Elisa Piovesana received her B.A. in European and American Languages and Literatures from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. During her university studies she received a scholarship to spend a year as an exchange student at the Wake Forest University. Her research has been primarily in the field of Chicano Literature as well as contemporary Spanish and American Literature. She is working in Milan in the communication area and in the organization of cultural and artistic events.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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ITAL 3153 - Beginning Italian
This course is designed to introduce students to the grammatical structures and vocabulary necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics (e.g. family, daily routines, and leisure time) and negotiate basic survival situations (making travel arrangements, ordering meals, and making purchases, etc.). Language topics and functions are integrated into activities that emphasize all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), with special attention given to speaking and listening. Cultural knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of Italy is a crucial component of the course content. This course meets three hours a day.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening*
Required Texts: Percorsi: l'Italia attraverso la lingua e la cultura by Francesca Italiano, University of Southern California and Irene Marchegiani, SUNY - Stony Brook Publisher: Prentice Hall
Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany ‘Percorsi’
Andreuccio da Perugia. Easy readers, Ashehoung/Alinea, Denmark ,
distributed in US by EMC Corp - 0-88436-049-0.
Le preposizioni a cura di A Chiuchiù, M. C. Fazi e R. Bagainti. Perugai: GUERRA EDIZONI, 1984. 88-7715-007-6
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011
ITAL 3251 - Intro to Contemporary Italy
An Introduction to Contemporary Italy
Intended for students at the intermediate level, this course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is modern Italian culture including history, politics, and literature among other things. Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening.*
Required Texts:
Daniela Bartalesi Graf, L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi, Guerra, 2005
Susanna Nocchi, Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze: Alma edizioni, 2007
Lia Levi, Una bambina e basta, Roma, E/O, 1994
Dizionario di Italiano: www.garzantilinguistica.it
Film:
Gli studenti devono obbligatoriamente guardare i seguenti film in programma:
C’eravamo tanto amati
/La meglio gioventù/
Caterina va in città
/Pummarò/
I cento passi
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructors.
LNG SOCSummer 2011
ITAL 3252 - Intro to Contemporary Italy
An Introduction to Contemporary Italy
Intended for students at the intermediate level, this course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is modern Italian culture including history, politics, and literature among other things. Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening.*
Required Texts:
Daniela Bartalesi Graf, L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi, Guerra, 2005
Susanna Nocchi, Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze: Alma edizioni, 2007
Lia Levi, Una bambina e basta, Roma, E/O, 1994
Dizionario di Italiano: www.garzantilinguistica.it
Film:
Gli studenti devono obbligatoriamente guardare i seguenti film in programma:
C’eravamo tanto amati
/La meglio gioventù/
Caterina va in città
/Pummarò/
I cento passi
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructors.
LIT LNGSummer 2011
ITAL 3253 - Intro to Contemporary Italy
An Introduction to Contemporary Italy
Intended for students at the intermediate level, this course will afford the opportunity to expand conversation, writing, and reading skills while consolidating knowledge of the more difficult points of grammar. The contextual focus of the course is modern Italian culture including history, politics, and literature among other things. Italian films, short stories and essays, will enhance and complete the learning experience.
*Students are also encouraged to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening.*
Required Texts:
Daniela Bartalesi Graf, L’Italia dal fascismo ad oggi, Guerra, 2005
Susanna Nocchi, Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze: Alma edizioni, 2007
Lia Levi, Una bambina e basta, Roma, E/O, 1994
Dizionario di Italiano: www.garzantilinguistica.it
Film:
Gli studenti devono obbligatoriamente guardare i seguenti film in programma:
C’eravamo tanto amati
/La meglio gioventù/
Caterina va in città
/Pummarò/
I cento passi
Additional reading materials will be provided by the instructors.
Summer 2010
