University Catalog 2024-2025

World Languages - Italian (WLIT)

WLIT 101  Elementary Italian I  (3 credit hours)  

Begins the development of a balanced foundation in all four language skills. Concentrates on listening and speaking, emphasizing idiomatic Italian. Short readings in Italian culture and civilization. Class and laboratory practice, written homework.

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

WLIT 102  Elementary Italian II  (3 credit hours)  

Continuation of WLIT 101 with emphasis on acquisition of oral skills through class practice and use of audio aids. Readings in Italian culture, civilization and literature.

Prerequisite: WLIT 101

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

WLIT 201  Intermediate Italian I  (3 credit hours)  

Third of four consecutive courses to develop skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Readings and discussion of Italian culture, civilization and literature.

Prerequisite: WLIT 102

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

WLIT 202  Intermediate Italian II  (3 credit hours)  

Last of four sequential language courses. Increased emphasis on reading and writing. Readings in the literature, culture, and civilization of Italy.

Prerequisite: WLIT 201

GEP Global Knowledge

Typically offered in Spring only

WLIT 208  Italy Today: Media, Culture, and Society  (3 credit hours)  

Intensive practice in speaking and understanding Italian through role playing, discussion, interviews, and use of audio-visual materials.

Corequisite: FLI 202

Typically offered in Fall and Summer

WLIT 308  Italy in the Globalized World  (3 credit hours)  

Advanced readings and intensive conversational practice in Italian for students beyond the intermediate level.

Prerequisite: WLIT 202

Typically offered in Spring only

WLIT 315  Made in Italy: Where Heritage, Culture & Culinary History blend with Technological Innovation  (3 credit hours)  

Italian culture and society from its origins to modern times, including its history, geography and national and regional identities, social images, political and economic structures, and technological and scientific development of the Italian society. As an extension of the classroom students participate in educational experiences such as excursions and Italian cooking classes. Taught in English and as NC State Study Abroad Program in Perugia, Italy.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Summer only

WLIT 318  Italian Society Through Cinema  (3 credit hours)  

Italian culture and society through cinema from the fascist era to the present. A study of selected films representative of major social-political, ideological, and artistic developments. Weekly film viewings. Taught in Italian.

Prerequisite: WLIT 202

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities

Typically offered in Fall only