Casa Italiana
Online Italian Language & Literature Courses
LAST CALL FOR CASA ITALIANA SUMMER ONLINE COURSES REGISTRATION!
All courses will be held via ZOOM
Courses will begin the week of June 8th and finish the week of July 27th, running for a total of 8 weeks.
Registration:
- To register, please email Casa Italiana at casa@naz.edu for payment instructions.
- Cost: $152 for Casa members, $184 for non-members.
- After registration, the instructors will provide via email the Zoom links for the courses to all participants.
Pirandello and his World
Taught by: Dr. Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander
Monday evenings, 6-8pm
Pirandello said about himself: “I am therefore the son of Chaos. Nietzsche used to say that the Greeks built white statues against the black abyss, in order to hide it. Those times have ended. I, instead, shake them, to reveal it.”
In this course we will focus on the writer and playwright Luigi Pirandello, Nobel recipient in 1934. Through the reading of chosen short stories and theatrical plays, and the use of the cinematic rendition of some of his prose and theatrical pieces, we will not only learn Pirandello’s philosophical thoughts, but also study complex grammatical structure of the Italian language.
Italian Language & Culture 101
Taught by: Kelsey Andrychuk
Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 6-7pm
The goal of this course is to develop students’ basic communicative competence through reading, grammatical exercises, and oral participation. Students will be able to handle uncomplicated communicative situations and survive in the Italian culture. Conversational topics will include every day activities, short discussion of assigned material, as well as recreating restaurant situations and other events.
Instructor will provide copies of reading material.
Textbook (optional): Prego! An Invitation to Italian, edition 7, by Graziana Lazzarino, Andrea Dini, and Maria Cristina Peccianti. McGraw Hill, 2007.
Italian Language & Culture 102
Taught by: Ryan Morano
Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 6-7pm
In this course, we will continue learning about the structure and aspects of the Italian language. The focus of this course is to review both basic and advanced grammar, as well as enhance vocabulary and comprehensive skills through reading of culturally-based articles and short stories. The goal of this course is to help students find balance between understanding the important aspects of grammar, as well as develop language skills and vocabulary that one is likely to use in the real world. Basic knowledge of Italian or completion of Italian Level I is recommended.
Instructor will provide copies of reading material.
Textbook (optional): Prego! An Invitation to Italian, edition 7, by Graziana Lazzarino, Andrea Dini, and Maria Cristina Peccianti. McGraw Hill, 2007.