Italian Beginners (Level 1)
Buongiorno! Are you planning a trip to Italy? Do you have a fascination with all things Italian? Join us for this beginners language course. If your time is limited, or you do not plan to continue Italian language studies, you may prefer to attend a shorter weekend workshop, Italian for Travellers, or the evening Italian for Travellers. Read below the course dates for more information.
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Wed 23 Jul
- $150.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 23 Jul 17:00 - Wed 23 Jul 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 30 Jul 17:00 - Wed 30 Jul 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 06 Aug 17:00 - Wed 06 Aug 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 13 Aug 17:00 - Wed 13 Aug 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 20 Aug 17:00 - Wed 20 Aug 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 27 Aug 17:00 - Wed 27 Aug 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Wed 03 Sep 17:00 - Wed 03 Sep 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Wed 10 Sep 17:00 - Wed 10 Sep 19:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Please note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.
Description
This course is designed for anyone who is new or relatively new to the Italian language. This course is designed to start off your Italian language learning journey with some basic grammar and to learn some simple language to use for a trip.
Course outline
- greet in every situation
- talk about yourself (nationality, age, family)
- use the terminology for a basic conversation
- ask and tell the time
- use the present tense of the verb to be, the verb to have and main regular verbs (to eat, to go etc.)
- ask for prices
- manage a simple conversation in a restaurant/café/shop/hotel
- use the interrogative pronouns
- ask for directions
- use the definite articles
- use numbers, time, weather and festivities.
On completion of this course we expect that you will be able to use Italian language to:
- buy something in a shop or at the market
- order food or drinks at a restaurant or a cafè
- describe yourself, your family and the place where you live
- ask for directions
- ask for information
- have a basic conversation using the present tense.
Your teacher will prepare weekly homework assignments. For effective learning, short daily practice sessions are necessary.
See our blog for ideas on effective language learning.
This course is designed both as a foundation for further Italian language study, and as preparation for a trip to Italy.
More about our Italian Courses
- Italian for Travellers-a level 1 weekend workshop focusing on language for travel - aims 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
Note that not all courses are offered every term. Please enquire at the office.
Testimonials
We have done 2 x Italian courses with Fiorella (who is amazing!) and would love to do a third... any chance of adding another one to the mix? :). When we went to Italy on our honeymoon we were able to have the most amazing (albeit broken!) conversations with people, it made our whole experience so much better. She is such brilliant teacher - we had an absolute blast learning from her. Really enjoyed her classes and would jump at the opportunity to do another one. Thanks, Rachel.
