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ITALIAN 340

STRUCTURES OF ITALIAN

3 credits.

Examination of Italian phonetics and phonology, morphology and word formation, and syntax, with attention to contrasts with English. Prepares for advanced courses in Italian linguistics.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ITALIAN 204 , 205 (or ITALIAN 202 prior to Summer 2025), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify basic linguistic concepts and their application to Italian. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate grammatical rules that underpin the language. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Express ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to inform, persuade, and narrate for different audiences. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to share information and opinions related to topics and texts discussed in the course. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compare and contrast aspects of Italian with native language and/or other language(s) studied. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Actively problem solve. Audience: Graduate 7. Critically analyze and describe linguistic concepts and phenomena. Audience: Graduate 8. Apply linguistic concepts to real-world examples of the Italian language, dialects, and written texts. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify basic linguistic concepts and their application to Italian. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate grammatical rules that underpin the language. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Express ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to inform, persuade, and narrate for different audiences. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Articulate ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to share information and opinions related to topics and texts discussed in the course. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Compare and contrast aspects of Italian with native language and/or other language(s) studied. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Actively problem solve. Audience: Graduate 7. Critically analyze and describe linguistic concepts and phenomena. Audience: Graduate 8. Apply linguistic concepts to real-world examples of the Italian language, dialects, and written texts. Audience: Graduate

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