School of Italian Language and Culture		 We are an Italian language school dedicated to teaching and promoting
the Italian language and Italian culture. The school conducts classes,
Italian Language Workshops and seminars as well as private lessons. Our two
Bay Area locations are in San Francisco and in Berkeley in the East Bay.
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Italian Language Courses

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Italian Levels 1-6
TeachersLearn basic Italian, for beginners and intermediate students, through our 6 course program. Classes are structured to help you study and learn Italian grammar principles while emphasizing conversation.

Italian Conversation Classes
Basic Conversation courses are for those students who are starting to speak the language. Students should know the present and past verb tenses.
Intermediate Conversation courses are for students with knowledge of the present, past and future verb tenses.
Advanced Conversation courses are for students proficient in the Italian language who would like to continue to study Italian and learn and expand their speaking skills. Various aspects of Italian culture serve as the basis for class discussion.

Italian for Travelers: "Postcards from Italy"
No prior knowledge of the language is necessary for this course. In these classes students will learn sufficient basic language skills to allow them to handle the most common tourist situations, e.g., the hotel, museum, shopping, restaurants, etc.

Corsi di Cultura Generale

These special advanced-level classes are for students who want to study and learn about particular aspects of Italian culture. The lessons are conducted in Italian. Courses have included:

Giovani Scrittori
Introduction to contemporary Italian literature

ItalyQuesta Italia
Italian current events as seen on Italian television and reported in the Italian press

Andiamo all'Opera
The arias and stories of Italian opera and the lives of the composers are studied and discussed in class

Private Lessons

Private and small group private language lessons are specially tailored to meet the specific needs of the student and they are scheduled according to the availability of the student. Lessons are conducted at the School's San Francisco and East Bay facilities.

Grammar Workshops and Lessons

Our Grammar Workshops focus on those aspects of the Italian language that American students find difficult to learn. In general, lessons last two and one half hours and concentrate on a single narrow subject. Italian Language and Grammar Workshops

Circolo Cultura Italiana

Once a month an organized event Italian Opera will highlight a specific aspect of Italian culture such as painting, cuisine, literature, politics, theater, film, music and other topics of interest to italophiles. These events are in English. Italian Cultural Workshops

Check out "Filo Diretto"!

It's our new quarterly newsletter for the latest information on Italy, upcoming cultural events, writings from our student, spotlights on local restaurants, and the newest on our favorite Italian School.


Click here for Spring 2008 Newsletter (in PDF)


Click here for Winter 2007-08 Newsletter (in PDF)


Click here for Summer-Fall 2007 Newsletter (in PDF)

ItaLingua wins "Very Best of San Francisco 2006"

ItaLingua has been chosen by the editors of 7 x 7 San Francisco magazine as having the "Best Language Classes" in their annual Very Best of San Francisco. Thank you 7x7!

ItaLingua wins "Best of the Bay 2004"

ItaLingua has been voted by readers and editors of San Francisco magazine as the "Best Place to Learn the Italian Language!" More than 6,000 individuals cast their vote in the magazine's annual Best of the Bay Area 2004 readers' poll. Thank you!

Office Hours

espressoMonday through Thursday 10:30am - 1:30pm and 2:30pm - 6pm, and Friday 2:30pm - 6:30pm. Our Director reserves Thursday evenings from 5pm - 6pm for the purpose of meeting with students.
Francesca Gaspari, Executive Director

Locations:
San Francisco classes meet at 870 Market Street, Suite 450.
East Bay classes are held in Berkeley at 2015 Center Street @ Milvia.
San Francisco Golden Gate ItaLingua is a non-profit tax-exempt public charity. Contributions to the school are tax-deductible in accordance with federal and state tax laws pertaining to non-profit organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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ItaLingua Institute
870 Market Street, Suite 450
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone (415) 362-6025
Fax (415) 362-2814
Email: italian@italingua.org







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