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Adult Language Courses

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

    2025 CALENDAR

    SPRING TERM: March 31 through June 9


    Advanced Courses - Conversation Topics:

    • Reading and Conversation
    • Raccontare il Novecento
    • Voci italiane
    • Colori d'Italia
    • Contemporary Italian Society
    • Contemporary Italian History
    • Italian Literary Tradition I
    • Italian Literary Tradition II
    • Afro-Italian Authors

    Upcoming events

    • ONLINE Practice & Consolidation (C1) w/ Nuovissimo Progetto Italiano 3 - ONLINE Tuesday Evening AS25PCC1

      • 01 Apr 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 03 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • ONLINE
      • 0
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      In this course of the "Practice and Consolidation" series, designed for students at or close to the C1 level, we will continue to review and reinforce 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 so an instructor can assess your level.


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

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

      and  Nuovissimo Progetto Italiano 3 WORKBOOK (Quaderno degli Esercizi)

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

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    • Advanced Topics (C1): Colori d'Italia - IN PERSON Tuesday Evening AS25AT

      • 01 Apr 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 03 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N. Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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      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

      We should be completing the last 2 chapters of this text.

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    • Italian Through Film - ONLINE Tuesday Afternoon AS25CN

      • 22 Apr 2025
      • 3:00 PM
      • 27 May 2025
      • 5:00 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N, Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 8
      Register

      Join native instructor and ICC Italian Film Festival Programming and Administrative Manager Ileana Tamberlani in a highly conversational course (suggested for students at a B1+ (Intermediate levelor above) to discuss gems of Italian cinema. Practice your Italian conversational skills using appropriate terminology, and participate in lively discussions by sharing your own observations about Italy's most memorable films. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with other Italian cinema enthusiasts!

      Pre-requisite: Intermediate 1 (or permission from the Director)

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

      Cost: $200. 

      LINK to purchase book (COMING SOON).

      NOTE: This course runs for 6 weeks, from Apr. 22 to May 27.

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    • Reading and Conversation: Raccontare il Novecento - ONLINE Tuesday Morning AS25RC

      • 29 Apr 2025
      • 10:30 AM
      • 03 Jun 2025
      • 12:00 PM
      • ONLINE
      • 8
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      This "Special Topics" class is for students who are at Upper Intermediate Level (B2) or above. Students will deepen their knowledge about authors and their literary works of the 20th century while practicing reading and conversational skills at the B2 proficiency level. Authors include Italo Calvino, Dino Buzzati, Alberto Moravia and Natalia Ginzburg. This is a very structured class which provides opportunity to practice specific grammatical structures and vocabulary in a personally meaningful and authentic context.

      NOTE: This course is also for anybody who has taken it in the past but has not finished the readings!! not yet completed (including not ever started) this book. Since all authors are from the same period, the order in which we cover them does not matter. THIS TERM, we will cover the authors towards the end of the book, and future courses will cover those at the  beginning and then the middle. Please contact the school if you have not taken any other classes at the ICC before registering. An instructor will assess your level.

      Use this link to purchase the textbook prior to beginning of class:

      Raccontare il Novecento

      Cost: $200

      NOTE: This course runs for 6 weeks, from Apr. 29 to June 3.

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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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