La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $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: Prego! An Invitation to Italian (Student Edition) 6th Edition ISBN: 978-0072561319