This course reviews and builds on vocabulary and structures studied in first-year college-level Italian. As a means to this end, students will engage in text-based grammar-review drills in meaningful context; and will read short stories, excerpts of a contemporary novel, and non-literary texts dealing with current issues in Italian society. Evaluation will be based on classroom participation, completion of workbook exercises, and a combination of chapter tests, a mid-term, and a final exam. Prerequisite: Italian 102 or equivalent. Enrollment limit: 25 (expected 15).