The minor in Italian Language offers students the opportunity to master skills of language acquisition and cross-cultural communicative competence while developing multicultural awareness of Italian-speaking communities in Italy and beyond its borders. Our program prepares students to think critically, and allows them to gain knowledge of cultural expressions of various level of the people of Italy and those of Italian heritage throughout the world.
For information, please contact:
Dr. Cristina Lombardi-Diop, Undergraduate Program Director
Crown Center 217
clombardidiop@luc.edu
Curriculum
Requirements
Six courses in Italian language.
Students with no previous experience in Italian will begin with:
Students with previous experience in Italian will begin at a higher level and then complete a total of six Italian courses, which can include literary courses such as ITAL 270 Main Currents of Italian Literature I or ITAL 271 Main Currents of Italian Literature II or 300-level courses, including ITAL 395 Internship.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Show intermediate to advanced proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading and writing skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of content areas (Italian grammar, Italian cultural expressions, Italian cinema etc.)
- Establish connections between literature, film, and society in the Italian-speaking world
- Acquire a lifelong interest and enthusiasm for Italian-speaking cultural production
