6 courses in the 1975–76 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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The following courses are administered by St. Jerome’s College
An intensive study of the fundamentals of grammar and conversation. The language laboratory will be
’ used. In the first year of Italian, emphasis will be
placed ‘on the fundamentals of grammar and speech. In addition, liberal use will be made of the language laboratory where the student will hear and be able to imitate authentic pronunciation and intonation of the language as spoken by natives of sunny Italy. Simple readings in Italian literature will give the student an opportunity to become familiar with vocabulary and style, as well as idomatic expressions that make up such a great part of the language.
Advanced study of grammar, intensive study of one novel. Some finer points of grammar will be studied but will actually be a secondary aspect. A survey course in Italian literature of the Risorgimento (19th century) will be offered, giving special emphasis to the major writers of this period. Further familiarization with the spoken work will be afforded through use of the language laboratory. Prerequisite: Italian 110] or permission of the instructor
This course, given in English, aims at giving the student a well-balanced view of Italy and her culture, through the study of her Geography, History, Religion, Literature, Art, Music and her contribution
to the world and to North America in particular. Prerequisite: Second Year standing
Continued survey of Italian literature with selected readings in prose and poetry, including one novel. One semester devoted to the Divina Comedia: Inferno.
In the third year the student will complete a survey course of Italian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Stress will be placed on the major authors and one play and novel will be studied intensively, (Not offered 1975-76)
An anthology of Italian classics will be studied. A number of book reports and Italian essays are required. Two texts will be studied intensively: Divina Comedia: I Purgatorio, and a modern novel. Prerequisite: ltalian 210]. 3 lectures
Year course
39193 Italian Novel Selected novels of the Post World War II period.