Conversation Club

Spring Session 2010 

SING IT IN ITALIAN!

This is our first sing-along class! Roberto Bonanni will bring his guitar and his great expertise in music! Each week students will learn the history, melody, and lyrics of two or three Italian favorites. Like other elements of Italian culture, Italian music is generally eclectic.
Italian pop music is an important part of the country's musical heritage and an iconic part of Italian identity. Among the best-known Italian pop musicians of the last few decades are Sergio Endrigo, Lucio Battisti, Claudio Baglioni and Adriano Celentano. We will be singing some of their most recognizable songs!

Schedule: Class will meet once a week for ten weeks. Tuesdays, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM or Saturdays, 10AM to 12PM
Fees: $320

ITALIANO ALLA MANO: LA CONVERSAZIONE PRENDE VITA

Hai sempre studiato la grammatica sui libri e desideri migliorare la tua capacita’ di esprimerti?
Migliora il tuo italiano, raffina la tua grammatica e partecipa agli eventi che originano la conversazione. Le lezioni si basano sull’apprendimento di regole grammaticali piu’ complesse, grazie all’introduzione di applicazioni pratiche durante il corso.

Schedule: Class will meet once a week for ten weeks on Wednesdays, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Fees: $320
Minimum enrollment: 6 students

ITALIARAMA: LANGUAGE AND PRACTICAL CULTURE **

Do you already speak some Italian but need a good polish to bring it a step up?
Italiarama is a program for all whose Italian language skill is solid but could use a good dosage of conversation to fine tune vocabulary, idioms and speech fluidity as well as finessing the understanding of everyday Italian culture.
Book club: read, digest and discuss a book a month
Movies: viewing, understanding and review
Cooking: we’ll cook Italian recipes together. Learn your way around the Italian kitchen and its vernacular
Idioms: tons, just like in English. Polish your language learning how to use idioms in your conversational language
Opera: how Italian! Understand and discuss arias, you will blend in with the real Italians…
TV shows: the best and the kitschiest of Italian TV show. This is real Italian culture!
Art: museum visits, Italian exhibition

Schedule: Class will meet once a week for ten weeks on Saturdays, from 10AM to 12PM
Fees: $350
Minimum enrollment: 6 students

* Classes will not meet Saturday, May 29th, Monday, May 31st & Wednesday June 2nd
* Make-up class dates will be Monday, June 14th, Wednesday, June 16th & Saturday, June 19th

Registration                                                                                                                       

When to register: Registration starts Monday, March 1st
Registration prerequisites: Advanced Italian 1 or equivalent
Entrance exam: None
Course fee: $320/$350**
Payment method: Visa/MasterCard, Money Order, Check, Cash

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