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Florence, Italy
Semester Abroad
Study Abroad
September 8 - December 5, 2011
For information, call (626) 585-7203 (days)

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Fall semester in Florence, Italy (August 29 thru September 5 on the PCC campus; September 8 - December 5 in Florence). Cost: $7,820 (based on a minimum of 25 participants). Students must enroll in a minimum of 11 units (maximum 20 units), including Italian, from the following PCC courses. (Italian language courses will be taught by
ENGL 12 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Interdisciplinary course: English, Languages Linguistic and cultural patterns; how and what people communicate. Designed to aid both Americans and foreign students in the development of intercultural understanding and communication skills. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0498                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN CARLISI K   
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ENGL 34 MAJOR NOVELIST 1 Unit

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Intensive study of a single novelist. Maximum credit 2 units, 1 unit each semester. Total of 18 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0484                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN CARLISI K   
         1.1 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ENGL 36 MAJOR POET 1 Unit

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Intensive study of a single poet. Maximum credit 2 units, 1 unit each semester. Total of 18 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0490                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN CARLISI K   
         1.1 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ENGL 37 MAJOR CRITIC 1 Unit

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Intensive study of a single critic. Maximum credit 2 units, 1 unit each semester. Total of 18 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0493                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN CARLISI K   
         1.1 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 1 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Pronunciation and grammar. Speaking, reading and writing. Introduction to Italian geography, history, culture and music. Corresponds to first year of high school Italian. Total of 90 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #1092                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         5.6 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 2 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Italn 1, or the first year of high school Italian, or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Grammar essentials, especially irregular verbs; reading of simple prose stories; practice in conversation. Institutions, customs, culture, songs and poems of Italy. Total of 90 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #1093                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         5.6 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 3 INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Italn 2 or two years of high school Italian or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Development of communication skills based on 19th and 20th century Italian readings: review of basic structure of Italian; customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #1094                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         5.6 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 4 INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN 5 Units

Prerequisite(s): Italn 3 or three years of high school Italian or placement based on the foreign language assessment process.
Further development of communication skills based on 19th and 20th century Italian readings; finish review of basic structure of Italian; customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #1648                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         5.6 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 10 ITALIAN CIVILIZATION 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Customs, language, literature, geography, arts and sciences; contributions of Italy to civilization, from earliest to modern times. (Course conducted in English.) Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0522                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         3.4 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
ITALN 50 ITALIAN FILM AS DRAMATIC LITERATURE 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Italian culture, society, politics and historical periods through the viewing and discussion of Italian films from Neorealism to contemporary cinema. Critical analysis of film types, directors, movements through lecture, discussion, and writing. (Course conducted in English.) Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0523                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN D'AMICO R   
         3.4 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
LING 12 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 Units

Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Interdisciplinary course: English, Languages Linguistic and cultural patterns; how and what people communicate. Designed to aid both Americans and foreign students in the development of intercultural understanding and communication skills. No credit if taken after Engl 12. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 

   #0534                 TBA     Lecture FLOREN CARLISI K   
         3.4 Hours TBA per week
         FLOREN: Florence,Italy
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