Italian for Communication

Catalog description

A beginning Italian course designed to help develop listening and speaking skills in the Italian language. The course will help students with real everyday situations (identifying needs, shopping, seeking medical assistance, gathering information, etc.). The aim of the course is to enable students to understand basic spoken Italian within the limits of the topics presented in the course, including (but not limited to) business, travel and social interaction. This course is not open to students who have studied Italian in high school for more than two semesters or to students who have native or near-native fluency in Italian.