ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES
Spring-Summer Language Courses, 2021
Learn the language of "la dolce vita" with our native Italian-speaking Instructors.
Whether you are new to the Italian language, totally fluent, or everything in between we are delighted to welcome you. No matter what your goals are for learning Italian: business, travel, pleasure, or because you love the sound of this beautiful language and would like to understand it better.
All our classes are conducted in Italian by instructors who are university qualified native speakers. These instructors provide training in all basic communication skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, with a systematic study of grammar.
Registration is now closed for the Spring-Summer Session. The 10-Week Classes start the week of April 19, 2021. Subscribe to our mailing list for announcements so you will know when registration will be open for the Fall Session.
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A DISCOUNT CODE WILL BE OFFERED TO MEMBERS FOR ALL CLASSES!
*contact us prior to registration to get the discount code*
See our MEMBERSHIP PAGE to renew or become a new member
DISCOUNTS WILL BE OFFERED TO MEMBERS FOR ALL CLASSES!
Fall & Winter Class Descriptions
Online Class Schedule Fall 2020
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Live Oak Senior Center in the Annex
(building on the right)
1777 Capitola Road - Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Simpkins Family Swim Center, Room B
979 17th Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
All Classes will be ONLINE
FRANCESCA
BENINI
was born and raised in Verona, Italy. She moved to the USA in 1998 with her husband, who is from Bologna, and their daughter. She has been teaching Italian and Italian cooking classes in every city she and her family have lived in the U.S. These include: Cincinnati, Ohio-Amici School, Santa Cruz, California-Dante Alighieri Society, Jacksonville, Florida-University of North Florida Continuing Education, and Melbourne, Florida and Irvine, California, her current home, where she conducted private classes. Francesca travels to Italy several times per year to see her family and friends. Her daughter is a student at the George Washington D.C.Law School. Francesca enjoys reading historical non-fiction and biographies, cooking, and playing mahjong. If students have questions, feel free to contact her.
MIRELLA SAVEGNAGO
was born and raised in Italy and is a graduate in education and psychology from Catholic University, Milan, and is qualified as a teacher in Italy. She has spent many years in marketing and management world-wide, but since she arrived in California in 2017 has been teaching Italian, both to groups and individuals, as well as Italian cooking. She is currently teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced classes for Dante. She is fluent in English and has studied French, Spanish, and Mandarin. She travels to Italy several times a year where she and her husband Francesco have a home, where her son lives. Her daughter is a UC Davis. graduated. If students have concerns about ability levels, feel free to contact this instructor.
Anna
Soave
was born and raised in Veneto, Italy and graduated in Psychology of Marketing in 2005 from La Sapienza University in Rome. After moving to New York to learn English and have new experiences, she met her future husband and they moved to California. They have been living in Capitola since 2006 where her husband has his own business. They have two children who attend Twin Lakes School. Since her arrival in California, Anna, also a fluent Spanish speaker, has been teaching Italian to both individuals and groups of students. About her teaching experience, Anna says: "I discovered I have a true passion for teaching the beautiful language and culture of my country." If students have concerns about ability levels feel free to contact this instructor.