IT 175 Italian Language and Culture for Embedded Experiences Abroad

IT175 Italian Language and Culture for Embedded Experiences Abroad, is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of Italy's language and culture. This course is linguistic and cultural preparation for students participating in an embedded experience in Italy. Properly preparing for study and travel to Italy helps students to maximize the abroad experience. The ability of students to function abroad can be greatly facilitated by an understanding of the local culture and language. Students will be introduced to key Italian social and cultural issues, pragmatic information (for travelers, students, and residents of Italy) as well as essential vocabulary terms, phrases, and pronunciation. The course also explores themes of cultural intelligence/sensitivity and proper behavior abroad. IT175 is designed to be taught as a co-requisite for any course with an embedded experience in Italy (e.g. BIOL 475N Anatomy in Italy). With this co-requisite, particular emphasis is placed on vocabulary relevant to the embedded experiences in history of science/medicine museums, university settings and religious institutions.