January 8

No class today (MLA Convention in Vancouver)

January 13

Introduzione al corso

January 15

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitolo 1

January 20-22

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 2-4

January 27-29

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 5-7

February 3-5

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 8-10

February 10-12

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 11-13

February 17-19

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 14-16

February 24-16

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 17-19

March 3-5

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 20-22
Visione (in classe): Mario Camerini, I promessi sposi (parte I)

March 10-12

Spring Recess

March 17-19

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 23-25
Visione (in classe): Mario Camerini, I promessi sposi (parte II)

March 24-26

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 26-28

March 31-April 2

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 29-31

April 7-9

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 32-34

April 14-16

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitoli 35-37

April 21

Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi Sposi, capitolo 38

Students’ participation in class discussions is essential. The class will be conducted in Italian, so as to offer an opportunity to improve oral and listening proficiency. Rather than taking midterm and final examinations or papers, students enrolled in this class will be required to write weekly short summaries (one or two paragraphs at most) of the chapters discussed in class. The goal of this exercise is to work on writing skills.