CROSSLISTED COURSES: GL EN 4606 & GL LIN 4606 A study of the principal changes in the English language from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. COURSE CREDIT EXCLUSIONS: GL/EN/LIN 4606 6.0; AS/LING 4060 3.0 (prior to Fall/Winter 2001-2002). FORMAT: Two 90-minute sessions weekly. PREREQUISITES: AP/LING 1000 6.0, or permission of the Department.
This course is an introduction to the study of languages as they change through time, and to the related topics of dialect geography and linguistic prehistory. We will study methods for constructing earlier stages of a language, such as the comparative method and internal reconstruction. Processes of changes in phonology, syntax and lexicon will be […]
This course presents linguistic concepts, terminology and analyses, focusing on the Spanish language. It offers a foundation in the systems of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics as well as linguistics fields such as historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Spanish teaching and learning. Prerequisite:AP/SP 2000 6.00, AP/SP 2010 6.00, or equivalent. PRIOR TO FALL 2016: […]
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP HUMA 3612 ThisThis course examines the history of the idea of Italy by studying the role of media in the evolution of Italian cultural and national identity from the Renaissance to the present.Course credit exclusion: AP/HUMA 3612 6.00, AP/IT 4775 6.00.PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/IT 3775 6.00.Language of InstructionEnglish
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP HUMA 3611 Key issues of Italian culture, with a focus on unification and national identity;Fascism and the Resistance; political parties and intellectuals; the role ofthe Church; the economy and the shifts in social values, youth revolts and feminism, visual arts, cinema, literature, and design. Course credit exclusions:AP/IT 3770 3.0, AP/HUMA 3611 3.0. […]
This course examines the main aspects of the Italian Renaissance focusing on the Florentine contribution to the great transformation in literature and the arts in the context of the social and political changes taking place from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Course credit exclusion: AP/IT 3760 3.0, AP/HUMA 3610 3.0. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: […]
Introduces students to cultural, social and political issues which form the fabric of Italian civilization from unification to the present. Note: Students who are taking Italian as a major or minor subject are required to do the readings and assignments for this course in Italian. Course credit exclusions: AP/IT 4750 6.00.
The main trends in Italian literature of the 19th century from the Pre-Romantics to Verismo. Works by major authors such as Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni, Carducci and Verga are studied in depth. Prerequisite: AP/IT 2200 6.00, AP/IT 2200 3.00, or permission of the department. Course credit exclusions: AP/IT 3550 6.00. Language of Instruction: English. Students enrolled […]
This course examines the development of the Italian novella from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. Among the authors studied are: Boccaccio, Bandello and Basile. Prerequisite: AP/IT 2200 6.00, AP/IT 2200 3.0, or permission of the department. Course credit exclusion: AP/IT 3371 6.00. Language of Instruction: EnglishStudents enrolled in a Major or Minor in […]
An intensive advanced Italian language and culture course taught on the York campus, followed by a stay at the University of Bologna, covering language structures, vocabulary, language functions and Italian culture and civilization. Excursions complement lectures on cultural topics. Prerequisite: AS/IT 2000 6.00 (with a grade of at least C) or equivalent, or permission of […]