Italian Language and Culture: Beginner
Learn the basics of the Italian language and culture through videos, podcasts, interviews, and engaging multimedia content designed for new learners.
Learn the basics of the Italian language and culture through videos, podcasts, interviews, and engaging multimedia content designed for new learners.
This comprehensive beginner-level Italian course provides a solid foundation in language and culture through a variety of engaging multimedia resources. Students develop the four essential language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—while exploring major themes in Italian culture. By the end of the course, participants will be able to describe people, events, and situations in both present and past tenses, and acquire practical vocabulary for everyday communication. The curriculum uses diverse learning tools including situational videos ("Ciak!") featuring authentic conversations among Italian students, downloadable podcasts for on-the-go practice, clear grammar charts with audio files, video lessons with instructor guidance, interviews with native speakers, and short readings. These resources accommodate various learning styles, whether traditional, visual, or auditory. Cultural components are seamlessly integrated throughout the course, covering topics such as daily life in Northern Italy, differences between Italian and American universities, award-winning Italian films, Italian vacation customs, cuisine, and the history of Italian piazzas. With an estimated workload of 3-4 hours per week over approximately 12 weeks, this self-paced course provides a flexible and comprehensive introduction to "la lingua del sì" (the language of yes) in an accessible format for beginners.
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What you'll learn
Learn to communicate in everyday social situations such as introducing yourself and discussing daily activities
Develop foundational grammar skills including articles, nouns, adjectives, and present and past tenses of regular and irregular verbs
Build essential vocabulary for practical interactions like giving directions, asking about weather, and telling time
Acquire basic reading and writing skills to understand and compose simple texts such as emails
Gain cultural knowledge about Italian daily life, film, cuisine, education systems, and vacation customs
Practice pronunciation through audio files and interactive exercises with immediate feedback
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive introductory Italian language course develops essential communication skills through an immersive multimedia approach. Students learn to navigate everyday social situations such as introducing themselves, discussing daily activities, describing occupations, and handling practical interactions like giving directions or telling time. The curriculum systematically builds foundational grammar structures including articles, nouns, adjectives, and present and past tenses of both regular and irregular verbs. Cultural components are integrated throughout, exposing learners to authentic aspects of Italian life, film, cuisine, education systems, and travel customs. The course employs diverse learning tools including situational videos featuring native speakers, downloadable podcasts for mobile practice, comprehensive grammar charts with audio files, instructor-led video lessons, cultural interviews, and reading passages with comprehension activities. These varied resources accommodate different learning preferences and provide multiple pathways to language acquisition. Interactive elements such as self-correcting exercises and discussion boards allow students to practice their skills and receive immediate feedback, while downloadable materials enable offline study. The curriculum is structured into four comprehensive units, each containing 6-7 lessons that systematically build language proficiency while incorporating cultural insights.
Unit 1: Introduction to Italian
Module 1
Unit 2: Everyday Italian
Module 2
Unit 3: Italian Culture and Lifestyle
Module 3
Unit 4: Expanding Italian Proficiency
Module 4
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