Enhanced Italian Pronunciation

Enhanced Italian Pronunciation

This 6 week (1 hour) class is going to focus only on the alphabet and pronunciation of the Italian Language. Although a relatively new class it has been very successful. 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 designed to address that issue. We will spend one hour per week going over a very limited amount of material so we can review it thoroughly with a substantial amount of participation from everybody. 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.

I would personally recommend that anybody who does not already understand the pronunciation rules for Italian take this class first (those who intend to study the language and those who plan to take the "divertente" series phrase classes).

The class will cost $25.00 total for all 6 classes and it is due at the first class you attend. This will be an enhanced class so there will be online support for this each lesson. This class has a maximum limit of 12 students.

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!