FALL SESSION 2026
October 5 – December 12, 2026
Advanced Italian 1A
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.
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.
Schedule of Classes:
| Tuesday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 6 – December 8 (In-Person) |
| Thursday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 8 – December 10 (Online) |
Length of lessons: 2 hours Total hours: 20 hours
Number of students: minimum of 5
When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $470.00 Materials not included Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: New Italian Espresso Textbook (Intermediate & Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 9–12
Advanced Italian 1B
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.
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.
Length of lessons: 2 hours Total hours: 20 hours
Schedule of Classes:
| Monday | 10 AM – 12 PM | October 5 – December 7 (In-Person) |
| Monday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 5 – December 7 (Online) |
| Monday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 5 – December 7 (Online) |
| Tuesday | 12 – 2 PM | October 6 – December 8 (In-Person) |
| Tuesday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 6 – December 8 (Online) |
| Wednesday | 12 – 2 PM | October 7 – December 9 (Online) |
| Wednesday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 7 – December 9 (In-Person) |
| Thursday | 12 – 2 PM | October 8 – December 10 (Online) |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 2 PM | October 10 – December 12 (Online) |
| Saturday | 12 – 2 PM | October 10 – December 12 (Online) |
Number of students: minimum of 5
When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $470.00 Materials not included Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: New Italian Espresso Textbook (Intermediate & Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 13–15 or materials provided by instructor.
Advanced Italian 2
This is an advanced course for students who have reached a high level of proficiency in Italian. This class will meet to read and discuss articles selected by the instructor. Students will have opportunities to apply their knowledge of the Italian language to literature and cultural and social topics.
Schedule of Classes:
| Monday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 5 – December 7 (Online) |
| Tuesday | 10 AM – 12 PM | October 6 – December 8 (In-Person) |
| Tuesday | 10 AM – 12 PM | October 6 – December 8 (Online) |
| Tuesday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 6 – December 8 (In-Person) |
| Thursday | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | October 8 – December 10 (In-Person) |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 2 PM | October 10 – December 12 (Online) |
Length of lessons: 2 hours Total hours: 20 hours
Number of students: minimum of 5
When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $470.00 Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: N/A. Materials provided by instructor.
Book Club
This is an advanced course for students who have reached a high level of proficiency in Italian.
Schedule of Classes:
| Saturday | 12 – 2 PM | October 10 – December 12 (Online) |
Length of lessons: 2 hours Total hours: 20 hours
Number of students: minimum of 5
When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $470.00 Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: N/A. Materials provided by instructor.
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Advanced Conversation – Summer quarter only
Schedule of Classes
N/A
Length of lessons: 2 or 4 hours hours Total hours: 20 hours
Number of students: minimum of 5
When to register: Registration is currently open
Registration prerequisites: Intermediate Italian 2 or equivalent Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $470.00 Payment method: Visa/MasterCard/Amex
Textbook: N/A. Materials provided by instructor.