OSPFLOR 1F: First-Year Italian, First Quarter
All-in-Italian communicative and interactive approach. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations, and plenty of conversational practice. Language lab, multimedia, and online activities.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Battaglia, C. (PI)
;
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 3F: First-Year Italian, Third Quarter
Continuation of
ITALLANG 2. All-in-Italian communicative and interactive approach. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations, and plenty of conversational practice. Language lab, multimedia, and online activities. Prerequisite: Placement Test,
ITALLANG 2 or consent of instructor. Fulfills the University language requirement.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 19: Florence for Foodies: Discovering the Italian Culinary Tradition
Factors that shape modern Italian cuisine such as historical heritage, foreigh influences, and the "Mediterranean diet." Explore the Italian culinary tradition as well as its more modern face, open to innovation and to technology. Four cooking classes, tastings, on-site visits, and meetings with guest speakers who are experts in their fields.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
OSPFLOR 21F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian, Part A
Review of grammatical structures; grammar in its communicative context. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills practiced and developed through authentic material such as songs, newspaper articles, video clips, and literature. Insight into the Italian culture and crosscultural understanding. Prerequisite: one year of college Italian or
ITALLANG 21
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Battaglia, C. (PI)
;
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 22: The Italian Way to Car Design
The history of car design, analysis of the most famous Italian car companies: Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, Maserati. Car body designers such as Pininfarina, Touring, Castagna and Zagato as well as indivdiual designers. On site visits to relevant historical collections and museums.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Brevi, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 22F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian Part B
Grammatical structures, listening, reading, writing, speaking skills, and insight into the Italian culture through authentic materials. Intermediate to advanced grammar. Content-based course, using songs, video, and literature, to provide cultural background for academic courses. Prerequisite:
ITALLANG 21 within two quarters of arriving in Florence or
ITALLANG 21A or
OSPFLOR 21F
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 25: Italian Food: A Cultural History
Why is Italian cooking so popular? And why does it play such a key role in the national identity?nObserving a meal, we can explain everything, or almost, about people. Eating is a universal experience. However, not only we do not eat the same things but also the ways, places and times we eat change according to traditions and habits. The culture of food is deeply embedded in history.nThis course will use documentary sources as well as art, literature, cultural studies, statistical data, and movies to describe how meals can paint a fresco of the history of Italians and their food.nEconomy, culture, class, gender, race, geography, international relations: all have a part in depicting the outline of this history of Italian food in the last 150 years. And all raise questions: how can food mark social differences, set cultural boundaries, raise ethical and religious controversies, involve agribusiness and politics, question our own identities? A tasty travel to the very roots of our human sociality.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Scarpellini, E. (PI)
OSPFLOR 30: Independent Studies on the European Financial Crisis
Research the distinctive aspects of the European Financial crisis on an EU member country of choice. Particularly interesting cases include Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany. Research the effects on and contributions to the European financial crisis made by accession countries.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Pistaferri, L. (PI)
OSPFLOR 31F: Advanced Oral Communication: Italian
Refine language skills and develop insight into Italian culture using authentic materials. Group work and individual meetings with instructor. Minimum enrollment required. Prerequisite:
ITALLANG 22A, 23 or placement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 42: Academic Internship
Mentored internships in banking, education, the fine arts, health, media, not-for-profit organizations, publishing, and retail. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Campani, E. (PI)
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