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Intermediate/Upper Intermediate Courses

Intermediate/Upper Intermediate (Independent User B1, B2). Click on the link  for definitions of proficiency levels.

Course sequence:

Intermediate 1 (B1)

Intermediate 2 (B1)

Intermediate 3 (B1)

Upper-Intermediate 1 (B2)

Upper-Intermediate 2 (B2)

Upper-Intermediate 3 (B2)

Practice & Consolidation 1 (B2)

Practice & Consolidation 1 (B2)

Practice & Consolidation 3 (B2)


2025 CALENDAR

WINTER TERM: January 6 through March 9


    Upcoming events

    • Adult Intermediate Level 1 - IN PERSON Monday Evening AS25I1

      • 31 Mar 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 09 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N. Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 0
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      The goal of this course is for students to be able to express opinions and emotions, doubts and fears in a more sophisticated manner using mood as well as tense. Students will learn to communicate to resolve problems, including inquiring about, clarifying, confirming and even justify a cause. Each class will provide information and discussion on cultural aspects of Italian life. 

      Prerequisite: Pre-Intermediate Level 3

      Cost: $350

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

      Use these links and order a copy of your text prior to the first day of class:

      NUOVO ESPRESSO 3 (BOOK + INTERACTIVE E-BOOK) 

      The E-Book contains all audios and videos. Duration of access to E-book: 14 months. 

      Note: the textbook includes homework exercises (with keys).

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    • Reading and Conversation: La grammatica vien leggendo - IN PERSON Tuesday Morning AS25RC

      • 01 Apr 2025
      • 10:00 AM
      • 03 Jun 2025
      • 12:00 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N, Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 8

      This class is for students who are at the Upper Intermediate Level (B2) and want to exercise their comprehension and communication skills. This class introduces students to the panorama of modern Italian literature by offering a variety of literary texts as input and a resource for personal expression, giving students a chance to deepen their knowledge of authors their literary works of the 20th century while practicing reading, writing and oral production skills at the B2 proficiency level. This textbook uses an inductive approach to help students discover the grammar rules, which the instructor can elaborate on as necessary throughout the conversations.

      Prerequisite: Intermediate Level 3

      Cost: $350

      If you have not taken other classes at ICC before, an instructor will assess your level. PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE OUR PLACEMENT TEST HERE.

      Use this link to purchase your textbook La grammatica vien leggendo prior to the beginning of class.

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    • 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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    • Adult Intermediate Level 3 - IN PERSON Tuesday Evening AS25I3

      • 01 Apr 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 03 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N. Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 0
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      The goal of this course is for students to build and expand on their vocabulary, grammar skills, and oral proficiency in a more sophisticated manner using mood and tense as they approach Upper Intermediate level fluency. Students will engage with a variety of activities by continuing with and completing the textbook Nuovo Espresso 3, each chapter of which provides the opportunity for discussion on cultural aspects of contemporary Italian life. 


      Prerequisite: Intermediate Level 2


      Cost: $350


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

      Use these links and order a copy of your text prior to the first day of class:

      NUOVO ESPRESSO 3 (BOOK + INTERACTIVE E-BOOK) 

      The E-Book contains all audio and videos—The duration of access to the E-book is 14 months. 


      Note: the textbook includes homework exercises (with keys).

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    • IN PERSON Adult Upper Intermediate Level 2 - IN PERSON Wednesday Evening AS25UI2

      • 02 Apr 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 04 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • 250 Third Avenue N., Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
      • 3
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      The goal of this course is to be able to express opinions more precisely and thoroughly and to describe events in various tenses using accurate and appropriate vocabulary. 

      Prerequisite: Upper Intermediate 1

      Cost: $350

      If you have not taken any other classes at ICC before, PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE OUR PLACEMENT TEST HERE. An instructor will assess your level.

      Use this link and order a copy of your textbook prior to the first day of class:

      NUOVO ESPRESSO 4 (Student book+ E-book interactive, includes textbook  + workbook). This book will be used for 3 trimesters.




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    • ONLINE Adult Upper Intermediate Level 2 - B2 Practice & Consolidation w/ Nuovo Espresso 4 - ONLINE Wednesday Evening AS25UI2

      • 02 Apr 2025
      • 5:30 PM
      • 04 Jun 2025
      • 7:30 PM
      • ONLINE
      • 1
      Register

      This course for Upper Intermediate (B2+ level students) will take a Practice and Consolidation approach, offering opportunities for structured conversation to practice specific grammar points for review, stemming from but not limited to the textbook. The goal of this course is to be able to use advanced grammar more fluently and with greater precision and automaticity. Students will revisit previously introduced structures while focussing on oral competency to express opinions, and thoughts, and to describe events in various tenses and moods using accurate and appropriate vocabulary related to a variety of cultural topics.

      Prerequisite: Upper Intermediate 1

      Cost: $350

      If you have not taken any other classes at ICC before, PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE OUR PLACEMENT TEST HERE. An instructor will assess your level.

      If you do not already have this book from previous classes, here is the link to order a copy of your textbook prior to the first day of class:

      NUOVO ESPRESSO 4 (Student book+ E-book interactive, includes textbook  + workbook). This book will be used for future trimesters as well.


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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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    • Storie italiane - ONLINE Thursday Morning AS25ST

      • 24 Apr 2025
      • 11:00 AM
      • 29 May 2025
      • 12:30 PM
      • ONLINE
      • 8
      Register


      Renaissance, Unification, Mafia, and the Economic Boom! Language meets history. This course is for students at an Intermediate level (B1) who want to practice speaking and commenting more authentically about cultural topics, while learning about contemporary Italian history. Students practice vocabulary, phrases, and grammar through the discussion of short stories depicting some of the most important periods of Italy's more recent history. Students will also improve listening comprehension, intonation, pronunciation, and more sophisticated speaking skills.

      Prerequisite: Completion of Pre-intermediate 3 (A2)

      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 ORDER THE BOOK prior to the first day of class.

      Cost: $200

      NOTE: This course runs for 6 weeks, from Apr. 24 to May 29.


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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
      Register


      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 students must hold active ICC memberships.
    • Adult classes are for students who are 18 or older.
    • Class-attendance rate of 70% is required 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. 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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