Esperienza Virtuale: Italian Language Immersion

Online Italian Language Learning Programs

Whether you’re new to the language or an accomplished student, Esperienza can help you take your knowledge and experience of Italian to a new level. Using an innovative and engaging approach, our online language immersion program offers daytime and evening small group classes to accommodate many different levels and scheduling needs. All classes are 75 minutes in length, and taught by a team of multi-talented and experienced teachers, led by Program Director Emanuela Corbetta. 

Our Italian language courses provide a full program of study all year round, based on the Common European Framework of Reference, ranging from Beginning (A1) to Advanced Level (C2). Click here for more information about the progression of levels in our program.

Whatever your interest level, we invite you to join us. You’re sure to experience consistent progress while having fun in the process. Click the buttons below for the programs currently available. When open, you can register for the upcoming term or to learn about our free open house for new students.

Please note: Our online Italian courses will resume the week of September 23, 2024. Click here for details.

ACADEMIC TERMS

ONLINE Italian PROGRAMS:

To enhance your proficiency, as well as provide continuity and a more complete and long-term exposure to Italian, we are offering a variety of virtual language programs during the course of the 2023-24 program year.

• Term 1: Fall term (10-weeks) begins the week of October 2, 2023 (no class the week of November 20)

• Term 2: Winter term (10-weeks) begins the week of January 22, 2024 (no class the week of February 19)

• Book Club: Two summer sessions (8 weeks each), beginning the week of May 13 (no meeting the week of July 4) and the week of July 22., 2024.

LANGUAGE IMMERSION IN ITALY:

There's still no better way to learn a language than to be totally immersed in the country and culture. Situated in the beautiful Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, our language immersion program provides the opportunity for both classroom study and first-hand experience using the language in the context of daily living. It will be led by Emanuela Corbetta, with additional interaction from the local community. Learn more about our language immersion programs in Italy here.

Registration

Our Italian language immersion program is designed to enable students to progress in their language skills throughout the year. Therefore, careful attention is paid to placement of each student who joins our program. In addition, our classes are limited to a maximum of eight students to ensure the best possible experience.

Click the button below to review the full course listing for the upcoming term, read full course descriptions and sign up for classes. As needed, we will expand our offerings to add more classes and specific levels based on the changing needs of our students. For detailed registration instructions, click here. For additional information, see our Italian language program policies. 

NEW STUDENTS:

We encourage all new students to attend our free pre-term Open House, where you can meet the teachers and learn more about our classes.

Once you decide to join us, if you have never studied Italian previously, we recommend the Beginning 1 class. If you have studied Italian in the past, please contact our program director so we can learn more about your skill level and interests and provide a brief proficiency exam to recommend appropriate placement. New students who are above the Beginning 1 level are strongly encouraged to complete their evaluation at least one week before the beginning of the term to allow time for placement.

RETURNING STUDENTS:

Our classes are designed to be progressive and provide continuity throughout the academic year. Returning students will generally register for the next numbered course at their level (A1.1, then A1.2, etc.) during each subsequent term for the full program year. Again, if needed, we may add levels and classes each term based on the changing needs of our students.

Please note: Our online Italian courses will resume the week of September 23, 2024.

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