Basic Italian I - ONLINE COURSE

This course is following the Communicative Approach. Classes will be focused on achieving specific communicative goals, while building grammar skills. The course is structured in order to ensure the concept learned in the beginning are reinforced with each subsequent class, in order to enhance language retention. Homework will be assigned ad the end of each class. Homework completion is strongly advised as it’s proactive to a successful acquisition.

Week 1: Introduce yourself, greetings. We will explore also basic

grammar concepts such as phonetics, parts of the sentence ( article,

nouns, adjectives).

Week 2: Describe places, people, or things. Describe the place where you

live, you work. The city you live in, your family or friends. (verb to be,

and different usage of the same verb)

Week 3: Learn to ask and answer basic questions: who? what? where?

when? how? how much? Expanding vocabulary and conversational skills in

everyday situations.

Week 4: Numbers, Times, Dates. Where would you go without knowing

them? we got you covered! Part of conversational skills obviously include

knowing how to ask prices, time and dates.

Week 5: Expanding your communication skills by learning how to use the

present tense of regular verbs, and further vocabulary.

Days: Fridays (7 Sessions )

Dates: February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28 & April 4

Times: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Instructor: Gabriela Fossati

Price: $125

This live class is going to be held online via the Webex or Zoom platform. Participants will receive an email with details on how to access the live course a few days before the start of class.

For more information, please contact Carmen Guerra at [email protected] .

Host or Publisher Hudson County Community College Department of Continuing Education