In Person Low Beginner Italian Friday 10:00am - 11:00am PST (July 11th to August 15th) The class size is 3-6 students per class. Instructor: Francesca
🇮🇹 Low Beginner Italian – In-Person Class in Berkeley
Serving students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco & across the Bay Area
📅 Course Dates
July 11 – August 15
Location: 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
Format: In-person, small group (3–6 students)
If only two students enroll, the course will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of six.
👥 Who This Course Is For
This Low Beginner Italian course is perfect for students who have completed our Complete Beginner Italian class or have some basic experience with Italian.
If you’re familiar with greetings, basic phrases, and simple grammar—but want to go further with your vocabulary, conversation skills, and sentence-building—this is the right next step.
✈️ Planning a trip to Italy? Take this after Italian for Travelers to deepen your foundation.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
In this level, we’ll expand your communication skills and reinforce key grammar concepts so you can speak and understand Italian more confidently. You’ll learn to:
Talk about your daily routine and schedule
Ask and answer questions about time, dates, and places
Express opinions, preferences, and basic needs
Describe people, objects, and activities
Build longer, more accurate sentences
Use regular and common irregular verbs in context
Improve listening comprehension in everyday conversations
🧠 Cultural insights are built into every class—covering food, social norms, etiquette, and Italian life—to bring meaning to the language.
✅ By the End of the Course, You’ll Be Able To:
Express yourself in longer and more detailed conversations
Ask questions and respond with more ease and accuracy
Use present-tense verbs confidently in various situations
Understand spoken Italian in everyday contexts
📚 No textbook required – all materials are provided by the instructor.
👩🏫 About the Instructor
Francesca L. is a native of Friuli Venezia Giulia, a culturally rich region in northeastern Italy. She studied Latin and Ancient Greek at a liceo classico, then earned a Master’s with honors in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Trieste.
She taught German in Italy before relocating to the Bay Area, where she began teaching Italian to adults at Stanford University’s Bechtel International Center. She recently completed a yearlong masterclass in teaching Italian as a foreign language through Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia.
Francesca brings warmth, clarity, and a love of Italian culture to every class, helping learners feel supported and inspired.
💡 Extras
👉 Want to make faster progress? Explore our blog for language learning tips.
👉 Not sure if this is your level? Compare levels here: Class Levels at PLA
👉 Questions? Visit our Contact Page
🏫 About the School
This class is offered by Polyglottist Language Academy, located at:
📍 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
We proudly serve students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, El Cerrito, and the greater Bay Area.
If you're looking for Italian classes near San Francisco or Oakland at the low beginner level, this in-person course is the perfect next step.
🇮🇹 Low Beginner Italian – In-Person Class in Berkeley
Serving students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco & across the Bay Area
📅 Course Dates
July 11 – August 15
Location: 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
Format: In-person, small group (3–6 students)
If only two students enroll, the course will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of six.
👥 Who This Course Is For
This Low Beginner Italian course is perfect for students who have completed our Complete Beginner Italian class or have some basic experience with Italian.
If you’re familiar with greetings, basic phrases, and simple grammar—but want to go further with your vocabulary, conversation skills, and sentence-building—this is the right next step.
✈️ Planning a trip to Italy? Take this after Italian for Travelers to deepen your foundation.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
In this level, we’ll expand your communication skills and reinforce key grammar concepts so you can speak and understand Italian more confidently. You’ll learn to:
Talk about your daily routine and schedule
Ask and answer questions about time, dates, and places
Express opinions, preferences, and basic needs
Describe people, objects, and activities
Build longer, more accurate sentences
Use regular and common irregular verbs in context
Improve listening comprehension in everyday conversations
🧠 Cultural insights are built into every class—covering food, social norms, etiquette, and Italian life—to bring meaning to the language.
✅ By the End of the Course, You’ll Be Able To:
Express yourself in longer and more detailed conversations
Ask questions and respond with more ease and accuracy
Use present-tense verbs confidently in various situations
Understand spoken Italian in everyday contexts
📚 No textbook required – all materials are provided by the instructor.
👩🏫 About the Instructor
Francesca L. is a native of Friuli Venezia Giulia, a culturally rich region in northeastern Italy. She studied Latin and Ancient Greek at a liceo classico, then earned a Master’s with honors in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Trieste.
She taught German in Italy before relocating to the Bay Area, where she began teaching Italian to adults at Stanford University’s Bechtel International Center. She recently completed a yearlong masterclass in teaching Italian as a foreign language through Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia.
Francesca brings warmth, clarity, and a love of Italian culture to every class, helping learners feel supported and inspired.
💡 Extras
👉 Want to make faster progress? Explore our blog for language learning tips.
👉 Not sure if this is your level? Compare levels here: Class Levels at PLA
👉 Questions? Visit our Contact Page
🏫 About the School
This class is offered by Polyglottist Language Academy, located at:
📍 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
We proudly serve students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, El Cerrito, and the greater Bay Area.
If you're looking for Italian classes near San Francisco or Oakland at the low beginner level, this in-person course is the perfect next step.
🇮🇹 Low Beginner Italian – In-Person Class in Berkeley
Serving students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco & across the Bay Area
📅 Course Dates
July 11 – August 15
Location: 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
Format: In-person, small group (3–6 students)
If only two students enroll, the course will still run but will be shortened to five weeks instead of six.
👥 Who This Course Is For
This Low Beginner Italian course is perfect for students who have completed our Complete Beginner Italian class or have some basic experience with Italian.
If you’re familiar with greetings, basic phrases, and simple grammar—but want to go further with your vocabulary, conversation skills, and sentence-building—this is the right next step.
✈️ Planning a trip to Italy? Take this after Italian for Travelers to deepen your foundation.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
In this level, we’ll expand your communication skills and reinforce key grammar concepts so you can speak and understand Italian more confidently. You’ll learn to:
Talk about your daily routine and schedule
Ask and answer questions about time, dates, and places
Express opinions, preferences, and basic needs
Describe people, objects, and activities
Build longer, more accurate sentences
Use regular and common irregular verbs in context
Improve listening comprehension in everyday conversations
🧠 Cultural insights are built into every class—covering food, social norms, etiquette, and Italian life—to bring meaning to the language.
✅ By the End of the Course, You’ll Be Able To:
Express yourself in longer and more detailed conversations
Ask questions and respond with more ease and accuracy
Use present-tense verbs confidently in various situations
Understand spoken Italian in everyday contexts
📚 No textbook required – all materials are provided by the instructor.
👩🏫 About the Instructor
Francesca L. is a native of Friuli Venezia Giulia, a culturally rich region in northeastern Italy. She studied Latin and Ancient Greek at a liceo classico, then earned a Master’s with honors in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Trieste.
She taught German in Italy before relocating to the Bay Area, where she began teaching Italian to adults at Stanford University’s Bechtel International Center. She recently completed a yearlong masterclass in teaching Italian as a foreign language through Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia.
Francesca brings warmth, clarity, and a love of Italian culture to every class, helping learners feel supported and inspired.
💡 Extras
👉 Want to make faster progress? Explore our blog for language learning tips.
👉 Not sure if this is your level? Compare levels here: Class Levels at PLA
👉 Questions? Visit our Contact Page
🏫 About the School
This class is offered by Polyglottist Language Academy, located at:
📍 2161 Shattuck Ave, Suites 234–235, Berkeley, CA
We proudly serve students from Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, El Cerrito, and the greater Bay Area.
If you're looking for Italian classes near San Francisco or Oakland at the low beginner level, this in-person course is the perfect next step.