San Mateo Adult Career and Education offers Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin classes for working adults to improve their foreign language skills for their personal benefit and/or career.
Italian classes will be offered online only in Summer 2021.
Spanish and Mandarin classes will return when in person classes resume.
Conversational Italian
Conversational Italian 1
Join us for this popular and practical language course. Students will find the conversational approach of each session both practical and easy to follow. Learn patterns and idioms of daily speech. Receive structured grammar instruction. Improve fluency in the spoken language. Be exposed to Italian conversation through movies in class.
Textbook: Ciao, Seventh Edition, Federici, and Larese-Riga,. ISBN 1428288376. Ciao, Sixth Edition, Riga, Dal Martello. ISBN: 13:9781413016369
Section: 089601
Dates: 5/4 – 6/22
Days: Tue
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $100
Instructor: Tiziana Balestra
Conversational Italian 2
If you already know some basic Italian, join us to continue your adventure in learning the language and culture of Italy. Tiziana Balestra will help you expand your knowledge of grammar and practice conversation and pronunciation in a fun and interactive setting.
Textbook: Ciao, Seventh Edition, Federici, and Larese-Riga,. ISBN 1428288376. Ciao, Sixth Edition, Riga, Dal Martello. ISBN: 13:9781413016369
Section: 089602
Dates: 5/6 – 6/24
Days: Thu
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fee: $100
Instructor: Tiziana Balestra
Mandarin Conversation Class
check back for class meeting dates when in person classes resume
Learn how to speak Mandarin with ease! The most spoken language in the world! This class is taught at a beginner to Intermediate Level by an experienced native Mandarin-speaking teacher. Students will explore conversations encountered in daily life and in travel.
