Italian Beginners (Level 2)
A second level language course for those who have successfully completed our Level 1 course or have gained that level of ability elsewhere.
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Mon 15 Feb8 classes, Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM No class Easter 5 April Selwyn College, Auckland. Barbara Martelli
- $139.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 15 Feb 19:00 - Mon 15 Feb 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 22 Feb 19:00 - Mon 22 Feb 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 01 Mar 19:00 - Mon 01 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 08 Mar 19:00 - Mon 08 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 15 Mar 19:00 - Mon 15 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 22 Mar 19:00 - Mon 22 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Mon 29 Mar 19:00 - Mon 29 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Mon 12 Apr 19:00 - Mon 12 Apr 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland. -
Tue 04 May
- $139.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Tue 04 May 19:00 - Tue 04 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Tue 11 May 19:00 - Tue 11 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Tue 18 May 19:00 - Tue 18 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Tue 25 May 19:00 - Tue 25 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Tue 01 Jun 19:00 - Tue 01 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Tue 08 Jun 19:00 - Tue 08 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Tue 15 Jun 19:00 - Tue 15 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Tue 22 Jun 19:00 - Tue 22 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland. -
Mon 18 Oct8 classes, Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM No class Labour day 25 October Selwyn College, Auckland. Barbara Martelli
- $139.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 18 Oct 19:00 - Mon 18 Oct 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 01 Nov 19:00 - Mon 01 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 08 Nov 19:00 - Mon 08 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 15 Nov 19:00 - Mon 15 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 22 Nov 19:00 - Mon 22 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 29 Nov 19:00 - Mon 29 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Mon 06 Dec 19:00 - Mon 06 Dec 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Mon 13 Dec 19:00 - Mon 13 Dec 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Level 1 Beginners course (familiarity with greetings, be able to talk about yourself and your family, ask for directions, talk about the weather, ask about prices and restaurant orders) and familiarity with the following grammar and language structures:
- agreement of gender and number of some nouns/adjectives eg il libro interessante or i libri interessanti
- personal pronouns/subject pronouns eg io, tu, lui/lei, Lei, Noi, voi, loro
- negative and interrogative structures eg no, non, nessuno, niente
- definite and indefinite articles
- possessive adjectives eg mio, tua, suoi, nostre
- present tense of regular verbs eg -are, -ere, -ire
- present tense of some irregular verbs eg essere, avera, dare, fare
- some prepositions eg di, a da
- indirect pronouns eg mi, ti, gil
In this course, you will consolidate the basic skills learned in the Level 1 course, increase your vocabulary, learn about reflexive verbs, more irregular verbs.
Please contact the office if you are unsure which class is best for you.
More about our Italian Courses
- Italian for Travellers - a level 1 weekend workshop focusing on language for travel - aim to teach students some basic phrases and vocabulary related to travel
- Italian Beginners (Level 1) - for absolute or relative beginners - suitable as an introductory course to start your Italian learning journey with foundational grammar, and to learn some basic phrases and vocabulary for a trip
- Italian Beginners (Level 2 )- for those who have successfully completed a Level 1 - aim to enable students to function in Italian at a basic everyday survival level
- Italian Continuation (Level 3) - introduction of the past tense - aim to enable students to communicate more confidently in everyday situations
- Italian Continuation (Level 4) - to join this course you will be confident with il presente, and i verbi riflessivi confidently and able to use il passato prossimo - learning new grammar structures and vocab to enable students to understand and speak in Italian on many practical matters related to various aspects of Italian culture
- Italian Level 5 - for those confident with using present, reflexive and past tenses - continue learning some grammar structures including future tense and develop your fluency
