La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-5/26): $418

Reg. Registration (5/27-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 9:00am-10:25am

Class Description: 

Italian I is an introductory course designed for students who have never before studied Italian or for those who may have previously studied some Italian but not used it for many years. We will start from the very beginning assuming no previous knowledge of the language.  Through active participation in class and at-home review and assignments this class provides students with the foundations of the Italian language.

Grammatical Concepts:

   § Alphabet and pronunciation

   § Use of genders and singular/plural

   § Definite and indefinite articles (the/a) 

   § Basic sentence and question formation 

   § Adjectives: agreement and placement

   § Present tense verbs:regular and irregular

   § The expressions c’è and ci sono (there is/there are) 

   § Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her etc) 

   § Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) 

   § Direct object pronouns 

Vocabulary themes will include:

   § Greetings and salutations 

   § Numbers

   § Basic conversational phrases

   § Food and beverages

   § Day, date, seasons

   § Places

   § Asking for and giving directions

   § Descriptive adjectives/colors

   § Family

   § Weather

   § Time

   § Pastimes/hobbies

Prerequisites: None

Books/Materials:  ***NOTE***  We are using new books this year.

Prego! An Invitation to Italian (Student Edition) 6th Edition ISBN: 978-0072561319