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ONLINE CLASS: Italian Language Beginning Level – Elementary I
Gerard Marini
January 17, 2025 - March 21, 2025
$280Welcome to our Italian language series for those who want to learn Italian from the ground up. One of the world’s most beautiful languages, Italian is the language of opera, poetry, cuisine, film, art – and romance! Why not learn how to speak and understand it?
This is a basic beginners class for those who have no experience with the Italian language or who might have studied it back in high school, but forgotten more than they remember. It is perfect to start from the word “Ciao!” and build a step-by-step foundation in elemental grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.
The weekly classes are online via Zoom. Your instructor will be zooming in from his home in Milano.
Each session will include instruction in basic Italian grammar, simple conversation and a little bit of culture. Because the class is small, every student will have an opportunity to be heard each week.
Topics covered will be:
- basic grammar
- building vocabulary
- pronunciation guide
- simple verb tense conjugations
- reading of simple dialogues
- listening and basic writing skills
If you have to miss a class, no problem – each session will be recorded and sent to you after the class, so you can review the lessons at your own pace or catch up. Typically there will be homework each week that will be reviewed in the following class.
Class enrollment will be limited to facilitate conversation and interaction with the instructor and among the students.
This series is 10 weeks to give students a good foundation.
Dates: 10 Fridays January 17-March 21, 2025. [If any class must be canceled, we will add one to the end of the series until all 10 classes are completed.]
Time: 1pm Eastern Time (That is 12 noon Central time, 11am Mountain time and 10am Pacific time)
Class Length: 1 1/2 hours
Price: $280 for all 10 sessions including recordings, homework and review
Gerard lives in Milan, Italy, where he has been a language teacher for about 20 years. He is originally from the USA (Tunkhannock, Pa). He graduated in 1990 from Susquehanna University with a BS in Business Administration. He then went on to law school in Washington, DC (‘94 District of Columbia School of Law) before moving permanently to Italy.



