Group Courses
Fall Standard Sessions
Ten lessons of 1.5 hour each $ 210
Beginner
Level 1: Off the Beaten Path in Italy - Part I
This course will introduce you to the Italian language and culture. No previous experience required. We'll start from the beginning with the alphabet. We'll work on building vocabulary, moving from simple words to sentences. At the end of this session you'll be able to introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, and describe what you like to do during your free time.
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Mondays, September 9 - November 11
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm (online)
Level 1: Off the Beaten Path in Italy - Part II
Familiarity with the use of present tense of regular and irregular verbs is required to attend this session. We'll start with direct object pronouns, and move on to indirect object pronouns, reflexive verbs, and the imperative mood. At the end of this session you'll be able to talk about what you enjoy doing, ask for directions, order at a restaurant, and politely ask somebody to do something for you.
Mondays, September 9 - November 11
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (online)
​​​Level 2: Leave the Crowds Behind - Part I
Previous experience required. This is a beginner-intermediate level course where we'll focus on the use of past tenses and combined pronouns. The course is designed to give students time to practice the new material and to develop their language skills in the areas of writing, reading, listening, and speaking. At the end of this session you will be able to engage in a conversation where you can share your past experiences using pronouns and double pronouns when needed.
Study material is provided. There will be a reading book. Details are provided at time of registration.
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Tuesdays, September 10 - November 12
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm (online)
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Level 2: Leave the Crowds Behind - Part II
This is the continuation of Part I. We'll start with a review of double object pronouns. This course is designed to give students time to practice the material presented in class focusing in the areas of writing, reading, listening, and speaking to further develop and improve their language skills. At the end of this course you will be able to express what you would like to do, share your plans for the future, and engage in a variety of conversations.
Study material is provided. There will be a reading book. Details are provided at time of registration.
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Tuesdays, September 10 - November 12
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (online)
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Intermediate​
​Level 3: Why were a couple of tourists fined in Venice?
Previous experience with indicative, conditional, and imperative moods required. This is an intermediate level course. At the end of this course you will be able to engage in a variety of conversations, and express your opinions using subjunctive. We will work on online newspaper articles, blogs, and videos about tourism in Italy. Students will practice the use of subjunctive by writing paragraphs, and engaging in a variety of activities designed to use all four subjunctive tenses.
Study material is organized in a handout, and will be provided to you.
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Wednesdays, September 11 - November 13
Morning session: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (online)
Night session: 7:30 - 9:00 pm (online)
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Level 4: Can dreams come true?
Previous experience with indicative, conditional, imperative, and subjunctive moods required. This is an intermediate-advanced level course. We will read Marcovaldo, one of the celebrated masterworks by Italo Calvino, first published in 1963. The collection of twenty short stories depicts how Marcovaldo, a blue collar worker, tries to navigate life in the modern city at a time when consumerism comes to be. In this course we are going to read nine stories - eight from the student version book and one from the original work. You will work on your reading, conversational, and writing skills.
Study material is organized in a handout, and will be provided to you.
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Wednesdays, September 11 - November 13
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm (online)
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Advanced
Level 5: Mountains, a way of life!
This is an advanced level course. Previous experience with all verb moods is a requirement. In this course you'll read the 2017 Strega Prize novel in original language Le Otto Montagne by Paolo Cognetti. A story of relationships between father and son, two friends, and a boy and the mountains - true protagonists of the story.
The book is 204 pages, we'll read part of it. In this course you will work on your reading, conversational, and writing skills.
Study material is organized in a handout, and will be provided to you.
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Thursdays, September 12 - November 14
Morning session: 10:00 - 11:30 am (online)
Evening session: 5:00 - 6:30 pm (online)
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There must be a minimum of four students for the sessions to take place.
Semi-Private Lessons
Semi-private lessons (2-3 students, or your own group) can be at the novice, intermediate, or advanced level. You will practice language structures using the cultural content of the course. If you are registering with your own group of friends and have a topic of interest dear to you, the session will be designed to focus on your topic. Your session's schedule will be flexible.
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Short session
Three 1 hour lessons $ 120
Three 2 hour lessons $ 240
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Standard session
Ten 1 hour lessons $ 370
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Private Lessons
Private lesson's schedule TBD with the student. One-on-one lessons are ideal if you want to learn at your own pace or focus on a specific interest. Designed to provide language skills for a variety of students; from the business professional to the high school student who is going to Italy with an exchange program.
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Short session
Three 1 hour lessons $ 225
Three 1.5 hour lessons $ 338
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Standard session
Ten 1 hour lessons $ 700
How To Register
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