Italian: Beginners
Some people want to learn a language for travel so they can be able to enjoy more their trips. Some want to learn for work opportunities in this time of globalisation. Some do learn to activate their brains and others for the curiosity to understand other cultures and to form new relationships. However it is your reason, if you want to become familiar with written and spoken standard Italian language this is the course for you.
This course fosters a supportive group environment where you can explore new experiences through learning. Your active participation will keep you motivated, helping you progress toward new knowledge and achieve your desired goals.
Target Audience:
Students should be able to fluently speak, write and read English.
$20.00 discount for Seniors or Concession Card Holders using the discount code "Concession" during registration.
Things to bring along:
- Notebook
- Pen
- Folder for handouts
Learning Outcomes:
- Ability to greet others and introduce self
- Ability to count and understand the Italian alphabet
- Understanding of pronunciation, pronouns and genders
- Ability to make plurals and construct various short sentences
- Expansion of Italian vocabulary with time, weather, family members, seasons and body parts
- Confidence in speaking, writing, and reading Italian
Learning Methods:
?Dates for this class will be available in December for Term 1 2026.
Program Benefits:
- Learn the basics of the Italian language.
Content:
- Introductions and greetings
- Learning the Italian alphabet and pronunciation
- Introduction to articles, nouns and gender
- Person pronouns and gendered words
- Counting in Italian
- Formal and informal speaking
- Conjugating verbs
- Using adjectives and different articles
- Gendered plurals
- Family members, days, months and seasons vocabulary
- Possessives and body part vocabulary
- Reflexive verbs and sentence structure
- Asking for directions and telling the time