Italian 202 – 60 min
Description
Discover the heart of Italian culture through its most beloved tradition: food! Italian 202 is an immersive language culinary journey that will transform how you speak, shop, and cook Italian-style. Students will master the essential language skills needed to navigate Italy’s vibrant food culture with confidence and authenticity. In this 9-week course you’ll gain practical skills for travel, cooking, and cultural connection while building the linguistic foundation for more advanced Italian communication. Perfect for students who have completed Italian 201 or equivalent.
What You’ll Learn:
- Authentic Italian Food Culture: Share your eating habits and food preferences like a true Italian, and discover and discuss traditional Italian recipes from nonna’s kitchen.
- Real-World Shopping Skills: Navigate Italian markets and grocery stores with ease, create detailed shopping lists using proper Italian terminology, and master quantity expressions and measurement units.
- Grammar That Works: Learn about direct pronouns, the versatile pronoun “ne”, and partitive use of “di” for expressing quantities elegantly.
- Vocabulary That Matters: Comprehensive food and dish terminology, essential measurement units and quantities, food packaging and kitchen equipment, and market and grocery shopping expressions.
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.
Schedule of Dates
Location: Online
Day & Time: Mondays 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm (PST) – 9 Classes
Class Dates: Aug. 11, 18, 25 – Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 – Oct. 6, 13 (no class Sept. 1)
Your teacher is Barbara.
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. Contact us to request a pro-rated fee quote.
Textbook Info
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.
