sophisticated sentence structures, solidify their knowledge and usage of Italian grammar, and expand their vocabulary. After discussing and analyzing examples of contemporary prose, students will integrate the structures and vocabulary they have acquired into their own writing.

Italian G4053x. Contemporary Italian literature, I. 3 pts. L. Rebay Tu 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
From D'Annunzio and Pirandello to the poets and novelists of our day. Variable-content course; may be repeated for credit

Italian W4060x. Italian quattrocento civic humanism. 3 pts. J.A. Cavallo. MW 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Discussion of texts by the major 15th-century humanist writers including Coluccio Salutati, Leonardo Bruni, Poggio Bracciolini, Matteo Palmieri, L.B. Alberti, and Guarino da Verona. Students can read texts in Latin, Italian, and/or English.

Italian G4079x. Boccaccio's Decameron. 3 pts. T. Barolini Th 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
The Decameron in the light of its antecedents, both classical and vernacular, and of its intertexts, especially Dante's Commedia, with particular attention to Boccaccio's attitudes toward women and his deployments of narrative to undercut all absolutism.

Italian G4097x. The Italian Renaissance romance epic, I. 3 pts. J.A. Cavallo. M 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An in-depth study of Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso and Cinque Canti, and Tasso's Rinaldo and Gerusalemme Liberata. Topics include the role of allegory, the presence of history, the use of classical and vernacular intertexts, and the influence of European intellectual currents.

Italian W4250x. Creating modernity: an introduction to early 19th-century Italian literature. 3 pts. N. Gardini. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Exploration of the emergence of, and quest for, new literary ideas and programs in early 19th-Italian poetry and prose. Emphasis is put on such central notions as Classicism, Romanticism, and Tradition, and on the strong connection between literary issues (genres, forms, and language) and historical/cultural ones (nation, political struggle, and civil engagement) in the woks of the major authors of this period--Ugo Foscolo, Giacomo Leopardi, and Alessandro Manzoni.

Italian W4502x. Italian cultural studies, I: from unification to World War I [in English]. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced. MW 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An interdisciplinary study of Italian culture from World War I to the present. Readings are drawn from social science disciplines plus fictional and narrative sources.

Spring 2001

Advanced Undergraduate Lecture Courses

Italian V3235y. The representation of women in medieval and modern Italian literature. 3 pts. F. Pennisi. TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An examination of the image of women and the forms of their representation in Italian literary production. Issues such as exemplarity, gender construction, and the sociopolitical influences on writing will be discussed in light of works by 14th- and 20th-century authors.

Italian V3334y. Introduction to Italian literature [in Italian]. 3 pts. L. Rebay. MW 2:40-3:55
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Continuation of V3333x (see fall listing).

Italian V3650y. Italian theatre practicum [in Italian]. 3 pts. V. Capotorto. F 1-5.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Students study and discuss in depth a major Italian play that they will collectively perform at the conclusion of the semester. Particular attention to grammar, pronunciation, meaning of the play, character exploration, and acting techniques. All classes and conversations are conducted in Italian. Course may be repeated for credit; content varies. This course does not count toward the major.

Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)

Italian G4054y. Contemporary Italian Literature, II. 3 pts. L. Rebay Tu 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
From D'Annunzio and Pirandello to the poets and novelists of our day. Variable-content course; may be repeated for credit

Italian G4089y. Petrarch's Canzoniere. 3 pts. T. Barolini W 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
A reading of the Canzoniere that brings to bear ideas on time and narrative from authors such as Augustine and Ricoeur in order to reconstruct the significance of collecting fragments in a new genre: the lyric sequence. Lectures in English; text in Italian, although comparative literature students who can follow with the help of translations are welcome

Italian G4098y. The Italian Renaissance romance epic, II. 3 pts. J.A. Cavallo. M 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Continuation of G4097x (see fall listing).

Italian W4258y. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian epistolary novels [in Italian]. 3 pts. G. Romani. MW 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Focuses on novels written in epistolary form, studying the properties and functionality of the letter within the literary text. Special attention is given to the interrelation between literary production and historical events as well as cultural practices.

Italian W4503y. Italian cultural studies, II: from World War I to present [in English]. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced. MW 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An interdisciplinary study of Italian culture from World War I to the present. Readings are drawn from social science disciplines plus fictional and narrative sources.