Italian
| Course Code | ITAL | |
| Levels Offered | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year | Full course list * |
| Minor Available | Yes (Dept. approval req’d) ** |
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| Placement Test | Required for students with previous knowledge | More details |
| * Not all courses are offered every term, please check Carleton Central and/or the Public Class Schedule for course availability. ** Students interested in an Italian minor must get permission prior to adding it. Contact Ulrike Tallowitz for more information. |
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Some interesting facts about Italian:
- A derivate of Latin, or Romance language, Italian most closely resembles its “matrix” (Latin) in terms of vocabulary.
- It is the first language of about 70,000,000 people.
- It is also the first language spoken in San Marino, the Vatican City, some cantons of Switzerland, and in Istria (Slovenia).
- In Canada, Montreal has an Italian-speaking community of 120,000, and 195,000 in Toronto.
- Italian is the third most commonly taught foreign language in Canada, and the fifth most-taught non-native language in the world, after English, French, Spanish and German.
- Italian developed from the Latin vernacular, or latino volgare influenced by the languages spoken in the peninsula by previously settled populations as well as by new settlers.NB: ” Volgare ” has the meaning of ” popular ” (vulgus=people).
Contemporary Italian is based mainly on the dialect of Tuscany. As a dialect, originally it bore close resemblance to Latin.
Why learn Italian?
Italian is often thought of as a “musical language”? Hear it for yourself! Click here for a reading of Dante’s Divina Commedia.
Registration Information
Space in language courses is limited. Register as early as possible. If the course is full when you attempt to register, please submit a Course Registration Override Request or, if applicable, add your name to a waitlist on Carleton Central. Click here to learn more about how waitlisting works.
Course Previews
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IMPORTANT: These previews will give you an idea of the types of assignments, readings, and instructor expectations you may encounter in the course. However, please be aware that these documents are NOT OFFICIAL COURSE OUTLINES. The actual courses you take may differ considerably from the descriptions provided in the previews.
Please be aware that list is currently under development with previews being added over time. If your course preview is not yet available, please check back later.
* Also, please note that starting 2009-10, our previous Modern Language course codes changed. Click here for a summary of these changes.