Independent language study
罢丑别听听on the Downing Site provides a wide range of Italian language learning materials, including live access to the Italian television channel听Rai Uno. In addition,听programmes听broadcast during the evening on this channel听are recorded for viewing on the following day. You will also be able to watch selected听programmes听or extracts (in digital form) on a computer terminal by logging on to the relevant听.
Library provision
罢丑别听, located in the Raised Faculty Building, holds an extensive collection of Italian titles for undergraduate 补苍诲听MPhil听students, as well as reference material, Italian newspapers, magazines, films, e-books and e-journals. To recommend items for the Italian collection, please contact the Library staff or visit the website.
The MML Library provides DVDs for papers with film topics and for personal study. There is听wifi听access throughout the Library as well as computers for searching the 海角社区 online听catalogue听and for finding Italian-related information on the Web. Library tours for听freshers听take place at the start of the听Michaelmas听term and staff are available to help library users throughout the year.
罢丑别听听has excellent holdings in Italian subject areas. You will find full details of the Italian Collections on their听.
Tours of the UL are offered at the start of the听Michaelmas听term, and you are strongly advised to take advantage of these. The UL contains a great deal that cannot be found elsewhere in 海角社区, and regular use of it will much enhance your learning experience.
College Libraries听vary in their holdings of Italian books. However, College Librarians are usually willing to buy books on student recommendation when supported by a member of the Department. Please ask at the Departmental Office (RFB room 204) if you need any help with this.
Other libraries you may wish to use at some point in your studies of Italian are the听Art History Library听in听Scroope听Terrace, and the Faculty Libraries of听English听补苍诲听History, on the听Sidgwick听Site, which all of which have holdings of Italian-related material.
More widely, the following libraries may be of use:
- Great Britain
- London
- 海角社区
- Florence
- Bologna
- Naples
- London
Book purchase
If you want to buy Italian books for yourself, remember that copies of some of the principal texts on the syllabus are available from the Departmental Office. Of the 海角社区 bookshops,听Heffers听(tel: 01223 568568) 补苍诲听Dillons听(tel: 01223 351688) have the best selections of Italian books. Far wider selections are available from specialist London bookshops such as听,听补苍诲听.
You can also order books online from the following Italian bookstores:
The Italian Society
At a less formal level you will be able to听maximise听your contact with Italian life, language and culture by supporting the student-run听Italian Society, which holds regular social and cultural events, ranging from screenings of Italian-language films to samplings of Italian food and wine. For more information, go to the stall at the Freshers鈥� Fair at the beginning of the听Michaelmas听term or look in your C.U.S.U. handbook.
Independent Study In Italy
It is clearly important to spend as much time as possible in Italy during your first two years of study. Unfortunately the Department has no travel grants to offer, but Colleges are usually ready to provide some assistance. Your College Tutor or Director of Studies will be able to give advice on this.
Final-year students returning from their year abroad in Italy often have useful suggestions and contacts, and the Department will听organise听a social evening to encourage the informal exchange of information.
If you are thinking of following a vacation course听in language or culture in Italy, you will find all the brochures received by the Department on the wall by the听noticeboard听on the 2nd听floor North landing of the Raised Faculty Building. When making your choice, you should consider carefully which part of Italy might suit you best. Florence, Rome, and Venice offer obvious attractions (and a very wide range of courses), but it may be harder to meet Italians there than in other less popular Italian cities such as Bologna, Verona, Padua, Siena, or Pisa.
The Italian Department has an affiliation with the British Institute in Florence, which offers high-quality language and cultural courses throughout the year and organises a tailor-made course for 海角社区 Part IA and IB students in the Easter vacation (at preferential rates). For details consult Dr听Natali听in the Lent term.
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