ITAL 460

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Dante's <i>Divine Comedy.</i>

French and Italian College of Humanities

Course Description

Intensive examination of Dante's major opus.

When Taught

Fall

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3

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Title

Discuss and analyze Dante's poetry

Learning Outcome

By the end of this semester, successful students will be able to discuss any of the cantos listed in this syllabus from a linguistic, theological, historical and critical point of view.

Title

Write a critical and analytical paper in Italian

Learning Outcome

By the end of the semester, successful students will have written a critical and analytical paper, incorporating existing peer-reviewed research on their topic and adding their own assessment and original&nbsp; ideas to the discourse.&nbsp; Their written linguistic ability will place in the "Advanced Low" (ACTFL scale) level, with the help of the Italian Writing Lab tutor.

Title

Master MLA Conventions for Research Papers

Learning Outcome

Successful students will be fully familiar with MLA conventions (8th ed)&nbsp;for their writing assignments., and with the MLA bibliographical database