Buon Giorno from the Murer House!

In view of the latest developments associated with the spread of the coronavirus, and in response to recommendations from health and government officials, the Murer House Board has made a decision to cancel all upcoming classes through May 21st.  We appreciate your understanding during this difficult time.  Our utmost concern is for the health and safety of all our visitors, students and instructors. 

The Murer House foundation continues its Italian language classes at the Murer House Learning Center, 1125 Joe Murer Court, in old Folsom. Students can learn Italian in small and supportive classes designed to maximize contact with the teacher.

Testimonial:  "If you are thinking of giving your brain a boost and learning a bit of Italian, I can highly recommend the classes at the Murer House. They are a perfect combination of learning and fun in a nonthreatening environment, paced to the students’ needs." 

For more information: infomurerhouse@gmail.com

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 ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES

2020 Spring Session (classes are 8 weeks in duration)

Beginning Italian - Evening Class with Norma

This class is for people with little or no knowledge of Italian.  Some of the topics covered are pronunciation, basic greetings and conversation, numbers, months and days, and basic vocabulary.  The emphasis will be on developing oral communication.  The ultimate goal is to have fun and enjoy the learning process!

Italian, Level 2 (Italiano Due) - Evening Class with Anna Maria

Students should have a basic knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structure and an understanding of the present tense verbs. Basic conversation skills are strengthened in this class. Pronunciation is also extensively practiced. Ideally students will already have covered the first two chapters of the Prego! Thefocus of the class will be developing present tense conjugation and introductory grammar concepts.

Italian, Level 3 (Italiano Tre) - Afternoon Class with Anna Maria

This class is for students who have already covered the present and “passato prossimo” verb tenses (ideally have completed the first four chapters of Prego!). More complex grammar topics will be covered and students will work towards improving their speaking skills.

Intermediate Italian - Evening Classs with Vicki

This intermediate class is for students who have already covered the present and past verb tenses (ideally have completed the first 10 chapters of Prego!). The plan will be to cover Prego! chapter 11. More complex grammar topics will be covered and students will work towards improving their speaking skills. ​

Intermediate Conversational - Afternoon Class with Jim

Practice makes perfect.  Grow your budding Italian skills with active in-class practice of pronunciation, household vocabulary, verb conjugation and reading proficiency.  Some entertaining homework will help keep you sharp for your next session.  This class relies on hand-outs and does not require the Prego textbook.

Advanced Italian - Evening Class with Lorella

This class is for the more advanced students who are already familiar with grammar topics and verb tenses.  The focus of this class will be improving conversation, developing writing skills with a focus on reading comprehension.

Student fees are $165 or $150 with a member discount. Student fees are payable to “The Murer House” and are due at the first class. Student fees are non-refundable. The text book used for all the language classes (except for Travelers - please contact instructor for more information) is Prego! and can be purchased online on Amazon.com or at the Murer House for $25. To register, email infomurerhouse@gmail.com or call 916-413-9231.  For more information on these classes or other classes offered, please visit our website at www.murerhouse.org.