Italian I

　　Comprehensive Italian I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading.
　　Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to:
　　* initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations,
　　* deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family,
　　* communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations,
　　* avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements,
　　* satisfy personal needs and limited social demands,
　　* establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries,
　　* begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation.