Adult Winter Classes

Advanced  ~ 12 weeks course, 30 hours Composition, conversation, and an advanced study of grammar will be the focus of this course. The instructor and the students will speak only Italian in class. This will allow students to practice the language and enrich their vocabulary. Students’ communication skills and vocabulary continue to develop. The course (more…)

Beginner 1 online – 12 weeks course, 30 hours   At this level you have little or no previous knowledge of the language. You will learn to share information about yourself in Italian and ask basic questions. You will also learn structure and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings. By the end (more…)

Intermediate 1  ~  12 weeks course, 30 hours   At this level you are a fairly competent speaker of the Italian language. However, you still need systematic correction in pronunciation, grammatical structures and complex sentence formation by using learning the Imperfetto and Condizionale tenses. Pre-requisites: Present tense and Past tense of regular and irregular verbs Reflexive (more…)

Beginner 2, in-person / 12 weeks course, 30 hours (Limited spots available) At this level you have already had experience with the Beginner 1 course. You will add to your basic vocabulary in everyday situations involving bookings, transportation, directions and attractions while traveling in Italy. In addition to improving your functional ability when speaking in (more…)

Beginner 3, in-person / 12 weeks course, 30 hours At this level  learners will improve theirs understanding and competence in mastering easy language structures. At the end of this course students are going to have a strong knowledge of the Present and Past Tense. Nuovo Espresso 1 is the textbook used for Beginner 1,2 & 3 levels. (more…)

Beginner 2, online – 12 weeks course, 30 hours At this level you have already had experience with the Beginner 1 course. You will add to your basic vocabulary useful sentences in everyday situations involving bookings, transportation, directions and attractions while traveling in Italy. In addition to improving your functional ability when speaking in the (more…)

Intermediate 2 on Zoom – 12 weeks course, 30 hours This course concentrates on expanding grammar usage, writing, and conversational skills. Students will build on their knowledge of the Gerundio tense (Present continuous form), while they will improve their knowledge regarding the Passato Prossimo (Past tense) to the Imperfetto (Imperfect tense). The Imperativo tense will (more…)

Advanced  ~  12 weeks course, 30 hours Listening, conversation and short composition will be the focus of this course. The teacher will provide all the material, focused in particular on all the forms of Congiuntivo and Hypotetical sentences. Students’ communication skills and vocabulary continue to develop through watching short Italian movies, listening true dialogues, reading (more…)

Beginner 1, in person – 12 weeks course, 30 hours (Limited spots available) At this level you have little or no previous knowledge of the language. You will learn to share information about yourself in Italian and ask basic questions. You will also learn structure and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings. (more…)

Intermediate 1 in-person ~ 12 weeks course, 30 hours In response to the recent rise of cases of Covid-19 due to the emergence of the more transmissible Omicron variant we have decided to put online the most part of our courses in planned in-person, such as Intermediate 1. We hope to offer it in-person during (more…)