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

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

Class Description: This is a multilevel class designed to enhance and reinforce learning from the leveled classes. It is not a prerequisite to advance to the next level.

This is a conversation focused class. The instructor may use reading, writing, and other means to provide opportunities to build conversation skills.  

**This class is only an enhancement to the leveled language classes. Registering for a leveled language class is highly recommended.

Class Description:  Italian II is the second Italian class and will pick up where Italian 1 left off.   We will spend the first weeks of class reviewing the material covered in level 1 and then start our new material.

Main Grammatical Concepts:

• Past tenses: passato prossimo, imperfetto and trapassato

• Articulated prepositions (preposition + article contractions)

• Indirect Object Pronouns

• Agreement with direct object pronouns and the passato prossimo

• The verb piacere

• Reflexive and reciprocal verbs

• Adverbs

Vocabulary themes will include:

• Pastimes/hobbies

• Food/Restaurant

• Clothing

• Larger numbers

• Mass media

Prerequisites: Italian 1 or equivalent

Students should be familiar with: basic pronunciation, gender and plural formation, agreement including articles and adjectives, present tense verbs both regular and irregular, basic sentence and question formation.  You should be able to hold a basic conversation in the present tense.

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

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

The Ultimate Italian Review and Practice by David Stillman. 

(Available on Amazon)

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Italian-Review-Practice-Premium/dp/1260453510/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TCXJ01WBJ0ET&keywords=ultimate+italian+review+and+practice&qid=1685221511&sprefix=ultimate+italian+%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1

Class Description: Italian 3 will help the student to develop more sophisticated expression in the language while building a more confident use of the basics learned in the previous two courses.  

Main Grammatical Points:

• Future and conditional verb tenses. 

• Commands (the imperative mood). 

• Comparative and superlative adjectives

• Indefinite adjectives

• "Ne" and "ci"

• Indefinite pronouns

• The impersonal "si" 

Vocabulary themes:

• Body parts

• Vacation

• Shopping

• The House and Accommodation

The typical Italian 3 student has completed Italian 1 and 2, has a working vocabulary of hundreds of words, can form simple sentences in the present, past and imperfect tenses, and can answer questions in a controlled setting, using memorized expressions.

Prerequisite: Italian 1 and 2 at La Causerie or equivalent

Book/Materials: The Ultimate Italian Review and Practice by David Stillman.  (Available on Amazon)

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Italian-Review-Practice-Premium/dp/1260453510/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TCXJ01WBJ0ET&keywords=ultimate+italian+review+and+practice&qid=1685221511&sprefix=ultimate+italian+%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1

Class Description: This is a multilevel class designed to enhance and reinforce learning from the leveled classes. It is not a prerequisite to advance to the next level.

This is a conversation focused class. The instructor may use reading, writing, and other means to provide opportunities to build conversation skills.  

**This class is only an enhancement to the leveled language classes. Registering for a leveled language class is highly recommended.

This year's Italian 4 class will emphasize speaking practice as well as the most advanced elements of Italian grammar.

Class Description: Main Points of Grammar

• Past Conditional Tense

• The Subjunctive Mood 

• "Volerci" and "Metterci"

Main Vocabulary Themes 

• The Environment and Travel in Italy

• Contemporary Italy in the World

• Italian Culture - then and now

These subjects are tentative and may change to be useful for students who may be repeating the class.  

Prerequisite: Completion of Italian 3 at La Causerie or equivalent

The typical Italian 4 student has completed Italian 3, is able to participate in simple dialogue, and can generate questions in Italian language recognizable by a native speaker.

Books/Materials: Prego, An Invitation to Italian, Edition 6. ISBN: 0072561319 (available on Amazon)

The Ultimate Italian Review and Practice (available on Amazon)

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Italian-Review-Practice-Premium/dp/1260453510/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TCXJ01WBJ0ET&keywords=ultimate+italian+review+and+practice&qid=1685221511&sprefix=ultimate+italian+%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1