(Offered in Italian) An intermediate to advanced-level language course. Students enrich their proficiency in Italian through practical experiences (e.g., interviewing guest speakers, writing articles for online media outlets).

(Offered in Italian) A course designed to familiarize students with Italian literary traditions through practical applications which encourage them to explore creative reading, writing, and editing processes, and, ultimately, help students to discover and hone their talents. Students investigate different forms of creative writing by, engaging in studio seminars and workshops with invited guest speakers, such as locally- and internationally-based award-winning authors.

(Offered in Italian) An intermediate-advanced-level language course designed to enhance students’ Italian skills through media production (subtitles, dubbing, etc.), digital analyses of primary texts, and comparisons between human-generated and computer-generated translations. Students collaborate with industry leaders in film, publishing and editing, and reference collection.

(Offered in English) An in-depth analysis of Machiavelli’s The Prince, from historical, social, and political perspectives.

(Taught bilingually in English and Italian) An exploration of literary representations of love and sex in Medieval and Renaissance Italy. Writers studied include Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio. Other topics include politics, power, and success through the writings of Pietro Aretino, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Baldassare Castiglione, Lorenzo de’ Medici. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in Italian) A study of Italian dialects, regional variants, and the effect that immigration and emigration have had on the language as we read, hear, and speak it today.

(Offered in Italian) A theoretical-practical approach to language teaching and learning. Based on relevant scholarship, students evaluate existing materials and create their own original exercises which they have the opportunity to implement in another Italian language course.

(Offered in Italian) A theoretical-practical approach to language teaching and learning. Based on relevant scholarship, students evaluate existing materials and create their own original exercises which they have the opportunity to implement in another Italian language course.

(Taught bilingually: English and Italian) An internship opportunity (minimum 100-hours) for students interested in gaining experience in a branch of Education such as teaching, curriculum, administration, etc. Placements, determined in consultation with the student, may include elementary, secondary, or college/university classes, units, and departments. To request an internship placement, write to the program coordinator of Italian prior to course enrolment.

(Offered in Italian) An examination of the notions of self, gender and society amidst the emergence of new social consciences and technologies in the 19th century. Writers studied include Giacomo Leopardi, Alessandro Manzoni, Giovanni Verga, and the works of the first Italian woman recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Grazia Deledda.

(Offered in English) An analysis of the masterpieces of Italian fiction (in English translation), examined against the backdrop of modern-day Italy and centred on issues of national and individual identity. Writers studied include Sibilla Aleramo, Alberto Moravia, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Cesare Pavese, Umberto Saba, Italo Svevo, and Elio Vittorini. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) An exploration of expressions of gender diversity in Italian culture through time. Particular attention will be paid to issues of persecution, social struggle and activism, censorship, and marginalization of LGBTQ+ individuals and works. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) Students will develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of key theories and practices as they relate to the central topics investigated in the course. The course may have a historic, literary, cinematic, cultural, or other focus. Students should contact the Department for the topic when course is offered. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

An opportunity to conduct in-depth original research, with a supervising professor. Students learn research methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Students are invited to visit Research Opportunity Program for a list of participating faculty projects and for application details.

An internship opportunity for students interested in gaining work-place experience, in private or public sectors. Placements, determined in consultation with the student, may include corporations, local media, non-profit community organizations. To request an internship placement, write to the undergraduate coordinator of Italian prior to course enrolment.

(Offered in English, performances in Italian) A study of 15th- to 18th-century Italian plays and playwrights, culminating in the staging of a play from one of those eras. Students may take on acting and/or stage-production roles.

(Offered in English). An in-depth study of the Inferno, in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) An in-depth study of Purgatory and Paradise, in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

An investigation of the intellectual trends and literary forms in Italy from the pre-enlightenment to Romanticism. Readings from the works of Vico, Muratori, Gravina, Metastasio, Rolli, Parini, Verri, Beccaria, Goldoni, Alfieri and others.

(Offered in Italian) A study of the foundations of the Italian language. Topics/key figures in focus include the transition from Latin to Italian, Dante Alighieri, the “Questione della lingua,” during the Renaissance. Students will explore those and other topics through pertinent readings and linguistic analyses of representative texts.

(Offered in Italian) A study of the Italian language, from the 19th century to the present, with a focus on contemporary varieties as spoken and written within and outside of national borders. Changes in the language will be analyzed through syntactic, lexical, and morphological perspectives as well as by looking at factors which affect those adjustments (contact with other languages, media, etc.).

(Offered in Italian) An advanced-level language course. Emphasis is given to enhancing oral proficiency, including pronunciation, and acquiring and practicing nuances and subtleties of the language.

A directed-research project, facilitated by a supervising faculty member in the Italian Studies program. Research may be in cinema, culture, linguistics, literature, or theatre.

A project supervised by an Italian Studies faculty member on a topic in Italian language, literature or linguistics.

A directed-research project, facilitated by a supervising faculty member in the Italian Studies program. Research may be in cinema, culture, linguistics, literature, or theatre.

A close, practical study in which students observe, actively participate in, and reflect on the teaching and learning processes in an Italian language course, under the supervision of a member of the Italian Studies program. Students develop and implement strategies for the successful delivery of lesson plans and grammatical and communicative activities.

A close, practical study in which students observe, actively participate in, and reflect on the teaching and learning processes in an Italian cinema, literature, or theatre course, under the supervision of a member of the Italian Studies program. Students develop and implement strategies for the successful delivery of lesson plans and discussion-based activities.

(Offered in Italian) A directed-research project for students registered in the UTM Italy Study Abroad Program. Projects are facilitated by a supervising faculty member in the Italian Studies program.

An opportunity to conduct in-depth original research, with a supervising professor. Students learn research methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Students are invited to visit Research Opportunity Program for a list of participating faculty projects and for application details.

This course offers an introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society with the goal of understanding language use through social structures. Working within this socially-informed perspective, topics covered will include language, perception, and identity development; verbal and non-verbal communication; speaking across cultures; language use and social networks; and language and power. This course counts towards only the English Language Linguistics Minor (ERMIN1200); it does NOT count towards the Linguistic Studies Minor (ERMIN0506) nor the Linguistic Studies Major (ERMAJ1850).