Continued emphasis is placed on speaking.
Contemporary culture and media are examined in the first semester, modern literature in the second. This course provides students with a broader basis for learning to communicate effectively and accurately in modern Italian. Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the first semester, students will have learned most of the basic structures of the language, have an active vocabulary of approximately 1,200 words and the ability to recognize many more words in speech and in writing. They will have gained an appreciation for many aspects of Italian culture and be able to communicate orally and in writing on a wide variety of topics.