ITA 03 — Beginning Italian III
Spring
Wednesdays
7:00—8:50 pm
Date(s)
Mar 30—Jun 1
10 weeks
Drop By
Apr 12
2 Units
Fees
$445
Format
On-campus course
Limit 27
Open
This course is open to those students with two quarters of Italian in Continuing Studies, as well as to newcomers who can already converse about their home and family, shop at the local market, and talk about activities in the present and recent past. Using a “building block” approach to teaching and learning, the course will help students progress rapidly in written and oral language, improving their conversational fluency with the aid of essential vocabulary and grammar. At the same time, Italian media such as videos, newspapers, and magazines will enhance students’ language skills and cultural knowledge. Students will receive a great deal of individualized attention, tailored to their learning goals. By the end of the quarter, students will be able to read and order from an Italian menu, and talk in greater detail about work and travel experiences.
Giovanni Tempesta, Lecturer in Italian, Stanford
Giovanni Tempesta has been at Stanford since 1983 and has taught at all levels of language instruction. He is the author of the Italian grammar book Questa bellissima lingua italiana, impariamola insieme! and has published an Italian translation of Robert Service’s The Cremation of Sam McGee and Other Verses as well as a collection of his own poetry in Italian, Acque, lutulente e chiare (Waters, Muddy and Clear).Textbooks for this course:
(Required) Branciforte and DiFabio, Parliamo Italiano, 4th Edition (ISBN 9780470526774)