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Italian

Have you heard that learning a foreign language is good for your brain? Or are you planning a trip? Learn to speak and understand languages from around the world! ACE offers a robust language program with most classes taught by native speakers. From Spanish to Chinese, we help you get started on the journey of language learning. We have intermediate and advanced courses in many languages so that you may continue to enhance and practice your new language skills.

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Italian for Travelers (incl language map) Simona Bai
Item: LI1015	Simona Bai
M 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-203
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 4/23/2018 - 6/18/2018	Fee: $119.00
Recommended book: Italian Survival Guide: The Language and Culture You Need to Travel With Confidence in Italy, by E. Bingham (revised edition) ISBN 13:978-0970373403. Under $20; can be found on Amazon.com Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS MAY 28.

Italian for Travelers (incl language map) Simona Bai
Item: LI1016	Simona Bai
M 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-205
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 6/25/2018 - 8/20/2018	Fee: $119.00
Recommended book: Italian Survival Guide: The Language and Culture You Need to Travel With Confidence in Italy, by E. Bingham (revised edition) ISBN 13:978-0970373403. Under $20; can be found on Amazon.com Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 2.

Italian Basic Conversation
Item: LIBC1006	Simona Bai
M 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-205
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 4/23/2018 - 6/18/2018	Fee: $129.00
Prerequisite: Italian Elementary and Intermediate Required. Basic speaking experiences to cover social situations, eating, ordering, asking for & identifying objects, locations, identifying family & friends. Required text: Italian Made Simple - Author: Cristina Mazzini (please order online) Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS MAY 28

Italian Basic Conversation
Item: LIBC1007	Simona Bai
M 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-205
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 6/25/2018 - 8/27/2018	Fee: $149.00
Prerequisite: Italian Elementary and Intermediate Required. Basic speaking experiences to cover social situations, eating, ordering, asking for & identifying objects, locations, identifying family & friends. Required text: Italian Made Simple - Author: Cristina Mazzini (please order online) Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 2.

Italian Elementary I
Item: LIE1002	Simona Bai
Tu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Tu 5/1/2018 - 6/19/2018	Fee: $109.00
Required text: Italian Now! L'Italiano d'oggi. Level 1 2nd Ed. by Marcel Danesi, Barron’s. Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
Class change - now 8 sessions instead of 9 and starts May 1, not April 24.

Italian Elementary I
Item: LIE1003	Simona Bai
Tu 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Tu 6/26/2018 - 8/28/2018	Fee: $119.00
Required text: Italian Now! L'Italiano d'oggi. Level 1 2nd Ed. by Marcel Danesi, Barron’s. Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 3.

Italian Elementary II
Item: LIE2003	Simona Bai
Tu 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Tu 6/26/2018 - 8/28/2018	Fee: $139.00
Required text: Italian Now! L'Italiano d'oggi. Level 1 2nd Ed. by Marcel Danesi, Barron’s. Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 3.

Italian Elementary III (Bai)
Item: LIE3002	Simona Bai
W 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 4/25/2018 - 6/20/2018	Fee: $169.00
This course is designed for students that attended already Elementary I and II or for someone that has already a basic knowledge of Italian.

Italian Elementary III (Bai)
Item: LIE3003	Simona Bai
W 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-203
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 6/27/2018 - 8/29/2018	Fee: $169.00

NO CLASS JULY 4.

Italian Intermediate Conversation
Item: LIC1003	Simona Bai
W 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 4/25/2018 - 6/20/2018	Fee: $209.00
Prerequisite: Italian Basic Conversation Required text: Read & Think Italian by the Editors of "Think Italian" magazine

Italian Intermediate Conversation
Item: LIC1004	Simona Bai
W 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 6/27/2018 - 8/29/2018	Fee: $209.00
Prerequisite: Italian Basic Conversation Required text: Read & Think Italian by the Editors of "Think Italian" magazine
NO CLASS JULY 4.

Italian Intermediate (Bai)
Item: LII1001	Simona Bai
W 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 4/25/2018 - 6/20/2018	Fee: $169.00
Required text: Italian Now! L'Italiano d'oggi. Level 1 2nd Ed. by Marcel Danesi, Barron’s. Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.

Italian Intermediate (Bai)
Item: LII1002	Simona Bai
W 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 6/27/2018 - 8/29/2018	Fee: $169.00
Required text: Italian Now! L'Italiano d'oggi. Level 1 2nd Ed. by Marcel Danesi, Barron’s. Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 4.

Italian, Elementary II/III
Item: LI2006	Miriam Gebhardt
Tu 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Tu 6/26/2018 - 8/28/2018	Fee: $139.00
Prerequisite: Italian, Elementary I. Book Requirements: Continuation from "Italian Now" L'Italia d'Oggi, an Italian dictionary and Readings from "Easy Reader" which can be purchased at the Suncoast Technical College bookstore located in Building 2. Please wait to purchase the book until the minimum number of students have registered.
NO CLASS JULY 3

Italian, Intermediate I
Item: LI4006	Miriam Gebhardt
Th 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
Th 6/28/2018 - 8/30/2018	Fee: $169.00
Prerequisite: Italian Elementary II & III or equivalent or Instructor approval if a new student. Textbook requirement: Italian 2nd & 3rd Years Please don't purchase book until the minimum number of students have registered. Books are available at the STC Bookstore located in Building 2. Enter through Student Services. Students coming to the bookstore must present a valid driver’s license or a state-issued ID. Bookstore hours: 7:30am-7:00pm M-Th, 7:30am - 2:30pm Fridays.
NO CLASS JULY 5

Italian, Intermediate II/III
Item: LI4053	Miriam Gebhardt
W 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
W 6/27/2018 - 8/29/2018	Fee: $169.00
Text: Two and Three Years Italian Reading: Better Reading Italian Books can be found in the STC Campus Bookstore - Building 2. Enter through Student Services. Please don't purchase until the class has "made".
NO CLASS JULY 4

Italian, Advanced
Item: LI6004	Annamaria Tosolini
M 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 4/23/2018 - 6/25/2018	Fee: $169.00
We will continue reviewing elements of syntax from the advanced grammar "The Ultimate Italian Review & Practice" (available online). In addition we will read, translate, converse, and work comprehension exercises from different sources such as articles, original unabridged passages from Italian writers suggested by the reading of "Questa Nostra Italia", full of cultural information.
NO CLASS MONDAY MAY 28

Italian, Advanced
Item: LI6005	Miriam Gebhardt
M 6:15 PM - 8:15 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-116
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 7/9/2018 - 8/27/2018	Fee: $149.00
We will continue reviewing elements of syntax from the advanced grammar "The Ultimate Italian Review & Practice"-(available online). In addition we will read, translate, converse, and work comprehension exercises from different sources such as articles, original unabridged passages from Italian writers suggested by the reading of "Questa Nostra Italia", full of cultural information.

Italian Advanced Conversation
Item: LIC3002	Simona Bai
M 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-205
Sessions: 8	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 4/23/2018 - 6/18/2018	Fee: $189.00
Prerequisite: Italian Basic and Intermediate Conversation Required text: Better Reading Italian by Daniela Gobetti, Ph. D Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS MAY 28.

Italian Advanced Conversation
Item: LIC3003	Simona Bai
M 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-205
Sessions: 9	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
M 6/25/2018 - 8/27/2018	Fee: $209.00
Prerequisite: Italian Basic and Intermediate Conversation Required text: Better Reading Italian by Daniela Gobetti, Ph. D Please don't purchase the book until the class has met the minimum required number of students.
NO CLASS JULY 2.

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