Modern Languages - Italian Language And Culture University of Windsor

Overview

The Modern Languages - Italian Language And Culture BA programme from University of Windsor students with or without prior knowledge of the Italian language will be placed at the appropriate level upon assessment of their proficiency by a programme advisor.

Language is studied both experientially (through classroom practice of sounds, intonation patterns, posture and gestures and situations typical of the target language) and theoretically (learning how to study language through, for example, grammatical analysis). Our Multi-Media Language Learning Lab and departmental mini-lab provide enhancement and support. Understanding of Italian culture is acquired through courses on Italian history, modern Italian life and classical and contemporary literature and cinema.

Our Modern Languages - Italian Language And Culture programme at University of Windsor includes a core component of courses in comparative literature, general and applied linguistics and cultural studies to help contextualize Italian language and culture.

Programme offerings

• Honours Modern Languages with Year Abroad - A four-year programme with concentration on Italian language and culture, including one year at an Italian university
• Honours Modern Languages and Second-Language Education* - A four-year programme with concentration on Italian language and culture including our Certificate in Second Language Education
• Honours Modern Languages with Two Languages Option - A four-year programme with concentration on Italian language and culture and either German or Spanish language and culture
• Combined Honours Modern Languages - A four-year programme with concentration on Italian language and culture combined with any other major offered by the university

• Minor in Modern Languages - a set of six courses in Italian language or six courses in Literature and Linguistics taken in conjunction with any other university Major programme

Career opportunities:

Those students combing their Italian concentration with the Second Language Education Certificate may teach Italian as a second language to English speakers or English to non-English speakers, either in Canada or abroad. 

Programme graduates also may pursue a degree at a Faculty of Education or graduate studies in Italian, linguistics or humanities Master’s or PhD programmes. Other career choices include employment in international business, tourism, translation services and government, especially in foreign affairs.