Italian Pronunciation - class 1

Italian Pronunciation -

This 6 week (1 hour) class is going to focus only on the alphabet and pronunciation of the Italian Language. You will learn some Italian words along the way but only because we will use them for pronunciation examples. The focus will be solely on learning the Italian alphabet along with all the names for the letters and pronunciation of Italian words. We will not be focusing on grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction or conversation. The reason for this class is that many people find they still struggle with pronunciation for some time after they start studying Italian. This tends to be an impediment to their learning experience as they find they have to focus so much on pronunciation that they often aren't able to focus on the main goal of the class they are in.

This class is an attempt to resolve that issue. We will spend one hour per week going over a very limited amount of material so we can review it thoroughly will a substantial amount of participation from everybody. For this reason we will also be limiting the class to a maximum of 12 students. When we leave each class we should walk away knowing and feeling confident about the limited amount of information we have studied. By time we reach week 6 we should be able to pronounce with relative ease the vast majority of Italian words that we will encounter. Oral class participation will be required so if you don't wish to speak in front of others, this class is not for you.

The class will cost $20.00 total for all 6 classes and it is due at the first class you attend. This is not an enhanced class so there will be only limited online support for this class periodically.

If you wish to take this class and it is full, please add your name to the waiting list. If we have enough people on the waiting list we will open up a second class.

The schedule is as follows:

Week 1 The Alphabet

Week 2 Sempre a, e, i, o u

Week 3 Diphthongs and other oddities

Week 4 Hard and Soft C's and G's

Week 5 Syllabication and Double Consonants

Week 6 Accented letters and approstrophies

I hope to see you there!