Class Overview
Gain confidence speaking Italian! Develop skills using common Italian phrases, expressions, and language with correct grammar and syntax in this beginning conversation class. Each week, explore practical topics in conversation with your classmates. Typical topics include traveling, shopping, telling time, making reservations, finding your way around, managing money and dealing with unexpected situations. In the context of these practical conversations, we'll also review key grammar concepts and vocabulary.
Learning Objectives
- improved your ability to use basic grammar and vocabulary (present and simple past tenses, reflexive verbs, basic irregular verbs, articles, prepositional and adverbial phrases, and numbers to 10,000)
- learn 500+ new words
- improve your conversational comprehension
- increased your confidence in conversation when sharing information, clarifying and explaining, asking for help, offering a service, and more
Who Might Enjoy This Class?
Prerequisite: Italian Level 2 or 3, or the equivalent (check with the instructor if you’re not sure)
- Italian language students interested in improving their conversation and comprehension skills
- Students planning on travelling to Italy in the near future
- Language students looking for a language-intense learning environment