Yale-NUS students have the opportunity to study Italian via teleconference. These courses are taught from Yale University but follow the Yale-NUS academic calendar. Instruction is synchronous, intensive, and adapted to the medium used. Students are expected to come prepared for each session and ready to engage with the class. A minimum of four students is needed for courses to run.
- These courses follow the Yale-NUS academic calendar. However, because instructors will be at another institution, the course schedule may be adjusted to accommodate national holidays such as Labour Day or Martin Luther King Day.
- Due to the time difference, some of these courses are likely to be taught in the evening (Singapore time).
- These courses rely on videoconference equipment to connect to the remote classrooms. This technology is available in specific classrooms on campus (see below).
- These courses usually meet in the Global Learning Rooms in the Library (map).
- These are regular, 5 unit courses with a standard workload.
Students interested in signing up for these language courses, can contact languages@yale-nus.edu.sg.
Faculty
Courses
For a complete list of courses, see below.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Beginning Italian 1 is designed to help students develop a basic ability to read, write, understand, and speak Italian as well as to expand their cultural competency. Since all linguistic skills cannot be fully developed in just one semester, emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of basic structures, which will be developed and reinforced in subsequent courses. The course will be conducted in Italian via teleconference from Yale.
Pre-requisite(s): YIL1201I Directed Language Study: Beginning Italian 1 or with permission from the Language Coordinator
Beginning Italian 2 is a continuation of Beginning Italian 1 and builds upon what students learned in their first semester. It is designed to help students expand their basic ability to read, write, understand, and speak Italian as well as to deepen their cultural competency. Emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of basic structures, which will be developed and reinforced in subsequent courses. The course will be conducted in Italian via teleconference from Yale.
Pre-requisite(s): YIL1202I Directed Language Study: Beginning Italian 2, or r with permission from the Language Coordinator
Intermediate Italian 1 is designed to increase students’ proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and overall comprehension of the language. This course is aimed at students who have completed the beginning sequence or have had significant experience with the language. It offers a combination of listening and speaking practice with a review of key concepts of Italian grammar via targeted reading and writing activities. This course continues to incorporate cultural elements through representative readings and films.
Pre-requisite(s): YIL2201I Directed Language Study: Intermediate Italian 1; or with permission from the Language Coordinator
Intermediate Italian 2 is designed to increase students’ proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and overall comprehension of the language as they move towards greater fluency. This course is aimed at students who have completed the beginning sequence or have had significant experience with the language. It offers a combination of listening and speaking practice with a review of key concepts of Italian grammar via targeted reading and writing activities. This course continues to incorporate cultural elements through representative readings and films.
Learning Goals
By completing the Italian language sequence, students will be able to:
- Understand main ideas in a variety of conversational settings
- Read complex texts, from different genres and of different lengths
- Speak fluently and clearly in Italian
Events
Italian Film Festival in Singapore
Resources
Learning Italian (The Open University)
