Moreover, by keeping the class size limited to twelve students, we ensure that each student will be able to actively participate. Italian Level 1 Aims to provide beginning students with a practical command of the language. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to discuss everyday activities using the present tense. Students can also expect to be able to read and write elementary texts such as a simple letter. Topics include pronunciation, expressions of date and quantity, indefinite and definite articles, and direct object pronouns.
Students begin to communicate more precisely as they learn the past perfect and imperfect tenses.
More complex reading selections also provide a basis for conversational and written activities. Topics include interrogatives, expressions of like and dislike, reflexive verbs, adverbs, indirect object nouns and pronouns, and expressions of time and duration. This level continues to emphasize the improvement of oral comprehension and creative expression through the use of teaching resources including reading selections, video and song. Topics introduced include disjunctive pronouns, comparatives and superlatives, simple future tense, double object pronouns, imperative form, and indefinite adjectives. More complex reading selections provide authentic opportunities for vocabulary development and creative use of the language.