SUMMER TERM: 2 WEEK & 4 WEEK PROGRAMS IN SICILY - ITALY

Earn 3 credits in Two Week Program or 6 credits in Four Week Program

Two Week Sessions:
Session One: May 31 to June 14
Session Two: June 7 to 21
Session Three: June 14 to June 28
Session Four: June 28 to July 12
Session Five: July 5 to July 19
Session Six: July 5 to July 19
Session Seven: August 9 to August 23

Four Week Sessions:
Session One: May 31 to June 28
Session One: May 31 to June 28
Session Two: June 28 to July 26

Italian Language (3 credits for one or 6 credits for two language courses)

● ITA 101 Elementary Italian 1
● ITA 102 Elementary Italian 2
● ITA 111 Intermediate Italian 1
● ITA 112 Intermediate Italian 2
● ITA 201 Advanced Italian 1
● ITA 202 Advanced Italian 2
● ITA 211 High Advanced Italian 1
● ITA 212 High Advanced Italian 2
● ITA 301 Superior Italian 1
● ITA 302 Superior Italian 2

Courses are total immersion study of Italian language and culture combining oral and written expression. Emphasis is on building communicative proficiency along with a basic command of Italian grammar. A variety of resources (journals, reviews, magazines, commercials, TV ads, video clips and music) expose students to the sights and sounds of contemporary Italy. Classes are restricted to a maximum of 10 students to optimize language acquisition.
This course explores chronologically the art produced by civilizations and cultures that occupied Sicily for over 2000 years.
Beginning with the Greeks' first colony of Naxos and their significant impact on Sicilian art, students move on to Roman artistic ingenuity, the vibrant Byzantine period, the rebirth of antiquity in the Renaissance, the Catholic response to the Reformation, and the exuberant Sicilian Baroque art and architecture. Sicily and Taormina specifically, offer a wonderful opportunity to study these various periods providing countless celebrated examples of art.
Offered all sessions

● FA 411 Art History of Sicily (in English)
● FA 412 Art History of Sicily (in Italian)
This course explores chronologically the art produced by civilizations and cultures that occupied Sicily for over 2000 years.
Beginning with the Greeks' first colony of Naxos and their significant impact on Sicilian art, students move on to Roman artistic ingenuity, the vibrant Byzantine period, the rebirth of antiquity in the Renaissance, the Catholic response to the Reformation, and the exuberant Sicilian Baroque art and architecture. Sicily and Taormina specifically, offer a wonderful opportunity to study these various periods providing countless celebrated examples of art.
Offered all sessions

● LI 421 Sicilian Writers in the Italian Literature (in English)
● LI 422 Sicilian Writers in the Italian Literature (in Italian)
This course explores chronologically the literature produced by Sicilian authors representing the rich cultures which have influenced Sicily including its two Nobel Prize in Literature recipients. Additional works written by renowned international authors who spent time in Sicily and wrote about the island will be included.
Offered Two Week Program - Sessions Two and Three; Four Week Program - Session One

● HI 401 History of Sicily (in English)
● HI 402 History of Sicily (in Italian)
This course presents a comprehensive overview of Sicilian history beginning with the prehistoric era through to present day. The
course is built around lectures examining the history of Sicily and the influences of the many nations which have ruled the island.
On site lectures enhance studies (ex. Greek Theater, Roman Naumachia)
Offered all sessions

● ITC 403 Many Manifestations of Italian Culture (language study and cultural lectures in English)
This course introduces students to the history of Italian (particularly Sicilian) culture through immersion, observation and
reflection. Students examine influences such as Mt. Etna, the Mafia, mythology, Arabic Poets and the Greek Theater. Language
study is included to facilitate and enhance the immersion experience.
Offered all sessions

● LI 431 Camilleri's Commissario Montalbano: Detective Stories in Modern Sicily (in English)
This course is designed for students who are not only eager to have a better understanding of the author/phenomenon Andrea
Camilleri and his literary works, but also to have a better grasp of the Sicilian culture and the various literary and linguistic genres
used by Camilleri and other contemporary authors. Supplemental fee required for 2 full day field trips (Agrigento/Porto Empedocle
and Ragusa).
Offered Two Week Program - Session One; Four Week Program - Session One

● LI 443 Cinema of the Mediterranean Through the Italian Lens
This course explores the rich, diverse Mediterranean region by analyzing the similarities and differences amongst the many
cultures represented. Focus is on the people, history, economics, languages and politics of the region as seen through the Italian
perspective. Course topics covered include: Reunification, World War II, the image and role of women, morality and the Church,
the Mafia, and the delicate balance of multiculturalism in the South. Students receive passes for entrance to the Taormina
International Film Festival including film viewings, lectures, and workshops led by the directors, producers, critics and actors.
Earphones provide translations of film festival lectures.
Offered Two Week Program - Session Three; Four Week Program - Session One

● ITC 413 Mediterranean Roots and Culture of Sicily (in English)
Combination city program: First Week in Taormina and Second Week in Siracusa
Sicily's history is entrenched with the diverse cultures of the Mediterranean reflected in its art, architecture, food and culture. It is
the land where Archimedes taught, Saint Paul preached and Pirandello wrote. The course begins with immersion Italian language
and culture study in Taormina, nicknamed the Pearl of the Mediterranean and finishes in Siracusa near the mythological Spring of
Arethusa with an exploration into the history and culture of Sicily as a Greek colony, a Roman province, an Arab emirate and a
Norman kingdom. No prerequisite for previous language study; all levels available.
Offered Two Week Program - Session Seven; Four Week Program - Session Three

The price is for Two Week Program or for Four Week Program and includes:

● roundtrip transportation from and to Catania's Fontanarossa Airport
● housing in pensione (two star hotel) with breakfast orientation
● first day package (totebag, 2 ring binder, notepad, pen, student discount card)
● guided tour of Taormina
● free extra curricular activities (weekly movies, seminars, social activities in Italian)
● free PC's available & free wireless connection (Monday to Friday 8:30 - 5:00 at school)
● final transcripts

Students may directly transfer credits into their home university or earn US university credits through Auburn University. Cost for
tuition and fees for Auburn University - $865 USD

For more specific details on enrolling and getting academic credits for independent Italian studies in Sicily, please contact:

Donnamarie Kelly Pignone
Academic Advisor
U.S. tel/fax: (+1) 603-894-5552 Cell (+1) 978-828-3228
studyabroad@studiareitaliano.com