Italian (ITAL)

Credit Courses

ITAL 101 Beginning Italian I (5 Units)

Hours: 90 (90 lecture)

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 6A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ITAL 102 Beginning Italian II (5 Units)

Prerequisites: ITAL 101 or two years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Hours: 90 (90 lecture)

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ITAL 103 Intermediate Italian I (5 Units)

Prerequisites: ITAL 102 or three years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Hours: 90 (90 lecture)

Review of basic structures, vocabulary building, development of auditive comprehension, reading/writing skills and oral expression.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ITAL 104 Intermediate Italian II (5 Units)

Prerequisites: ITAL 103 or four years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Hours: 90 (90 lecture)

Focus on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Review of grammatical structures and vocabulary building through readings. Research and discussion of cultural topics.

SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C

Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A, CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ITAL 130 Intermediate Conversation (2 Units)

Prerequisites: ITAL 102 or ITAL 120 or three years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Hours: 36 (36 lecture)

Second-year course designed to increase the student's vocabulary and fluency in the language, as well as his/her ability to comprehend cultural and sociolinguistic differences.

Transfer Information: CSU Transferable, UC Transferable

ITAL 140 Advanced Conversation (2 Units)

Prerequisites: ITAL 103 or 130 or four years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.

Hours: 36 (36 lecture)

Second-year course designed to increase the student's vocabulary and fluency in the language, as well as his/her ability to comprehend cultural and sociolinguistic differences.

Transfer Information: CSU Transferable, UC Transferable