ITAL 1010 - Beginning Italian 1
Fall 2026

This is a high energy and dynamic class in which students will learn to understand, speak, read, and write Italian at a beginning level. The cultural focus is the personal world of the student. Topics included in New Italian Project include friends, family, school, food, holidays, and free time. Grammatical concepts include nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and the present and past tense of verbs. Class time is utilized to practice speaking and to employ all new grammatical concepts and vocabulary. Outside of class students will study the text, do on-line exercises, read short stories, and listen to/watch audio and video clips.