will start on September 15 (Basic Beginning course is SOLD OUT!)
Registration deadline for all other courses: September 8
TUITION $ 220
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Advanced Beginning course
Intermediate course
Advanced course
Language and Culture Courses
School AMICI offers four different levels of language courses during each of our Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. Each class meets on Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm for 10 weeks.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES: Tuition is $220.
Learning a foreign language requires consistent practice, repetition, and memorization. Students are expected to complete their homework and review previously covered material before coming to class. Studying a little bit every day is strongly recommended.
It is important that you always bring to class your textbook, Avanti! as well as a notebook and pen. We also recommend you bring a small English-Italian dictionary (optional).
To get the most out of your experience, you should fully participate in class activities with teacher and other classmates.
Basic Beginning (101)
This class is appropriate for students who have never studied Italian before. From the very first class, teachers start to speak a little bit of Italian. Students learn to introduce themselves, ask and give information, express needs and simple thoughts.
Advanced Beginning (102)
These students have had some exposure to the language and feel comfortable with pronunciation and basic grammar, including present tenses of main verbs. This class is appropriate for learners who want to improve their vocabulary and study more complex grammatical structures – all the better to participate in Italian social life.
Intermediate (103)
This course is designed for students who are already comfortable with Italian grammar. The goal of the intermediate course is to improve comprehension, pronunciation and vocabulary. There is a strong emphasis on group discussion and conversation. Students enrolling in this course will require a brief preliminary telephone conversation to assess their language skills.
Advanced (104)
Students who already have a good command of the Italian language or have studied Italian for at least one year will be ready for this conversational class. Each week focuses on current events, topics or different readings from Italian books and newspapers as a stimulus for group discussion and comments. Some elements of advanced grammar are also reviewed. Students enrolling in this course will require a preliminary telephone conversation in italian to make sure their language skills are appropriate for this class.
COMING THIS SPRING: ITALIAN CULTURE CLASSES
Be Italian!
Salute! The Language of Italian Wine