First year Italian at Seattle University provides a comprehensive introduction to spoken and written Italian in addition to introducing students to the richness and diversity of Italy and the Italian culture. Three language classes per week gradually familiarize the students with grammatical rules and functional skills necessary to communicate in Italian. Students will develop an understanding of grammar and pronunciation through continual interaction with their instructor and each other, guided role-play, songs and games, oral and written exercises. Class will be conducted in Italian as much as possible! Initially students may not understand everything said in class, which is not call for alarm.
By the end of the sequence 115, 125 and 135, students will have developed oral and written skills in Italian, which enable them to understand and communicate at a low intermediate level of proficiency.