ITAL 101B the first semester of a four-semester sequence, is designed to help students acquire beginning communication skills within a culturally significant context. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:

• Be able to communicate orally using basic Italian to ask and answer questions using high-frequency vocabulary and basic grammar
• Be able to understand some Italian spoken slower than normal pace and develop skills and coping strategies for filling in the gaps.
• Gain cultural knowledge and awareness about the areas of the world in which Italian is spoken.

• College-level skills in reading, writing and oral communication

• Have problem solving and critical thinking skills

• Understand the importance of cultural traditions and diversity, and ethics in the modern world