Courses
Language courses
Language courses at the elementary and intermediate levels in Italian are offered on an intensive basis and are taught with an eclectic, functional five-skills approach. This integrated approach develops simultaneously all the fundamental skills: speaking, comprehension, reading, writing and cultural awareness.
Our language courses offer students an opportunity to acquire communication skills while developing an awareness and appreciation of Italian culture and civilization. These courses are designed for students in any field or major that benefits from the ability to communicate in Italian and knowledge of Italian literature, culture and civilization.
Before enrolling in a first Italian course at Wheaton, all students who have studied Italian must take the placement exam given by the department.
Elementary language courses
Itas 101 Basic Italian
Itas 102 Basic Italian
Itas 150 Intermediate Italian
Advanced intermediate language courses
Itas 200 Advanced Intermediate Italian
Itas 220 Advanced Oral and Written Communication: Composition and Conversation
Civilization course
Itas 260 Italian Civilization
Literature survey courses
Itas 305 Infernos, Brothels and Courts
Itas 306 Studies in Italian Literature II
Studies in literature or culture
Itas 320 Italian Cinema
Itas 330 Modern Italian Theatre
Itas 399 Selected Readings
Course in translation
Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
Itas 298 Experimental Courses
Itas 398 Experimental Courses