Language Courses

 

 

COURSE STRUCTURE
he semester academic program is designed to help students acquire fluency and sufficient communication skills to cope with everyday situations. All Italian courses at Sorrento Lingue are organized into 4-week sessions. There are 3 sessions in each semester, and semesters are offered in the fall, winter and spring for a period of 12 weeks each. In addition to the Italian courses, students may complement their language classes with 1 elective course taught in English - (archaeology or marine biology) or Italian (advanced only).The elective courses are taught for the duration of the 12-week semester. Therefore, students typically take 1 elective and 3 Italian language courses during their semester.

Students participate in class with other international students for a max. of 10 students per class. This enables the teacher and student to have more individual personalized attention.

 

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES
ach Italian course consists of 20 hours of coursework per week for a total of 80 contact hours per 4-week session. Students are in Italian class in the morning for 4 hours per day (Monday through Friday). Students can receive up to 5 credits per each course. In order to ascertain a student’s actual level of proficiency in Italian, a placement exam is administered on the first day of class. Based on this exam, students are then assigned to one of six levels: Beginner (I & II), Intermediate (I & II), or Advanced (I & II). All levels work on a wide range of activities in order to develop reading comprehension, listening, writing and oral skills. The beginner levels focus on verbal communication and grammar while the intermediate and advanced levels work more in-depth on the writing process. Students are revaluated at the beginning of each 4-week session, thus enabling them to move up at their own pace throughout the semester.

 

ELECTIVES
Each elective course consists of 4 hours of coursework per week for a total of 48 contact hours per 12-week semester.

ourses are held twice a week in the afternoon or early evening. Students generally receive 3-4 for each elective course. Students of all language levels may take 1 English elective per semester. Italian electives are open to advanced students only.

Schedules are released one month in advance and final elective course offering is based on sufficient enrolment.

 

Contact hours and recommended credits:

Courses (All levels)	Contact Hours	Credits
3 Italian Courses (5 credits each)	240	15
1 English or Italian Elective	48	3
Total	288	18

 

CREDITS
U.S. Academic students who enroll in an Italian language program and want to garner academic credits for their study abroad program, should have their Italian language courses reviewed for college and academic credits.

ince each university and/or college also has its own method for determining numbers of credits earned for courses taken, students should contact their institution for the needed information.

Our Academic Advisor will be happy to supply your institution with any and all necessary documents for garnering credit approval.

 

INTENSIVE MONTH/ SUMMER or INTER SESSIONS
he intensive sessions focus on language acquisition and help to develop the student’s grammatical and conversational skills. The intensive sessions range from 2 to 6 weeks in length and are offered all year around.

Students may enroll in one or more consecutive intensive sessions. Students enrol in 1 Italian language class for 80 contact hours and generally receive 5 credits for each session. Students are in class 4 hours per day in the morning (Monday through Friday).

 

COURSE LISTING

• Italian 101 – Basic Italian I
• Italian 102 – Basic Italian II
• Italian 201 – Intermediate Italian I
• Italian 202 – Intermediate Italian II
• Italian 301 – Advanced Italian I
• Italian 302 – Advanced Italian II
• Italian 304 – Business Italian
• Italian 305 – Italian Literature
• Italian 340/341 – Advanced Oral and Written Expression I and II
• Italian 410 – Advanced Composition

 

ENGLISH ELECTIVE COURSES (all levels)

• Italian Literature
• Italian Cinema – Introduction to Italian film
• History of Italian Art
• History of Italy
• History of Sorrento
• Archaeology – Cities of Fire from Paestum to Pompeii
• Marine Biology – Introduction to Marine Biology
• Advanced Marine Biology
• Italian Cuisine (history and tradition)
• Italian Cuisine (theory and practice) 

 

ITALIAN ELECTIVES

• Italian Cuisine (history and tradition)
• Italian Cuisine (theory and practice)
• Contemporary Italian Cinema – Introduction to Italian film
• Archaeology – Cities of Fire from Paestum to Pompeii
• Marine Biology – Introduction to Marine Biology
• Advanced Marine Biology
• Modern History of Italian
• Modern History of Sorrento
• Business Communications
• Business Management
• Travel and Tourism
• Philosophy
• Literature
• Humanities Courses
• Exploring Dante
• The Renaissance
• Geography
• Geology
• Marketing
• Politics
• Art