The objective of the course is to provide beginners with a thorough grounding in all language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on both grammar and cultural information.Classes meet three times a week and combine language theory and practice. Activities include group work, role playing, and conversation.
As far as Italian is concerned, the terms" lecture" and "recitation" conventionally used to identify the blocks have a purely bureaucratic significance and do not reflect in any way the pedagogical approach of the course.