What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Homework is optional, though I suggest to review/ practice what we learned.Assessment
No tests.Class Experience
In Italian Learning Conversation Club, we will learn through songs, conversation skills, stories, and vocabulary. You can join in at any point as each day we learn something different. Students will be given print offs, links to songs, or online games to review after class. Topics include the following: Week of 5/9/22 - Getting to Know Someone Week of 12/9/22 - Ordering at a Restaurant Week of 19/9/22 - Directions and Transportation Week of 26/9/22 - Talking on a Phone in Italian Week of 3/10/22 - Learning how to sing Brilla Brilla La Stellina in Italiano Week of 10/10/22 - Learning part of Ed Sheeran "Perfect Symphony" in Italiano (Part 1) Week of 17/10/22 - Learning part of Ed Sheeran "Perfect Symphony" in Italiano (Part 2) Week of 24/10/22 - Learning how to describe yourself Week of 31/10/22 - Halloween Week of 7/11/22 - Sports Week of 14/11/22 - Family: Siblings and Relatives Week of 28/11/22 - Colours Week of 5/12/22 - We'll go over some Italian Christmas traditions and be given a craft Week of 12/12/22 - Christmas terms and a craft Week of 19/12/22 - skip Week of 26/12/22- skip Week of 2/1/23- skip Week of 9/ 1/ 23- Pets Week of 16/1/23- skip Week of 23/ 1/ 23- pronouns and interrogative words Week of 30/ 1/23 verbs Essere and Avere in the present tense Week of 6/2/23 skip Week of 13/2/23 skip Week of 20/2/23 skip Week of March 2: Numbers 1-20 Week of March 9: Counting by 10s up to 100 (if time, permits, we'll go over the patterns that happen in 20-100) Week of March 16: Counting from 20-49 Week of March 23: Counting from 50-99 Week of March 30: Conversation skills Week of April 6: Learning popular gelato flavors in Italy and play acting ordering gelato in Italian (dialogue/ conversation skills) More classes and topics will be added in the future. About the Class: - Once a week (though you can sign up for more than one section if you'd like to take the class again in another time slot to review and gain more confidence). - Students will be be given opportunities to not just repeat what I say but also to practice saying questions and singing songs without my help (though I'm always there to help when needed). Class Structure: - Introductions - Learn vocabulary, conversation skills, or/and song of the day - Practice - Review/ Questions - Explained where attachments, homework, links, or games can be found to review after class Teaching Style: - I encourage students to have fun while learning Italian. I am there to support them at the level they are at, giving help when needed and not giving as many hints when they seem more confident to give them a chance to be more fluent by themselves. - I teach the material while students repeat what I say. I pause every now and then to review-- asking questions. - In conversation skills, every students gets will be given the opportunity to answer any questions that we learned in class with me there to help them and the screen having information to guide their answer. - Being an experienced Italian teacher, I adapt my classes based on the skillset of the students in the course. Student's Italian Level: - Students can come in having no Italian understanding or beginners level (meaning not able to conjugate verbs more than the present tense and passato prossimo). Want to take private lessons instead for personalized, one on one lessons? I have that listed on my profile and you can message me any questions.
Learning Goals
To gain confidence and knowledge in the Italian language while having fun and meeting others from around the world
Other Details
Learning Needs
I have worked with students who have ASD, ADHD (up to severe), dysgraphia, neurodivergent, selective mutism, slow processing speed, and more. I help them gain confidence that they matter, can be themselves, & can learn what we are learning.
Parental Guidance
Quizlet links may be given to review on some weeks. Students will need a free Quizlet account to review after class (this is not done in class), as otherwise they will not be able to use all the review features or see the whole section of vocabulary. However, with a free account, ads are shown still (about signing up for the military, not vaping, movies, etc.) so if you don't want them to see this, you may have to pay for an account.
YouTube links will be provided when we learn a song. You don't need an account with YouTube. The link will be in the classroom for them to review with the link.
Supply List
Nothing but a readiness to learn and participate. Don't be intimidated. Whether you are shy or outgoing, this is a class that you can learn a lot of Italian and gain confidence.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina State University
I've taught over 1,000 students Italian online since 2019.
Taking foreign language classes opens the doors to many opportunities. In high school, I took Spanish, and at university, I took up through Intermediate level in Italian. I now give students the opportunity to learn Italian language by making it fun and engaging through my teaching style, print offs, and Quizlets games. I have been teaching basic through intermediate Italian courses since January 2019 involving conversation skills, grammar (present indicative, passato prossimo, conjugating verbs with pronouns, adjectives reflecting the correct the-- as there are 7 the's in Italian, and more), as well as vocabulary and fairytale reading classes to make the language to come to life in a fun way. I have helped students prepare for Italian trips, help English students transition to moving to Italy, as well as students and charters school students just wanting to take my classes for fun.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$14
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 78 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
2-9 learners per class