LANG 290 - Topics

Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 0
Credit Hour(s): 3

The third (e.g., Intermediate Italian I) in a series of foreign language courses (e.g., Italian, Russian, Chinese, German, Hindi, Japanese, Portuguese: 190, 191, 290, 291,293) and is designed for students that have successfully completed LANG 190 and LANG191 in the appropriate foreign language. The course will focus on enabling students to communicate effectively in the selected foreign language, understand alternative views and cultures and understand an interdependent world. The class will be entirely in Italian, and students will be expected to participate actively using the language skills they learn. Students will learn how to speak in the foreign language about traveling, shopping for food, the place where they live, cars and traffic, music and theatre. Students will learn about the applicable country’s vacations, markets, weddings, folklore and music. They will also continue to learn the applicable country’s geography.

Prerequisite(s): LANG 191