Language Classes
The ICS Adult Language Program
ICS offers Fall, Winter and Spring Sessions of Italian language classes on Wednesdays at the Community School of Naples situated just north of Pine Ridge on Livingston Road. Each session is 6 weeks and costs $60 for members and $70 for non-members. Classes meet for 90 minutes in Building N of CSN.
Registration can be made for any session by contacting Donna Lenzi, the Adult Language Program Coordinator at
lenzidonna@gmail.com. Donna will confirm your class time and room number when you have registered. Feel free to contact Donna if you are having trouble deciding which class would be the "right fit" for you. Checks made payable to ICS will be accepted by the instructor at the first class of each session. Checks only, please.
Fall Session Nov. 2 - Dec. 14
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Italian I
Italian II/III
Beginner Conversation
Intermediate Conversation | Winter Session Jan. 11 - Feb. 15
Italian I
Italian II
Italian III/IV
Beginner Conversation
Intermediate Conversation | Spring Session Feb. 22 - March 28
Italian II
Italian III
Italian IV
Beginner Conversation
Intermediate Conversation |
Our Course Offerings
Italian I
, an entry level course for those with no prior Italian language experience, covers pronunciation, greetings and essential present tense verbs using Berlitz 5-Minute Italian ISBN# 978-981-268-625-1. ICS makes these books available to participants at a reduced rate, but they are also available for purchase at Barnes & Noble. Italian I is a popular, no pressure class where homework assignments increase confidence.
Italian II/III
expands upon introductory information and increases the complexity of conversational situations. Past tense in situational context is introduced, and the Berlitz book functions as a workbook for homework. Some elements of grammar are covered in class and reinforced with homework. Italian I or its equivalent is a prerequisite for this class.
Italian III/IV
continues with more conversational situations for shopping, dining and friendly exchanges while introducing present perfect tense verbs with the Berlitz book.
Italian I and II or the equivalent are a prerequisite for this class.
Beginner Conversation
relies on the elements learned in Italian I, II, III and IV or the equivalent as a prerequisite for this class where students read, write and converse in Italian. Exercises prepared by the instructor introduce and reinforce vocabulary while offering insight into Italian cultural situations. English is spoken to assist with grammar, structure and syntax.
Intermediate Conversation
is conducted in Italian with discussions of a thematic, literary or cultural nature using topics provided by the instructor. Homework is assigned, and student input allows for impromptu conversation in a relaxed setting. Beginner Conversation or the equivalent is the prerequisite for this class.
Our Instructors
Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan
, has had a passion for all things Italian since her first trip to
Il Bel Paese many years ago. She studied at Sorrento Lingue (Italy), Providence College in RI and Middlebury College in VT. Nancy taught Italian for 6 years at LaSalle Academy in Providence and recently moved to Naples where she began teaching for ICS in 2009. She focuses her enthusiasm on the entry level classes ensuring that language and culture blend in an interactive format that covers the basic language-learning skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with a low pressure, high energy style all her own.
Grace Mannino
, author and educational consultant who received her doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook, brings her 33 years of foreign language teaching experience in NY to the ICS program. Grace, a native-born Italian who came to the US with her family at the age of 11, had received numerous awards prior to retiring to Marco Island where she continues to devote her time to multiple organizations that promote Italian language and culture in this area and New York. Grace's vast talents lend themselves well to the Beginner and Intermediate Conversation classes where she shares her knowledge of Italian language and culture with those eager to speak her native tongue fluently.
Bob Lundry
, has his MA from Notre Dame, and his MBA from LIU. As a Fulbright scholar, he attended the University of Florence, Italy, to study language and literature. His corporate affiliations were with the US subsidiary of the Olivetti Corporation of Italy, Avis Rent A Car, American Express Travel, and Staffing Related Services, a franchise member company of National Personnel Associates, a worldwide recruiting network. Currently retired and living in Westchester, NY, Bob teaches Italian in several Adult Ed programs up there in the spring and the fall, and for the last five winters here in Naples at the Collier County Adult Ed Program.
