Italian for Communication I
LTIT-40000
Whether you want to prepare for an exciting trip or deepen your appreciation of a fantastic culture, Italian is a wonderful language to learn. Fun and expressive, this is a language where people really do talk with their hands—dozens of gestures have clear-cut meanings—but it is also the language of great literature going back to Dante. In this introductory course, you will learn to talk about everyday situations and develop essential vocabulary needed to have a conversation at the elementary level. Italian is enjoyable, illuminating, and beautiful, a system of communication worth studying.
What You Will Learn:
- Basic Italian communication skills in an interactive and engaging classroom environment.
- A strong foundation in the present tense, you will learn to express preferences, ask questions, make greetings and introductions, tell time, and discuss leisure activities.
- How to talk about yourself, describe objects, places and people, talk about everyday situations and write on a variety of simple subjects using the present tense.
- Carry on a conversation at an elementary level using most of the vocabulary in the chapters covered in class.
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Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Fee: $320
Prerequisite: None
Contact: For more information about this course, please email the academic department at ahl@ucsd.edu
Course Information
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Textbooks:
Oggi In Italia, Enhanced 9th
by Merlonghi, Tursi
ISBN / ASIN: 9781285874401
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 1/9/2025
- Early Enrollment Discount: $325 ($350 if enrolled after 12/9/2024)
- 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
- 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 1/13/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 1/27/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 2/3/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 2/10/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 2/24/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 3/3/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 3/10/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 3/17/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| 3/24/2025 | Mon | 6:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
Instructor:
Dora Bonaventura
From Rome, Italy, she moved to the USA in 2002 where she has conducted adult Italian classes at all levels in a Community College and private tutoring sessions for teens and adults.
Having spent most of her life in Italy she presents the Italian language of real life as she naturally integrates current Italian lifestyle and culture into language instruction. After teaching Italian in classroom for eight years at Eastern Florida State College, she currently teaches Italian Online at University of California, UCSD Extension, UCLA Extension and for the US Air Force Language Enabled program.
Dora is enthusiastic about sharing her native language and culture with her students and she makes each class effective and enjoyable.
