3727 - Italian Beginner 1 (Antonella Giannasca)
Course Description
Instructor: Antonella Giannasca
Embark on your journey into the beautiful Italian language! This introductory course uses Italian Now! Level 1: L’Italiano d’oggi! (Barron’s Foreign Language Guides, by Marcel Danesi) as the required textbook and is designed for those with little or no prior experience. Through lively instruction, guided practice, and cultural context, students will develop a foundation in Italian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
Each week builds on the previous lessons, with the goal of mastering essential communication skills.
After this class, students will be able to:
Recognize and use familiar words in everyday situations
Make simple statements about themselves and their families
Ask and answer basic questions
Understand and use very basic phrases and common expressions
Introduce themselves and others
Exchange personal information such as where they live, who they know, and what they have
Interact in a simple way when others speak slowly and clearly
Conjugate the present tense of essere and avere
Use basic vocabulary for greetings, numbers, weather, days of the week, months, and seasons
Bio: I have been teaching Italian for 26 years since I moved to the States. I love my language and my culture. My great love is to be able to teach Italian to my students and share the love that I have with them. I was born and raised in Rome, Italy and I have been a Tour Director for many years, and I love to teach and prepare my students for their trips.