9608 - Italian: Beginning I
Course Overview
Are you interested in learning Italian to travel, meet your relatives, or immerse yourself in this fascinating musical language?
Learn Italian with role-playing, interactive games, and puzzles in a virtual classroom where you´ll interact live with your teacher and meet new friends: we´ll meet twice a week to develop confidence with this beautiful language and start to converse on everyday subjects in Italian.
Explore a new world through learning Italian and have fun!
What You'll Learn
Students will be able to:
- Greet and contact people
- Introduce themselves, ask and give contact information
- Order in a café and restaurant in a polite way, ask for prices, pay the bill and thank others.
Who Should Attend
Are you interested in learning Italian to travel, meet your relatives, or immerse yourself in this fascinating musical language? This is the class for you, explore a new world through learning Italian and have fun!Additional Information
REQUIRED BOOKS FOR ALL LEVELS (EBOOKS or BOOKS) *:
TEXTBOOK
Gruppo Italiaidea - Bultrini P. New Italian Espresso – Italian Course For English Speakers - Beginner and Pre-Intermediate. 2021 UPDATED EDITION - Publisher: Alma Edizioni, Florence, Italy
WORKBOOK
Gruppo Italiaidea, New Italian Espresso – Beginner and Pre-Intermediate WORKBOOK, 2021 UPDATED EDITION - Publisher: Alma Edizioni, Florence, Italy.
* Available at Amazon, your local bookstore or Alma Edizioni Distributors. Prices can vary per provider. For questions about the required books, contact the instructor: cbaccin@unm.edu
What You Need: You can learn comfortably online as long as you have a computer, a good Internet connection, a web camera and a quiet space. Our online live sessions are delivered via Zoom and require basic computer knowledge and general digital skills. This is not a recorded class and it requires your active participation during each session and to have a camera available.
UNM Tuition Remission
UNM Staff, Faculty, and Retirees: This course is Tuition Remission eligible under Professional Development. For more information, visit the UNM Tuition Remission information page.