Beginner (A1)

Overview
The beginner level is divided into four courses (101, 102, 103 and 104). Classes for each course meet once a week over a period of 11 weeks. It will take one year and approximately 90 hours of study (65 hours in the classroom and approximately 30 minutes at home per/week) to complete all four beginner-level courses and their accompanying text, The Italian Project.

Late Enrollment
Late Enrollment is accepted for beginner level classes up to the end of the third week of classes. With 24 hours prior notice to the missed lesson, one recovery session is available per 11-week program.

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Italian 101

Text: The Italian Project
Course Description
After completing Italian 101, students will be able to:

• understand and use familiar everyday expressions
• introduce themselves and others
• ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, the work they do, and the languages they speak
• provide their age, phone number and address
• express gratitude and other expressions of courtesy

At the grammatical level, students will be able to use:

• personal pronouns, definite and indefinite articles, irregular verbs ('to be', 'to have', 'to do'), regular '-are' verbs, interrogatives, prepositions

Class Schedule

Level	Course	Date	Day/Time	Price	Register
A1	101	11/02 — 01/18/12 (no class on 12/28)	Wednesdays 6:00-7:50pm	$395
A1	101	01/05/12 - 03/15/12	Thursdays 6:30-8:20pm	$395
A1	101	01/11/12 - 02/29/12	Wednesdays 9:00-10:50am	$290
A1	101	02/02/12 - 03/22/12	Thursdays 9:00-10:50am	$290
A1	101	02/07/12 - 04/17/12	Tuesdays 6:30-8:20pm	$395
A1	101	03/07/12 - 05/16/12	Wednesdays 6:30-8:20pm	$395
A1	101	04/02/12 - 06/18/12 (no class on 5/28)	Mondays 6:30-8:20pm	$395
A1	101	04/06/12 - 05/25/12	Fridays 9:00-10:50am	$290

Italian 102

Text: The Italian Project
Course Description
After completing Italian 102, students will be able to:

• make reservations, order in a restaurant, ask for the bill
• discuss free time activities
• express opinions, preferences, intentions and desires
• request information regarding accommodations and how to make reservations
• ask or provide the time, day, month and year

At the grammatical level, students will be able to use:

• regular '-ere' and '-ire' verbs, irregular verbs ('to want' , 'to prefer', 'to go' and 'to go out'), 'there is' and 'there are', adverbs, adjectives, negations, and indirect pronouns

Class Schedule

Level	Course	Date	Day/Time	Price	Register
A1	102	01/07/12 - 03/17/12	Saturdays 9:30-11:00am	$345
A1	102	01/11/12 - 03/21/12	Wednesdays 6:30-8:00pm	$345

Italian 103

Text: The Italian Project
Course Description
After completing Italian 103, students will be able to:

• provide and ask for directions
• describe geographical places
• refer to events that occurred in the past
• describe their vacations
• discuss the weather

At the grammatical level, students will be able to use:

• 'there is' and 'there are', irregular verbs ('to be able to', 'to come', 'to know' and 'must'), prepositional articles, adjective variability, verbs in the simple past tense, superlatives, double negatives

Class Schedule

Level	Course	Date	Day/Time	Price	Register
A1	103	01/10/12 - 03/20/12	Tuesdays 5:30-7:00pm	$345

Italian 104

Text: The Italian Project
Course Description
After completing Italian 104, students will be able to:

• describe, compare and contrast eating habits
• write and understand recipes
• describe their schedule and daily routines
• interact with merchants in order make purchases
• discuss holiday traditions and exchange best wishes

At the grammatical level, students will be able to use:

• quantities, direct object pronouns, the impersonal voice, reflexive verbs, irregular verbs 'to say', comparative forms, demonstrative pronouns, diminutives

Class Schedule

Level	Course	Date	Day/Time	Price	Register
A1	104	01/09/12 - 03/19/12	Mondays 6:30-8:00PM	$345

Published class times are based on a minimum of four students. If class enrollment is less than four, we reserve the right to cancel the class or reduce class time.