Italian Language Classes

Museo ItaloAmericano

Spring Session 2010

March 15 - May 20

The Museo ItaloAmericano offers a number of Italian language classes at varying levels. Click on the tabs above for more information!

Pre-registration with payment is required for all classes .
Register early by phone or mail to reserve your place in class. Classes are limited to 15 students.
To register by phone, call 415.673.2200.
Payment may be made by a personal check, Visa or MasterCard at the time of registration.

Class Information

Our teaching Methods

The Italian language classes offered at the Museo are taught by native Italian instructors who are experienced in teaching Italian to English speakers. The classes use a multimedia approach and are limited to a small number of students. Emphasis is on conversation from the beginning.

We encourage you to lessen the mental stress of speaking in class with a glass of wine and a bite of formaggio now and then!
And... remember, studying Italian is fun, because you learn all about the most beautiful country in the world and its 'simpatici' inhabitants!

Textbooks are available at the Museo ItaloAmericano with the exception of "Da Capo, 6th Edition" textbooks which can be purchased online.
Schedule subject to changes -- Please check the website for current schedule information.

Beginning

The thrill of going from 0 Italian to being able to order 'caffè macchiato' at a caffè, to ask for directions to the Colosseo and to greet your newly found cousins in Genova!

Intermediate I & II

Continue to enrich your vocabulary while learning the Passato Prossimo, adjectives and imperfetto.

Advanced Grammar

Complete your study of Italian grammar, including the CONGIUNTIVO, the CONDIZIONALE and much more!

Letture in Italiano

Now that you know everything about Italian food and wine, you can begin to learn about Italy's contemporary literature: humor writers, Achille Campanile, Beppe Severgnini or more serious ones, Natalia Ginzburg, Leonardo Sciascia, Alberto Moravia and many others. And, while you discuss the text, your teacher will gently remind you about the subjunctive, the double negative and the use of 'fare' with the infinitive! Films based on reading material will be shown as available.

Pontifical Majesty in Renaissance Rome, 1400-1600

This course provides a selective survey of the major works of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Roman Renaissance, covering the years 1400-1600. The course is organized by genres of Renaissance art and addresses the spaces of city squares, churches, chapels, confraternities, palaces, and villas along with their painted and sculptural decoration (altarpieces, narrative cycles, devotional painting, portraits, civic sculpture, papal tombs, and fountains). The course delves deeply into the Roman Papacy and the intriguing celestial space of Vatican City.

Intermediate Review and Conversation

Converse about Italian art, cuisine, fashion design and opera while reviewing those boring pronouns, prepositions and the mystifying use of the imperfetto.

Class Schedules

San Francisco Palo Alto

Spring Session 2010 - San Francisco March 15 - May 20
Class	Day	Time
Beginning	Monday Wednesday	10:00 - 12:00 noon 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Intermediate I	Monday	6:30 - 8:30 pm
Intermediate II	Monday	6:30 - 8:30 pm
Advanced Grammar (Da Capo texbook, chapters 4-6)	Thursday	6:30 - 8:30 pm
Advanced Grammar (Review of Da Capo textbook and reading of "I Racconti" by I. Calvino)	Tuesday	10:00 - 12:00 noon
Advanced Studies
Advanced Conversation	Tuesday	6:30 - 8:30pm
Letture in Italiano. (Conversation based on readings of short stories and viewing films.)	Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday	10:00 - 12 noon 1:00 - 3:00 pm 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Pontifical Majesty in Renaissance Rome, 1400-1600 This course provides a selective survey of the major works of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Roman Renaissance, covering the years 1400-1600. More information	Thursday	10:00 - 12 noon
Conversational Italian for Members (Free)	Thursday	1:00 - 3:00 pm

All San Francisco classes are held in the Museo library and gallery.
Sometimes, though rarely, the Museo space is required for an event.
At this time classes will be held in another classroom at Fort Mason.
Your teacher will inform you of the alternate location.
If you are not sure which class is appropriate for you, please call the Museo ItaloAmericano at (415) 673-2200 for placement.

Enrollment Information

Pre-registration with payment is required for all classes.
Register early by phone or mail to reserve your place in the class. Classes are limited to 15 students.
To register by phone, call (415) 673-2200.
Payment may be made by a personal check, Visa or MasterCard at the time of registration.

Tuition

Regular & Intensive Course:
Members $175
Non-Members $210

Refund Policy

Full refund if the Museo cancels class
Full refund less $20 processing fee for student cancellation before the first class
75% refund if the student cancels after the first class and before the second class
No refunds after the second class
No credits given for future classes

No Exceptions!

All classes are held in the Museo library and gallery. Sometimes, though rarely, the Museo space is required for an event. At this time classes will be held in another classroom at Fort Mason. Your teacher will inform you of the alternate location.

If you are not sure which class is appropriate, please call Claudia at (415) 673-2200 for placement.