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Italian 2

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Schedule

Feb. 27–May 22, 2023. 11 live conversation sessions on Mondays, starting March 6. Live conversation small groups are scheduled between 5:30–6:30 p.m. See summary for details. (No virtual conversation sessions on March 27)

Register through: February 26, 2023

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Fee

$239

Instructor

Dario Sponchiado

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancel before class start date (the day materials are made available): receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after class start date (the day materials are made available) but before the second virtual conversation session: receive an 80% refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after the second virtual conversation session: no refund.

Summary

Continue exploring the richness of Italian culture while enhancing your ability to have everyday conversations about travel, holidays and daily routines in the present tense. We also introduce the past tense. Improve your vocabulary and communication skills with an integrated teaching approach that incorporates listening, speaking, reading and writing. Textbook required. Prerequisite: Italian 1.

Course format

Instructional videos and interactive online materials in the Canvas course platform introduce new grammar and vocabulary and teach pronunciation, listening and reading skills. Participants should budget 3-4 hours a week to work through the online asynchronous materials in preparation for the live online conversation groups. Participants practice speaking live with the instructor in small groups of 3-6 students in 30-minute weekly sessions. Participants should be available for the entire one-hour time slot. Online course materials are available one week before the first live conversation class and remain accessible for one month after the course ends.

Want to know more about learning a language online? Read Dr. Julie Dahl's blog post about our online course format.

The required textbook is sold by many online vendors. Make sure to look for ISBN number 9789606931215.  It is generally available on Amazon and at MEP Education. 

Sections anticipated for spring 2023 (See Upcoming Dates for open sections and more detail):

Mondays, Feb. 27–May 22, 5:30–6:30 p.m. CT (No virtual conversation session on March 27) 

Mondays, Feb. 27–May 22, 6:45–7:45 p.m. CT (No virtual conversation session on March 27) 

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Earn Continuing Education Hours

By participating in this class you will earn:

Instructional Hours 35
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units 3.5

Explanation of Continuing Education Hours

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Contact Christopher Moore at christopher.moore@wisc.edu or 608-262-7389

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Meet your instructor

Dario Sponchiado

(MA, Milan State University) Originally from Milan, Italy, Dario has taught Italian in multiple countries before settling in the U.S. 10 years ago. Dario enjoys technologies applied to education and has a graduate certificate from CU-Boulder in Language Teaching with Technology.