Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009

Maureen Jameson
Chair
Email: Jameson@buffalo.edu

Collen Culleton
Director of Undergraduate Studies and Language Program Director
Phone: 716.645.2191, ext. 1181
Email: culleton@buffalo.edu

Italian is spoken by more than 60 million people, mainly in Italy but also in Switzerland where it is one of the four official languages (Canton Ticino). Italian is also spoken by the large Italian communities in the United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, and South America (specifically in Argentina and in the south of Brazil where almost half of the population is of Italian origin). Our program develops an appreciation of world cultures through the study of language, literature, and film.

Students who study Italian at the advanced level acquire language proficiency, explore various aspects of Italian culture, and obtain knowledge of Italian literature.