Italian Classes in Manhattan, NYC

Collina Italiana, New York City:
Located in the heart of Carnegie Hill in Upper East Side at 1556 Third Avenue, Collina Italiana is an Italian language school offering Italian language and culture programs both on and off-site to adults. We offer year-round group and private lessons, tutoring services and specialty classes for adults. Lovers of Italian language and culture soon discover that Collina Italiana classes offer a unique opportunity for a comprehensive learning experience without leaving the city. Collina Italiana also offers classes to children.

Grammar and Conversazione - Level 1 to 8:
The course focuses on Italian phonetics (starting with the alphabet and syllables), common phrases, verb conjugations (present tense: regular and irregular verbs), and grammar (articles, prepositions, adjectives, and pronouns). Level 1 provides students with a foundation and basic tools to interact effectively in everyday Italian. Students can expect to master simple sentences to hold beginning level conversations. Level 8 faces all hypothetical constructions, combining gerunds, conditionals, and subjunctive tenses including pronouns and direct/indirect objects. Students exhibit mastery over the language: They can write professional letters as well as give public speeches without any doubts or fears.

Ripasso (Review classes):
Ripasso classes (Review classes) are offered upon completing levels 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 of Collina Italiana’s Italian language program. Students in Ripasso classes review material they have studied in class. The program provides a grammar forum at which students ask and get grammar questions answered. The focus is on internalizing grammar structures so that students move easily to the next level.

Conversazione Solo:
Conversazione Solo classes are offered upon completing levels 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 of CI’s Italian language program. Students in conversation classes read from a variety of texts selected for their skill level. Questions about the readings are entertained and students engage in lively discussion. Vocabulary building, choral repetition, and pronunciation are also part of the program. In the upper levels (after Level 4), students create dialogs and study contemporary Italian through song, video, and film.

Italian Language and Culture Classes:

Living In Italy:
Essentials for understanding and appreciating the dynamics of Italian society, culture, and la bella vita in Italy.

Teatro Italiano:
Workshop designed for adults who would like to improve their Italian through the art of acting, directing, creating, and having fun doing theater.

Language Intensive Workshop:
A 2-week intensive for travelers and business people (3-5 students per class). Classes meet four times a week from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

Survival Kit Classes:
Address a traveler's need for basic conversation skills in Italian before taking off from the airport. Learn in Italiano how to introduce yourself and others, ask for directions and information, reserve a hotel room or make a dinner reservation, order in a restaurant or bar, shop, visit museums, etc.