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LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011 171 ITALIAN - JAPANESEITA 141 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN ILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This introductory level course is designed to assist students inacquiring practical beginning level conversational skills in Italian.Students will develop the ability to understand and speak everydayconversational Italian through the introduction of vocabulary,elementary grammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions. Thebasics of reading and writing will be introduced. Students will developan appreciation of the Italian culture.Transfers to CSUITA 142 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN IILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of ITA 141. It is designed to assist studentsin building practical conversational skills in Italian. Students willbroaden their ability to understand and speak everyday conversationalItalian through the introduction of new vocabulary, elementarygrammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions. Ongoing basics ofreading and writing will be developed. Students will also acquire anappreciation for the Italian culture.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: ITA 141 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.ITA 143 CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN IIILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of ITA 142. It is designed to assist studentsin building practical conversational skills in Italian. Students willbroaden their ability to understand and speak everyday conversationalItalian through the introduction of new vocabulary and moreadvanced grammatical structures at the elementary level used in oralcommunication. Elementary reading, writing, and an appreciation ofItalian culture will continue to be developed.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: ITA 142 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.ITA 191 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inoccupational, technical or college preparatory areas of special interest.Topics and credits will vary from quarter to quarter and will beincluded under this cover title published in the schedule of classes forthe quarter in which the course will be offered.ITA 231 SPECIAL PROJECTSUnits 1-4This course is designed for students wishing to pursue a specific topicof study. Emphasis is placed on individualized instruction and studentproject planning. The student must arrange for project and creditapproval by the instructor prior to registering for this course.Transfers to CSUITA 251 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONALITALIAN ILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3The emphasis of this intermediate level conversational Italian courseis to develop and build confidence in oral expression. Speakingproficiency will be developed by expanding vocabulary, increasinglistening comprehension, refining grammar control and pronunciation,and practicing intensive conversations. Readings will focus on culturalissues. Students will also converse about contemporary issues andcurrent events selected to stimulate critical thinking in Italian.ADVISORY: ITA 143 (formerly 153) with a grade of "C" or equivalent.ITA 252 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONALITALIAN IILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of ITA 251. The emphasis of thisintermediate level conversational Italian course is to develop and buildconfidence in oral expression. Speaking proficiency will be developedby expanding vocabulary, increasing listening comprehension,refining grammar control and pronunciation, and practicing intensiveconversations. Readings will focus on cultural issues. Students willalso converse about contemporary issues and current events selectedto stimulate critical thinking in Italian.ADVISORY: ITA 251 with a grade of "C" or equivalent.ITA 253 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONALITALIAN IIILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of ITA 252. The emphasis of thisintermediate level conversational Italian course is to develop and buildconfidence in oral expression. Speaking proficiency will be developedby expanding vocabulary, increasing listening comprehension,refining grammar control and pronunciation, and practicing intensiveconversations. Readings will focus on cultural issues. Students willalso converse about contemporary issues and current events selectedto stimulate critical thinking in Italian.ADVISORY: ITA 252 with a grade of "C" or equivalent.ITA 291 SPECIAL PROJECTSUnits 1-4This course is designed for students wishing to pursue a specifictopic of study in occupational, technical or college preparatory areas.Emphasis is placed on individualized instruction and student projectplanning. The student must arrange for project and credit approval bythe instructor prior to registering for this course.JAPANESEA.A. DEGREEAn A.A. Degree is offered in the field of Humanities. For majorrequirements, see page 67.JPN 101 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE ILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This beginning level Japanese course is designed to introduce studentsto the Japanese language, with a focus on building oral communicationskills as well as listening and reading skills. The written language ofHiragana and an introduction to Katakana will also be studied.Emphasis will focus on proper grammatical usage at the beginninglevel. Cultural topics will be introduced, including the honorificcharacteristics of the Japanese language.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCHumanities - Italian - Japanese