Calogero Dionisi
Adjunct Lecturer
Modern Languages
EMAIL: cdionisi@bmcc.cuny.edu
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Office Hours: By appointment before and after class on Tuesdays
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Prof. Calogero Dionisi, aka Carlo, graduated from Rutgers University Graduate School University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1985. He received a Bachelor of Science in International Studies with a minor in Italian language and literature in 1982. In 1985, he received an MA., in Italian literature with specialization in Dante Alighieri. He completed 60 graduate level credits towards his Ph.D.
Prior to joining BMCC in 1997, Prof. Dionisi taught Italian at Rutgers University and at the University of Urbino, Italy. During his Junior year in college, Prof Dionisi attended Rutgers University Junior Year Abroad and studied for one year at the University of Perugia and Firenze. Prof. Dionisi is also a professional interpreter and translator of the Italian language and enjoys living in Italy during the summer months with his wife and sons.
Expertise
Degrees
Courses Taught
- This course is for students who have had no previous background in Italian. Grammar is taught inductively and simple texts are read. Skills in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing are developed.
- In this continuation of Italian I, grammar, composition, conversation, and reading of Italian texts are covered. Prerequisite: ITL 101 or departmental approval
- Students will continue the study of basic Italian grammar begun in ITL 105. They will also further their skills in listening comprehension reading and writing in Italian.
Prerequisite: ITL 105 or Departmental Placement - This course is for students who have had no previous background in Italian. Grammar is taught inductively and simple texts are read. Speaking, reading, and writing are emphasized.
Prerequisite: Departmental Placement - This intensive course combines Italian 105 and 106 into a one-semester course. It is designed for students who have had no previous background in Italian. Students develop their skills in listening, comprehension, speaking and writing in Italian, supplemented by readings and analysis of simple Italian texts. In addition to building vocabulary on everyday life, students develop the ability to make questions and to describe themselves and others, their environment, preferences and lifestyles in Italian. In the second half of the semester, students are introduced to past tenses, and develop their ability to narrate events and describe people and situations in the past. The course also exposes students to different forms of Italian and Italian culture through music and short film clips. Since the goal is to enhance students' speaking and writing abilities in Italian, Italian will be the main language spoken in class.