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Advanced (Proficient User C1, C2) Click on the link  for definitions of proficiency levels

Course sequence:

Advanced 1 (B2-C1)

Advanced 2 (B2-C1)

Advanced 3 (B2-C1)


2025 CALENDAR

WINTER TERM: January 6 through March 14

Registration is now OPEN!

    Upcoming events

    • PLACEMENT TEST

      • 01 Sep 2024
      • 31 Dec 2026
      • ONLINE
      Register

      Placement Test

      Not sure in which class to register? 

      We offer a professional Italian language proficiency evaluation for a $25 charge. The amount will be deducted from tuition when you enroll in our classes.

      1. REGISTER ONLINE and PAY $25.

      2. Download, print and complete THIS PLACEMENT TEST.*

      3. Email a copy of the completed test to: sabrina@theitalianculturalcenter.org
      Sabrina Infante, Director of the Italian Language Program.

      You will be contacted within 72 hours to schedule an informal conversation via Zoom to further assess your oral skills. We will then discuss the results, and determine which class best fits your language needs and personal goals.

      *The test is for new ICC students with some knowledge of Italian who are registering for our classes for the first time. Students registering for Beginner 1 do not need to take this test.










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    • GIFT CERTIFICATES: Give the Gift of Italian Culture!

      • 01 Nov 2024
      • 31 Dec 2026
      • ONLINE
      Register


      Give the Gift of Italian Culture!

      Italian Cultural Center Gift Certificates

      We are  happy to offer gift certificates for membership and classes at the ICC. 

      Giving a membership or language class as a present to your close friends and family is a unique and wonderful way to spread the joy of the Italian experience and to introduce them to a vibrant community of Italian native speakers, Italophiles  and millennia of Italian art, literature, culture and daily life. It truly is a gift that keeps on giving.

      Certificate options:

      -> $50 = Individual Membership

      -> $80 = Family Membership

      -> $280 = One YOUTH term language class at any level (ages 3-17)

      -> $350 = One ADULT term language class at any level (ages 18 and older). 

      Membership is required to enroll in language classes.

      A perfect gift at any time of the year, and for any occasion, to say "Benvenuto" to the singular experience of all things Italian.

      Grazie mille!

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    • Advanced: Reading and Conversation - ONLINE Tuesday Morning AW25RC

      • 07 Jan 2025
      • 10:15 AM
      • 11 Mar 2025
      • 12:15 PM
      • ZOOM meeting
      • 8
      Register

      This class is for students who are at the Upper Intermediate Level (B2) or above. Students will deepen their knowledge of and familiarity with Italian Literary works and their socio-historical contexts, while practicing reading and conversational skills at the B2+ proficiency level.

      Cost: $350

      Please contact the school if you have not taken any other classes at the ICC before registering. An instructor will assess your level.






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    • Advanced Topics (C1): Colori d'Italia - IN PERSON Tuesday Evening AW25CI

      • 07 Jan 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 11 Mar 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • Traffic Zone Building, 250 Third Avenue N. Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 6
      Register

      Students will engage with authentic material focused on different emotions (fear, shock, love, hate, laughter, to name a few) presented in various cultural, historic, literary and sociolinguistic contexts. The goal of the course is for the student to express opinions precisely and thoroughly, use accurate and appropriate vocabulary, and participate in discussions while practicing advanced grammatical structures.

      Cost: $350

      If you have not taken any other classes at ICC before, REGISTER HERE for our PLACEMENT TEST. An instructor will assess your level.

      Textbook: Colori d'Italia







       




       


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    • Practice & Consolidation (C1) - ONLINE Tuesday Evening AW25PCC1

      • 07 Jan 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 11 Mar 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • ZOOM online course
      • 7
      Register

      In this course of the "Practice and Consolidation" series, designed for students at the C1 level, we will continue to review and reinforce their language skills at the Upper Intermediate level while working towards a more Advanced level of accuracy and fluency. Grammar structures previously studied will be addressed in their nuances and practiced more in depth, as we increase our vocabulary to discuss socio-cultural topics relevant in contemporary Italy.

      Cost: $350

      Prerequisite: NEI2B

      If you have not taken other classes at the ICC before, PLEASE REGISTER HERE for our PLACEMENT TEST. An instructor will assess your level.

      Use this link and order your texts prior to the first day of class:

      Nuovissimo Espresso Italiano 3 TEXTBOOK (Libro dello Studente con Audio)

      and  Nuovissimo Espresso Italiano 3 WORKBOOK (Quaderno degli Esercizi)

      Note: These same books will be used for several consecutive semesters.

                                                  




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    Course Information:

    • Classes are offered once per week for ten weeks. Cost: $350
    • All group course students must hold active ICC memberships.
    • Adult classes are for students who are 18 or older.
    • Class-attendance of 70% is expected to proceed to the next level.
    • Punctuality towards class starting time is kindly required to avoid class disruption
    • The ICC requires a minimum of 4 students in any group class. When enrollment drops below this number, students will be offered the option of remitting a tuition supplement. If all involved students agree to the supplement, the class can materialize.
    • All tuition is due in full prior to the first class.
    • Class registration is not transferable to another person.
    • All group classes will close after the first week of class, and no new students will be added.
    • No discounts apply to private, semi-private, customized classes or workshops.
    • Cancellations of private or semi-private lessons, made less than 24 hours in advance, will be charged at the normal rate of tuition

    For online classes:

    • If you do not receive a Zoom link, and class details, by the day before your first class session, please check your spam folder.
    • Language sessions are not recorded for students who miss a class.
    • Active participation is key. Video and audio must be turned on, auditing the class without interaction is not conducive to learning and affects the class dynamic.  
    • Zoom group classes are limited to 10 students per class. However, the ICC reserves the right to adjust this number as is necessary.

    For in-person classes:

    • Joining a session via Zoom is not an option, even occasionally. The instructor will send information about the missed class to all students before the following session.

    Refund Policy:

    • Students will receive a full refund of course tuition, less a $10 registration fee, prior to the start of the first lesson in the session.
    • Students can withdraw from the course prior to the second week of class. An administrative fee of $50 will be retained.
    • No refunds will be issued after the second week of group classes.
    • PLEASE NOTE: Regular class attendance is strongly advised. If a student must miss class, for any reason, s/he will not qualify for reimbursement or an individual makeup class.


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