This summer, take the first step into the beauty of the Italian language with a beginner-friendly course led by Pensacola State College Italian instructor Gaia Prunotto.
Whether you’re preparing for a trip to Italy, connecting with your heritage, or simply looking for a new cultural experience, this eight-week course is designed to build confidence through conversation and interactive learning.
With small-group instruction, flexible scheduling, and a passionate native-level language educator, this is a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in la lingua italiana right here in our community.

Join my eight-week Italian language course for beginners!
The course is designed to give you the basis of the Italian language, so that you can amaze your travel partners next time you go to Italy, or even impress your relatives with your conversational skills!
The course is organized in 16 one hour long classes, meeting twice a week. All instructional materials will be provided. The teaching methodology is communicative: our final goal is for you to speak as much Italian as possible, and to become confident expressing yourself in another language.
About your instructor
My name is Gaia Prunotto, and I have been a language instructor for five years. I have taught French, Italian, Spanish and Russian both at the high school and college levels. I trained as a language instructor at West Virginia University and at the University of Pittsburgh, where I obtained my Masters in Linguistics and Italian respectively. I currently teach Italian at Pensacola State College.
Info and cost
Meetings will be held twice a week in the evening. Possibly on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm, but time and days can change to accommodate participants’ schedules. The course starts the first week of June and ends the last week of July. Here’s a tentative schedule:
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Week number
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Potential class dates
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Week 1
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Monday, June 1
Wednesday, June 3
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Week 2
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Monday, June 8
Wednesday, June 10
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Week 3*
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Wednesday, June 17
**I will be out of town on June 15/16**
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Week 4
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Monday, June 22
Wednesday, June 24
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Week 5
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Monday, June 29
Wednesday, July 1
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Week 6
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Monday, July 6
Wednesday, July 8
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Week 7
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Monday, July 13
Wednesday, July 15
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Week 8
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Monday, July 20
Wednesday, July 22
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Week 9*
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Monday, July 27* make-up missed class in week 3.
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- Where? Location is to be defined according to the number of participants.
- How much? The total cost of the course is $370, which brings the cost of a single class to $23 dollars an hour, hard to beat!
Contact information
Phone number: (681) 285-9976
Email: gaiaprun8@gmail.com
Please let me know if you are interested by May 15!
A presto,
Gaia

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