Italian 100 – 60 min

Course Materials (Optional)

New Italian Espresso 1 Textbook

New Italian Espresso 1 Workbook

Description

Master the Essentials of Italian in Just 60 Minutes a Week! Italian 100 is designed for busy adults with zero to limited Italian experience who want to learn  in a conversation-oriented environment. This 8/10-week online course focuses on building a strong foundation in Italian to equip you to hold basic conversations with confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Confident Pronunciation: Master the Italian alphabet and sounds to speak with clarity.
  • Essential Vocabulary: Build a practical base of words and phrases for everyday use.
  • Conversational Skills: Get comfortable engaging in simple conversations about greetings, numbers, and common situations.
  • Grammar Fundamentals: Understand basic noun genders and numbers, subject pronouns, and definite and indefinite articles.
  • Present Tense Verbs: Learn to conjugate core verbs in the present tense.

Course Benefits:

  • Ideal for Busy Lifestyles: Shorter classes with slightly faster pace for those who prefer focused, 1-hour sessions.
  • Interactive and Engaging: Practice speaking with classmates and your instructor.
  • Learn Anywhere, Anytime: All ONLINE classes are recorded, so if you have to miss a class you will be given access to the material 24/7.

Class Curriculum

Schedule of Dates

ONLINE CLASSES

Day & Time: Monday 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (PST)
Class Dates: May 19, 26 – June 2, 9, 16, 23 – July 7, 14, 21, 28 (No Class June 30)
Your teacher is Barbara

Day & Time: Wednesdays 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Aug. 13, 20, 27 – Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Oct. 1, 8, 15
Your teacher is Nadia

Day & Time: Saturdays 10:15 am – 11:15 am (PST)
Class Dates: Aug. 30 – Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 (9 Classes)
Your teacher is Antonella

Day & Time: Thursdays 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 – Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Nov. 6
Your teacher is Caterina


BURBANK CLASSES – 438 E. Harvard Rd, Burbank, CA 91501

Day & Time: Saturdays 11:15 am – 12:15 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25
Your teacher is Patrizia

 

What if Class Has Started?

For our adult classes we can accept new students once a course has started on a case-by-case basis up to mid-way through the course.  If you join a course late, the course fee will be pro-rated so that you don’t pay for the lessons you missed before joining the class. Please contact us to join a class after it has started.

Textbook

For this course the textbook we will using is NEW Italian Espresso 1 and New Italian Espresso 1 Workbook. You can purchase the books along with your course at the time of registration or you can purchase them from our bookstore at a later date.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Please review our class terms and conditions page here.

Students' Testimonials

“My Daughter and I have loved going to Barbara’s Italian class for the last several months!! We are so lucky to have such a great group of fellow students, BUT most of all, we were most fortunate to have HER as our teacher!! Her energy lights up the room, and her humor keeps us smiling for the whole hour!” – Debbie

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