Le piccole virt , Natalia Ginsburg, Einaudi, 1998. A good monolingual Italian dictionary. An excellent dictionary, available in larger bookstores is the Vocabolario Zanichelli . Another good one, although more dificult to find is the Dizionario Garzanti . Students may consult the Garzanti on-line edition by clicking on Dizionario Garzanti .
Students are responible for all assignments on the syllabus.
Three compositions will be assigned. Each composition will be turned in twice. The first draft will be corrected and returned to the student with correction symbols and comments. A revised version will be due one week later and the final grade will be determined by calculating the average grade of both drafts. Composition topics will be elicited from readings and class discussions.