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Quaderno Culturale QUADERNO CULTURALE Queens College Italian Program Newsletter | Numero 8 | Department of European Languages & Literatures | Late Spring 2016 Guida alla lettura: An Introduction to Numero Otto L’ottavo numero di Quaderno Culturale The eighth issue of Quaderno Culturale contiene informazioni sui corsi autunnali features an outline of courses that will be IN THIS ISSUE offerti dal programma di italiano a offered by the Italian Program at Queens Queens College nel semestre autunnale College in Fall 2016: Elementary, Career Quest 2016: corsi di lingua e letteratura italiana Intermediate, and Advanced Italian a livello principiante, intermedio, e language and literature courses; 4 avanzato; corsi “writing-intensive” e corsi writing-intensive courses and courses sulla cultura italiana insegnati in inglese; on Italian culture taught in English; and corsi di Master. Nella sezione Career MA-level courses. In “Career Quest,” Quest, la Prof.ssa Eugenia Paulicelli ci Prof. Eugenia Paulicelli introduces us to presenta 3 studentesse venute dall’Italia four students—three from Italy and one e una studentessa di letteratura inglese graduating in English literature—who che hanno studiato nel nostro programma decided to further their studies in our Andiamo al cinema! di Master’s e al Graduate Center di MA Program as well as in the program CUNY. Alexandra De Luise, bibliotecaria at the Graduate Center. Alexandra De 8 responsabile della sezione di italiano, Luise, the curator and bibliographer francese e greco moderno alla Rosenthal for French, Modern Greek, and Italian Library, parla con il Quaderno del suo at Queens College, talks to us about lavoro e di come è profondamente cambiato her job and how it has changed with con l’avvento della tecnologia. In Invito the development of technology. For alla lettura, Luisanna Sardu (che ha di “Invito alla lettura,” Luisanna Sardu Bibliotecari dal vivo recente conseguito il dottorato al Graduate (who recently obtained her PhD Center, congratulazioni!) ci parla del from the CUNY Graduate Center— fenomeno Elena Ferrante. Nella rubrica Congratulations!) delves into the Elena 11 Andiamo al cinema! Luca Zamparini Ferrante phenomenon. In “Andiamo al scrive un tributo al grande regista Ettore cinema!” our film critic Luca Zamparini Scola recentemente scomparso. Questo offers a tribute to the great director numero ospita anche un contributo di Ettore Scola, who recently passed Alessandro Zammataro, dottorando del away. This issue also has an article Graduate Center, che scrive dell’uso della by Alessandro Zammataro, a PhD Morena Corradi: tecnologia nel contesto dell’insegnamento candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, Spettri d’Italia e dell’apprendimento linguistico. Inoltre, who writes about language learning questo numero contiene informazioni su with technology. Last but not least, una presentazione del Prof. Paolo Balboni this issue covers Prof. Paolo Balboni’s 14 di Ca’ Foscari (Venezia) organizzata lecture, which was organized by Prof. dal Prof. Hermann Haller a febbraio e Hermann Haller in February at the un evento su moda e pedagogia tenutosi Graduate Center, and offers information sempre al Graduate Center e organizzato about an April event on Fashion and dalla Prof.ssa Paulicelli e il programma Pedagogy organized by Prof. Paulicelli di Fashion Studies del GC di CUNY. and the Fashion Studies Program at the Infine presentiamo il libro della Prof. ssa Graduate Center. We also present Prof. Corradi, Spettri d’Italia. Corradi’s book, Spettri d’Italia. Buona lettura! Buona lettura! The Queens College Italian Program Karina F. Attar & Morena Corradi [email protected]; [email protected] In Fall 2016 the Italian Program at Italian 235. Commercial and media strategists, marketing and Queens College will offer 12 courses Technical Italian (3 hr.; 3 cr.) communications personnel). Various (with multiple sections for language case studies will be analyzed and TR 10:45 am–12 noon courses) at the undergraduate level supported by readings in linguistics and two master’s-level courses. Prof. Agostini and semiotics. Our primary texts Queens College students can major will be in literature and the arts. The Prereq.: Italian 203 or permission of (36 credits above Italian 203) or minor course will also feature guest speakers department. This course will introduce (18 credits above Italian 112) in Italian. from academia, the New York-based Students majoring or minoring in other students to Italian as used in business Italian and Italian American business disciplines may also elect to satisfy the and other specialized fields. Students world, and Italian institutions that Queens College language requirement will become acquainted with the promote the study of Italian language by taking