Level 6

Spring Session 2023

Course Description

Advanced Italian 1A

New Italian Espresso Texbook (Intermediate & Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 9–12. The grammatical structures include: imperfect subjunctive; indirect/reported speech; passive voice; passato remoto and presente storico; subjucnctive + conjunctions; impersonal form of a reflexive verb; past conditional as future in the past; if clause (2nd type): possibility. Communicative goals include: Explain something; ask for an explanation; report another person’s words; express interest in something; give a suggestion; point out the advantages and disadvantages of a given condition; formulate hypotheses; express irony.

Advanced Italian 1B

New Italian Espresso Texbook (Intermediate & Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 13–15. The grammatical structures include: modal and temporal gerund; third person plural as impersonal form; indirect speech in the past; indirect question; subjunctive trapassato; if clause (3rd type–in the past); past gerund, past infinite. Communicative goals include: narrate the life of a historical character; narrate a trip; ask an indirect question; report what others said; express disappointment; point out natural beauty of a place; express hypothesis in the past; reflect on one’s own learning.

Schedule of Classes

Length of lessons: 2 hours 

Total hours: 20 hours

Number of students: minimum of 5, maximum of 12

Registration                                                                                                                        

When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent
Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $399.00
Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: New Italian Espresso Texbook (Intermediate & Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 9–12. Chapters 13–15.