Spring 2027

Second Semester Italian

Second Semester Italian covers oral practice, conversation, grammar, reading, vocabulary building, and the study of Italian cultures.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Irene Hatzopoulos

There was a fair amount of homework, which students considered essential to the class, while quizzes, tests, and oral exams were not difficult if you studied.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and practice fundamental grammatical structures.

  • Develop a basic Italian vocabulary.

  • Talk and write about themselves, their city, their family, their studies, and their activities in Italian.

  • Read about and investigate aspects of Italian culture (geography, regional differences).

  • Compare and contrast Italian culture with their own culture(s).

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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ITALIAN 101

ITALIAN 102 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BARBARA BIRD is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HILARY EMERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IRENE HATZOPOULOS is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 260
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 260
LEC 004Classroom Instruction0 / 260

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Irene Hatzopoulos

Past students found the course manageable and supportive, with clear presentation of new concepts and an accommodating teaching style that made the material accessible.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 88.4% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.49 GPA, 69.0% A/AB (n=71 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Irene Hatzopoulos

There was a fair amount of homework, which students considered essential to the class, while quizzes, tests, and oral exams were not difficult if you studied.

Past student reviews · Hilary Emerson

A former TA was firm but fair, paying close attention to participation and attendance while keeping deadlines clear and providing helpful study tips.

Topics

  • Italian grammar, vocabulary, reading, and oral conversation.
  • Italian culture, including geography and regional differences.

Skills

  • Oral practice, conversation, grammar, reading, and vocabulary building in Italian.
  • Reading about and investigating Italian culture, including geography and regional differences.
  • Comparing and contrasting Italian culture with one's own culture.

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.13 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
ITALIAN 102 · Spring 2027

Second Semester Italian

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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