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Course Description

This course is designed to provide the student with the basic capabilities to communicate in an Italian-speaking environment.

Course Outline

1. First Meetings
  • Hi, how are you?
  • Good day, how are you? (Formal)
2. Vocabulary
  • Greetings and polite expressions
  • Greetings in class
  • Numbers 0 – 49
  • Days of the week
3. Views of Italy
  • The Italian Language and Its Dialect
4. The City
  • View Points
  • Downtown
5. Vocabulary
  • The city
  • Information in the city
6. Listening
  • In a touristic information office
7. Grammar
  • Verb To Be (Essere); There Is, There Are & Look
  • The Noun
  • The articles
  • Interrogative Expressions
8. To Finish
  • What is there in a city
9. Writing
  • Basic introductions
  • Let’s talk together!
10. Views of Italy
  • Milan
11.  People and Personalities
  • View points
  • How is your roommate?
12.  Vocabulary
  • Descriptions of people
  • Information
  • Geographic information
13. Listening
  • The night of the party
14.  Grammar
  • The adjective
  • Good & Beautiful
  • Verb To Have (Avere)
  • Idiomatic expressions with To Have (Avere)
15.  To finish
  • Two roommates
16.  Writing
  • Writing a biographical profile
  • Let’s talk together!
17.  Views of Italy
  • Italian cities
18.  At The University view points
  • Today I study for my exams.  
  • Information - The University
19.  Listening in class
20.  Grammar
  • Regular verbs with –are ending: present tense
  • Prepositions
  •  Adverbial prepositions
  • Which? & What?
21.  To finish
  • A room for Mariella
22.  Writing
  • Write an e-mail
  • Let's talk together
23.  Views of Italy
  • University in Italy
24.  At The Table
  • At the restaurant
25. Vocabulary
  • Meals and dishes
26.  Information
  • At the bar
27.  Listening
  • Breakfast
28.  Grammar
  • Regular verbs with –ere & -ire ending: present tense
  • Verbs with –ire ending with suffix –isc
  • The partitives; alcuni, qualche, un po’ di
  • Much, A lot, Too much, A Little, All, Every
29.  To finish
  • A birthday party
30.  Writing
  • Structuring a good paragraph
  • Let’s talk together
31.  Views of Italy
  • Where do we eat?

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 

  • Understand and produce the sounds of the Italian alphabet
  • Acquire the basic notions of Italian spelling
  • Acquire certain basic notions of Italian grammar and structure
  • Acquire basic conversational skills
  • Satisfy basic communicative needs
  • Handle basic everyday situations while visiting an Italian speaking country or region

Notes

Visit Central Piedmont's Campus Store for required books: Official Central Piedmont Community College Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts

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Section Title
Beginning Italian
FIS ID
348000
Section Schedule
Jan 21, 2026 to May 06, 2026
Type
Discussion / Lecture
Days
W
Time
7:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Jan 21, 2026 to Apr 01, 2026
Type
Discussion / Lecture
Days
W
Time
7:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Apr 15, 2026 to May 06, 2026
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
30.0
Location
  • Cato Campus / CPCC
Delivery Options
CLASS  
Course Fee(s)
Reg fee 25-50 hours non-credit $125.00
Additional Fee(s)
CAPS Fee $12.00 Mandatory
TECH Fee $5.00 Mandatory
CEUs
3 CEUs
Drop Request Deadline
Jan 19, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Jan 19, 2026
Section Notes

Initial communication is done through email.  Please be sure to update your email address with Customer Service upon registration.  Book Required.  

Class will NOT meet  4/8

Section Materials
  • (Mandatory) Avanti! by Janice Aski and Diane Musumeci 5 edition ISBN 9781264405336
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