Performing Real-World Italian
F05
Roberto de Lucca
Through role play, music, video, and film, we will immerse ourselves in actual Italian speech and life. This course allows students to perform real Italian, training them to deal with the unpredictable nature of linguistic communication. Emphasis will be on oral communication and comprehension, with exposure to natural speech in a variety of contexts. Students play roles toward natural oral communication. We will learn the real Italian spoken on the street and explore the cultural settings that condition it. The emphasis will be on performance: by the end of the term students will be able to confidently carry out many everyday tasks in Italian.