Italian Language Classes
Museo ItaloAmericano
Fall Session 2010
August 30 - November 4, 2010 (San Francisco)
September 21 - November 4, 2010 (Palo Alto)
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.
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!
Continue to enrich your vocabulary while learning the Passato Prossimo, adjectives and imperfetto.
Besides continuing your grammar studies you begin reading short, short stories and after studying the 'imperfetto', conditional and conjunctive, you can start writing them.
Complete your study of Italian grammar, including the CONGIUNTIVO, the CONDIZIONALE and much more!
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.
A detailed study of a regionŐs geography, history, traditions, art and cuisine, will serve as the basis for advanced conversation. The region studied this fall will be Sicily.
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
Fall Session 2010 - San FranciscoAugust 30 - November 4 |
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| Class | Day | Time |
| Beginning |
Monday
Monday |
1:00 - 3:00 pm
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Intermediate I | Wednesday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Intermediate III | Monday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
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Advanced Grammar (Da Capo textbook 9-11)
Da Capo textbook Edition 6 must be purchased online, Museo does not carry it |
Thursday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
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Advanced Grammar (Da Capo textbook and reading of "I Racconti" by I. Calvino)
Da Capo textbook Edition 6 must be purchased online, Museo does not carry it |
Tuesday | 10:00 - 12 noon |
Advanced Studies |
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| Advanced Conversation | Tuesday | 6:30 - 8:30pm |
| Letture in Italiano. |
Wednesday Wednesday |
10:00 - 12 noon -- reading Italian Women Writing
1:00 - 3:00 pm -- reading Cronachette by Leonardo Sciascia |
New! Advanced Culture and Conversation Class |
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Le Regioni d'Italia
A detailed study of a region's geography, history, traditions, art and cuisine, will serve as the basis for advanced conversation. The region studied this fall will be Sicily |
Wednesday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| 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.
Fall Session 2010 - Penisula - Palo Alto
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| Class | Day | Time |
| Beginning I |
Thursday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Beginning II |
Tuesday | 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
| Intermediate/Advanced |
Tuesday | 6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| For information regarding classes in Palo Alto, please call the Museo ItaloAmericano at (415) 673-2200 | ||
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.