any one of our courses taught formal uses of language in professional and culture. The course will have a in Italian. A double major in Italian and communication, specialized vocabulary, theoretical/methodological component Secondary Education certifies students and the use of different registers. They and expose students to experiential to teach at the high-school level. Our will write resumes, job applications, learning through the development of required and elective 200- and 300-level business letters, and practice dialogues individual projects and the possibility courses give students the opportunity for job interviews and business meetings. of internships. Such projects could to expand their knowledge of Italian Part of the course will be dedicated to include preparation of a series of language, literature, cinema, and culture. exploring specialized vocabularies of lesson plans for students in Italian; a politics, sports, the media, fashion, art, branding campaign for the launch of an Advanced Undergraduate and other fields. Students will work Italian cultural program; or interviews Courses Taught in Italian individually and in groups on a field of with Italian and/or Italian American their particular interest. Italian 224. Advanced Italian institutions and representatives on a Grammar (3 hr.; 3 cr.) topic to be approved by the instructor. Italian 329. Textual Analysis: MW 1:40-2:55 pm Italy, Italian, and Intercultural Advanced Undergraduate Prof. Haller Communication (3 hr.; 3 cr.) Courses Taught in English M 4–6:50 pm Prereq.: Italian 204 or permission of Note: Italian 41W courses are writing- department. The course is required Prof. Paulicelli intensive and satisfy either the Pathways for the major in Italian, and is strongly Prereq.: At least one course from Italian Literature (LIT) requirement or the PLAS recommended for Italian minors European Traditions (ET) and Reading 223 through 235 or permission of and any student aiming at improving Literatures (RL) requirements. They department. This course counts proficiency and correct use of Italian. also satisfy the general education W toward one of the two 300-level This course will thoroughly review requirements. Italian majors may not take some major topics of Italian grammar, course requirements for majors. This more than two courses in translation and including personal pronouns, past tenses, is a combined section, also offered may not repeat a course in translation indicative and subjunctive moods, and as Italian 781 for graduate students with the same course number. passive constructions. We will study the (see below). This interdisciplinary syntax of implicit and explicit subordinate course examines the impact of Italy Italian 41W. Masterpieces of constructions, the sequence of tenses, and the Italian language and culture Italian Literature in Translation: and marked and unmarked sentences. in today’s world. The course offers Naples in Contemporary Italian Grammatical problems will be studied in students a methodological framework Literature (3 hr.; 3 cr.) contemporary literary and non-literary to understand Italy and the artistic texts. In addition to frequent exercises, and linguistic transformations it has MW 3:10–4:25 pm students will write short texts in order undergone in the 21st century. The Prof. Porcelli to reinforce grammatically correct use. course aims at showing students how Throughout the course, attention will be preparation in a foreign language and “See Naples and die”: This expression paid to the difference between spoken familiarity with a nation’s culture can was first used to suggest that after and written Italian, to stylistics, and to benefit them in their chosen profession observing the beauties of Naples there the different registers of the language. (as teachers, professionals, translators, is nothing to live for. Yet Naples is a 2 very problematic city, where beauty Italian 45. Italian Culture and “responsibility” of the modern writer meets violence and from which very Thought: The Fabric of Cultures will be examined. Namely, “How, why, often one seeks liberation as from (3 hr.; 3 cr.) and for whom does one write?” Or, a spell. This course will focus on a when applicable, how do they fit selection of texts that engage with the MW 10:45–12 noon into the modernist vis-à-vis [proto-] idea of napoletanetà and problematize Prof. Paulicelli postmodernist discourse? Naples as a unified object, including The course will take the form of writings by Matilde Serao, Anna Maria Italian 781. Seminar: Methodology an interdisciplinary study of fashion Ortese, and Elena Ferrante. The course and Selected Literary Topics: and fabric and their bearing on a integrates reading and writing strategies. Italy, Italian, and Intercultural heterogeneous cultural
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