Italian Classes in Seattle Language School

La Scuola Italiana, Seattle, WA:
La Scuola Italiana is a small, intimate Italian language school located in Belltown. As an alternative space, it offers affordable language instruction and small class sizes (8 -10 students per class), in downtown Seattle, WA. Each student's development is followed closely. A strong grammatical foundation is established while discussing customs, traditions, travel information, food, wines and integrating personal interests/goals. A common cause of frustration in language acquisition is the lag-time between student/teacher interactions caused by large classes. A smaller class size allows more individual attention, less delay and allows students to address individual issues the moment they occur in his/her learning.

Italian 1
Students will learn pronunciation, essentials for beginning Italian grammar, basic everyday Italian with some emphasis on helpful travel phrases and Italian customs. We will cover chapters 1-4 in the Prego textbook.

Italian 2
This class is for students who have taken one quarter of Italian or the equivalent. After
2 hours of review, students will begin covering new material and using more complex sentences. The past and future tenses will be practiced, and cultural traditions explored. Each lesson will be introduced with 30 minutes of conversational Italian.

Italian 3
This class is for students who have had two quarters of Italian or who have covered chapters 1-8 in Prego or an equivalent textbook. Students expand their grammar base, begin reading and discussing articles and participate in discussions of personal interest. Classes begins with 50 minutes of conversation conducted in Italian and is then followed by an hour of grammar which may be explained in English for clarification.

Italian 4
This class is for students who have had two quarters of Italian or who have covered chapters 1-8 in Prego or an equivalent textbook. Students expand their grammar base, begin reading and discussing articles and participate in discussions of personal interest. Classes begins with 50 minutes of conversation conducted in Italian and is then followed by an hour of grammar which may be explained in English for clarification.

Beginning Italian Conversational Workshop
A class for students who have completed Italian 1 and/or 2 (chapters 1-8 in the textbook Prego) and would like to improve basic conversational skills using the past and present (and future) tenses. A review/presentation of tenses will be provided and students are welcome to ask about specific grammar points. Travel conversation will be emphasized but students are welcome to suggest topics of interest to further their vocabulary and fluency.

Conversational Italian and Advanced Grammar Review
Students in this class should have completed a first year textbook such as Prego. The first hour of class will work with fundamental speaking skills while incorporating old and new vocabulary. The second hour focuses on grammar –starting on chapter 8 of Da Capo. Students speak exclusively in Italian, with grammar points reviewed in English only when necessary. Students read articles, write stories and discuss personal interests.