Italian Modules in Year Two
Italian Language, Three and Four
Module Definition: 20 credits per semester, Semester One and Two
Module Coordinators: Dr Marina Spunta/Dr Sonia Cunico
Tutors: Dott. Maria Guarnieri
The aim of the course is to enable students, with a proficiency in Italian near or equivalent to A-level, to enhance their reading and writing skills and develop their ability to speak and write fluently in Italian.
Italian Language Advanced, Three and Four
Module Definition: 10 credits per semester, Semester One and Two
Module Coordinator: Dr Marina Spunta
Tutor: Dott. Maria Guarnieri; Dr Sonia Cunico
Through written, audiovisual and oral classes, this module is intended for second-year students who arrived at the University with an A-Level (or equivalent) in Italian. This module will enhance skills developed year one and in the Italian Summer Programme.
European Texts in Translation One and Two
Module Definition: 10 credits per semester, Semester One and Two
Module Leader: Dr Marina Spunta (Semester 1), Dr Ann Miller (Semester Two)
This course will introduce students to some of the key texts of European literature and will promote discussion of their thematic and stylistic features, and of what we can learn from them in their historical and social context. Consideration will also be given to questions posed by the different versions of the texts that have appeared in English translation.
Italian Linguistics
Module Definition: 20 credits, Semester One
Module Coordinator/Tutor: Dr Marina Spunta
In this module we will study the elements of Italian linguistics and consider the varieties of the Italian language. We will apply linguistic theory to analyze different aspects of the language and a variety of texts in Italian.
History & culture in Twentieth Century Italian Literature
Module Definition: 20 credits, Semester One
Module Coordinator/Tutor: Professor Sharon Wood
Through a mixture of literature and film, this course spotlights some of the major political and cultural transformations of Twentieth Century Italy. Beginning with the Avantgarde cultural movement of Futurism and the twenty years of Mussolini’s Fascism, we move on to examine the fate of Italy, and of Italian Jews, during the war and Holocaust, and finally consider the way Italy has been changed by shifting patterns of emigration and immigration.
Teaching English as a Second Language (Joint Honours Only)
Module Definition: 20 credits, Semester One
This 10-week course was first set up to meet the needs of Leicester University Modern Language students, in order to prepare them for working abroad as language assistants. It has therefore been designed as an introduction to current language teaching methodology and is equally suitable for students who are about to embark on teaching either English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or other modern languages.
History of Italian Cinema
Module Definition: 20 credits, Semester Two
Tutors: Dr Kate Litherland
This module studies Italy’s leading directors and cinematic productions, from the silent era to the present, examining their social and historical context.
Dante: Inferno
Module Definition: 20 credits, Semester One
Students will examine the development of aspects of Italian literature, history and culture, with emphasis on the late medieval and early renaissance era. Dante Alighieri’s masterpieces, Vita nuova and Inferno, will serve as the focal points for the module.
Italian Society and Culture under Fascism (details to follow)
Available modules in Year One
Available modules in Final Year
