SUMMER-II 2025 TERM

August 4th — September 27th

(In-Person and Zoom Online Classes)

Special Offers:
-Get $35 off your tuition when a friend enrolls at ItaLingua as a new student!

-If you enroll in two classes during the same term, you get 15% off the cheaper of the two classes.

Holidays:

Saturday, August 30th – to be made up Saturday, October 4th
Monday, September 1st – to be made up Monday, September 29th

Registration Requirement for all New Students:

If you are signing up for a course other than the Travelers Course or A1-Beginner 1, a free level assessment is required so that we can accurately assess your ability – and support your success!

For your assessment, please call or email: Francesca Gaspari at 415-362-6025 / italian@italingua.org

Textbooks – Please try and acquire the text before the first class. All textbooks can be purchased at Libreria Pino in North Beach and their website has delivery available. / Libreria Pino

TRAVELER COURSES

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: Materials Provided.
Not Offered This Term – Please contact the school for a replacement.

A1 - BEGINNER COURSES

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: A1-Il Nuovo Affresco Italiano
A1-Beginner 1 Tuesday Berkeley 10:00am — 12:00pm Register
A1-Beginner 1 Thursday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A1-Beginner 1 Saturday Zoom Online 10:00am — 12:00pm Register
A1-Beginner 2 Tuesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A1-Beginner 3 Tuesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A1-Beginner 4 Tuesday Berkeley 10:00am — 12:00pm Register
A1-Beginner 4 Thursday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A1-Beginner 4 Saturday Berkeley 10:30am — 12:30pm Register
Revisione e Conversazione A1 Wednesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register

A2 - ELEMENTARE COURSES

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: A2-Il Nuovo Affresco Italiano

Level required: A1 Beginner 4 or equivalent
A2-Elementare 1 Thursday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A2-Elementare 2 Monday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
A2-Elementare 2 Saturday Zoom Online 10:00am — 12:00pm Register
A2-Elementare 4 Wednesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
Revisione e Conversazione A2 Monday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register

B1 - INTERMEDIO COURSES

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: B1-Il Nuovo Affresco Italiano

Level required: A2 Elementare 4 or equivalent
B1-Intermedio 4TuesdayZoom Online6:30pm — 8:30pmRegister

CONVERSAZIONE INTERMEDIA 1

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: Materials Provided.

Level required: B1 Intermedio 5 or equivalent
Conversazione Intermedia 1 Tuesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
Conversazione Intermedia 1 Thursday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register

B2 - UPPER INTERMEDIO COURSES

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: B2-Il Nuovo Affresco Italiano

Level required: B1 Intermedio 5 or equivalent
B2-Upper Intermedio 1 Wednesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
B2-Upper Intermedio 4 Tuesday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register

CONVERSAZIONE INTERMEDIA 2

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: Materials Provided.

Level required: B2 Upper Intermedio 5 or equivalent
Conversazione Intermedia 2 Tuesday Zoom Online 10:00am — 12:00pm Register
Conversazione Intermedia 2 Tuesday Berkeley 12:00pm — 2:00pm Register
Conversazione Intermedia 2 Thursday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
Conversazione Intermedia 2 Saturday Zoom Online 10:00am — 12:00pm Register

CONVERSAZIONE PRE- AVANZATO / PREPARING FOR C1

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: B2-Al Dente 4

Level required: B2 Upper Intermedio 5 or equivalent
Conversazione Intermedia 3 – Preparing for C1 Wednesday Zoom Online 10:00am — 12:00pm Register

CONVERSAZIONE AVANZATA C1

Zoom Classes $310, In-Person Classes $320
Textbook: C1-Nuovo contatto

Level required: Fluency
Conversazione Avanzata C1 Monday Zoom Online 6:30pm — 8:30pm Register
Conversazione Avanzata C1 Wednesday Zoom Online 6:00pm — 8:00pm Register

IL CLUB DEL LIBRO

Il club del libro (2 Hours) $45
Level required: Fluency
“L’anniversario” by Andrea Bajani (2025).
Book Purchase link: Libreria Pino

Si possono abbandonare il proprio padre e la propria madre? Si può sbattere la porta, scendere le scale e decidere che non li si vedrà più? Mettere in discussione l’origine, sfuggire alla sua stretta?

Dopo dieci anni sottratti al logoramento di una violenza sottile e pervasiva tra le mura di casa, finalmente un figlio può voltarsi e narrare la sua disgraziata famiglia e il tabù di questa censura “con la forza brutale del romanzo”. E celebrare così un lacerante anniversario: senza accusare e senza salvare, con una voce “scandalosamente calma”, come scrive Emmanuel Carrère a rimarcarne la potenza implacabile.

Il racconto che ne deriva è il ritratto struggente e lucidissimo di una donna a perdere, che ha rinunciato a tutto pur di essere qualcosa agli occhi del marito, mentre lui tiene lei e i figli dentro un regime in cui possesso e richiesta d’amore sono i lacci di un unico nodo. L’isolamento stagno a cui li costringe viene infranto a tratti dagli squilli di un apparecchio telefonico mal tollerato, da qualche sporadico compagno di scuola, da un’amica della madre che viene presto bandita. In questo microcosmo concentrazionario, a poco a poco si innesta nel figlio, e nei lettori, un desiderio insopprimibile di rinascita – essere sé stessi, vivere la propria vita, aprirsi agli altri senza il terrore delle ritorsioni. Con la certezza che, per mettersi in salvo, da lì niente può essere salvato.

Il Club Del Libro Tuesday – 1 Meeting September 30th Zoom Online 6:00pm — 8:00pm Register

Enrollment and Refund Policies:

Pre-registration is required as we make every attempt to limit the classes to 10 students in a LIVE class, 8 in a ZOOM online class. We are unable to offer classes without sufficient enrollment (minimum of 6 students in a LIVE class, 4 in a ZOOM online class) and we reserve the right to cancel or rearrange classes if enrollment is less than the minimum.


Class changes can be made during the 1st and 2nd week of the term only.

If ItaLingua cancels a class, students can transfer to a different class or receive a full refund. Students who cancel their course registration before the first scheduled class may receive either a full refund or credit. No refunds or credits will be allowed after that date for any reason.

ItaLingua Institute
912 Cole Street, #349
San Francisco, CA 94117
p: (415) 362-6025
email: italian@italingua.org

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