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ItalianThe Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a minor in Italian Studies. Students may take courses in Italian or may concentrate coursework in such areas as Italian history and civilization (art, music, architecture, etc.) to satisfy the requirements. Italian FacultyDirectory of Departmental Positions
InnovationsThe Italian Department is a booming department with an innovative curriculum (courses in cinema, mafia, women’s studies, survey of literature, and popular culture) in collaboration with other disciplines via the Languages across the Curriculum program and with service learning components. Since 2006 the Italian Department has offered summer and semester study programs in Taormina, Italy, with further partnership with the Taormina International Film Fest via the local institution, Babilonia. During the summer program, students are fully immersed thanks to Master classes offered by well-acclaimed directors and actors at the fest, iPods loaded with audio and visual resources that are specific to an Italian culture course taught by the AU faculty, enriched by workshops and activities with local artisans and scholars, and a pedagogically sound course load offered by the local institution (courses and seminars in language, art history, history, literature, cinema, geology, and music). Grants ReceivedThe Italian Department at Auburn University is recipient of a grant from the Italian government, in the amount of approximately $12,000 per year and extendable for up to 5 years. Auburn University is one of only seven universities in the country to receive this grant. Thanks to this support, the Italian Department is now able to offer online courses for teachers as well as students, outside of Alabama, who wish to pursue advanced studies in Italian language and culture. Please check with DLOT (http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/dl/index.php). The Italian Club, housed in the Italian Department, has also received some important grants from NIAF and SGA at Auburn University. The Club sponsors many activities throughout the academic year, with highlights in October (National Italian American Heritage Month) and February (Carnevale). For more information please contact the Italian faculty or the officers of the club (click the Organizations link). 
FLL scholarships available for Study Abroad Semester in Taormina, Italy Achievements of Students in French (2008-2009) FLL News Fall 2009 updated July 2009 Auburn University professor awarded Fulbright Scholar grant to study in Macedonia Annual FLL Departmental Scholarship Recipients April 2009 
11/30/09 Chinese classes for children (11/30) 6:30 PM at Thach Hall 301 12/02/09 Italian Department Reception 3:30 PM at Haley Center Eagle's Nest South 12/02/09 CLA Reads! The Sharpshooter Blues in Literary Context 3:00 PM at Tichenor 310 (CLA Dean's Conference Room) 12/02/09 Mesa española (12/2) 7:00 PM at Olde Auburn Ale House, Tichenor Avenue, Auburn 12/02/09 French Conversation Table (12/2) 9:30 PM at Piccolo, inside Ariccia Trattoria & Bar |
Daniel NeSmith, Italian Studies Minor 2007 Thanks to the training I received from the Italian teaching staff at Auburn, especially Dr. Summerfield, I had a solid grammatical language base and a strong knowledge of Italian culture and lifestyle when I arrived for follow-on language studies at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. As a Naval Officer stationed in Sicily, my foreign language skills are useful when working with the Italian Military and communicating with other Italians while I'm out exploring the country's history. However, being able to talk with my Sardinian wife, her family, and my children in Italian is the most gratifying part about learning the language. Cari saluti! 
Giovanna Summerfield |
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