Winner of San Francisco Bay Guardian's
Best Place to Learn a Romance Language

Class Instructor: Joanna Tumminia, M.A.

Spring 2010 Class Schedule

Advanced Italian A - Mondays: January 11 through May 24 - 7/9PM
Ideal for anyone who has completed Intermediate, or at the discretion of the teacher. This course will introduce you to
aspects of Italian culture and business. For those interested in reviewing their conversational and grammar skills, including
a review of the Subjunctive.

Beginning Italian 1-A - Tuesdays: January 12 through May 25 - 7/9PM
For students with no knowledge of Italian. Conversational skills, as well as grammar skills, will be stressed.

Beginning Italian 1-D - Wednesdays: January 13 through May 26 - 7/9PM
Knowledge of the three conjugations. Present tense and Past Tense is necessary. Conversational skills will be stressed.
You will be able to enjoy an Italian film with or without subtitles.

Advanced Italian B - Thursdays: January 14 through May 27 - 7/9PM
With this course you will be able to express yourself more accurately, by concentrating on more advanced grammatical
forms. We will read some literature to encourage conversation.

Text Books

ULTIMATE ITALIAN, Beginning to Intermediate The textbook used for beginning classes is “Ultimate Italian - Beginning to Intermediate” by Living Language, Random House.

ULTIMATE ITALIAN, Advanced The textbook for Advanced is “Ultimate Italian - Advanced” by Living Language, Random House.

ITALIAN STORIES: A Dual Language Book The textbook for Advanced is “Italian Stories: A Dual Language Book”, edited by Robert Hall Jr., Dover Publications

Fees for 20 classes

$175 for SFIAC members and immediate family

$200 for non-member guests

Registration

Registration and Payment Deadline: January 4, 2010

You may now register online by clicking here.

or download the registration form (PDF) by clicking here.

Prepayment of course fee is required and must accompany your registration form.
Make check payable to SFIAC Italian Class, and mail to:

SFIAC Italian Classes
P.O. Box 330154
San Francisco, CA 94133

All classes have limited openings and are subject to the approval of the instructor.
For additional information contact: SFIAC Administrative Office, 415-781-0165, extension 2 or e-mail: administration@sfiac.org or sfiacitalianclass@yahoo.com

Information and guidelines

Italian Language Conversation classes are held in the Club’s upstairs facilities at 1630 Stockton St., San Francisco. Please use the door marked “Members Entry” located to the left of the main entrance — this leads to the upstairs rooms.

Class members are guests; you may arrive after 6PM the evening of your class. You are invited to relax, enjoy the facilities, and participate in the study groups, which may form to assist in your Italian language-learning quest. Student minimum age requirement is 18 years.

The instructor, Ms. Joanna Tumminia, M.A., begins class promptly at 7PM — 8PM break  — 9PM class ends.

Course goals: Classes include the study of grammar, with a strong emphasis on conversational skills.

Refunds:
Full refund if class is canceled by SFIAC.
Full refund less $10 processing fee, if student cancels before the first class.
Partial fee refund of 75% if student cancels after the first class and before the second class. Requests for refund must be in written form addressed to:

SFIAC Italian Classes
P.O. Box 330154
San Francisco, CA 94133

No credit given for missed classes toward future classes.

The textbook used for beginning classes is “Ultimate Italian, Beginning to Intermediate”. For Advanced classes, “Ultimate Italian, Advanced” by Living Language, Random House and “Italian Stories: A Dual Language Book”
edited by R. Hall, Jr., Dover Publications. Texts can be purchased at SFIAC, or through Internet booksellers.

Class Visitors:
Family, friends and visitors are not permitted to audit the scheduled Italian classes. If a student needs to be accompanied to class by a non-student, the non-student may wait in the SFIAC bar area until the class ends. The only exception to this rule is when a prospective student is requesting enrollment — then they can audit one (1) class for a $10 fee after consultation with the instructor regarding their proficiency. If accepted, the $10 audit fee will apply to the regular class fee.

We hope you will enjoy the class, as many have in the past several years. Your comments are welcomed. Additional information about SFIAC is available at: www.sfiac.org.