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Practice and Consolidation
Reading and Conversation
Raccontare il Novecento
Contemporary Female Writers
Afro-Italian Authors
La grammatica vien leggendo
Voci italiane
Colori d'Italia

Voci italiane
Colori d'Italia
Contemporary Italian History
Contemporary Italian Society
Italian Literary Tradition I
Italian Literary Tradition II
Italian Literary Tradition III

Click here for the descriptions of the different proficiency levels.

2025 CALENDAR

SPRING TERM: March 31 through June 9

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Premio Strega 2025

Start
15 Apr 2025

End
01 Jun 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, the Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis-St. Paul, as a Presidio Letterario of the Società Dante Alighieri, will take part in selecting the five finalists for the prestigious 2025 Premio Strega, Italy's most renowned literary award.

You can be part of the jury by registering!

Participants will read 12 books in Italian and select their top three favorites—no book reports required! The books will be available in digital and print formats by mid-April. Each participant will then submit their top three selections through an online voting form by June 1st.

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with others who share a passion for contemporary Italian fiction and nonfiction.

After the reading and voting, we'll gather for aperitivo, stuzzichini e chiacchiere to share impressions and celebrate the experience together.

It's fun—join us!

To learn more about the Premio Strega, click here.

Please email Pieranna Garavaso at garavapf@morris.umn.edu to confirm your participation in the Gruppo di Lettura as soon as possible, but no later than April 5.

Grazie! Speriamo di sentirti presto!

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Reading and Conversation: Raccontare il Novecento - ONLINE Tuesday Morning AU25RC

Start
10 Jun 2025

10:30 AM

End
08 Jul 2025

12:00 PM

Location
ONLINE

Spaces left
7

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This "Special Topics" class is for students who are at Upper Intermediate Level (B2) or above. Students will deepen their knowledge of a few contemporary authors and their literary works of the 20th century while practicing reading and conversational skills at the B2 proficiency level. This is a very structured class which provides opportunity to practice specific grammatical structures and vocabulary in a personally meaningful and authentic context.

NOTE: This course is for anybody who has not completed (including not ever started) this book. This includes those who have taken it in the past but did not finished the readings. Since all authors are from the same period, the order in which we cover them does not matter. THIS TERM, we will cover the authors towards the end of the book, and future courses will cover those at the beginning and then the middle.

If you have not taken any other classes at ICC before, PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE OUR PLACEMENT TEST HERE. An instructor will assess your level.

Use this link to purchase the textbook prior to beginning of class:

Raccontare il Novecento

Cost: $200

NOTE: This course runs for 5 weeks, from June 10 to July 8.

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Advanced Reading and Conversation: Realtà Regionali - IN PERSON Tuesday Evening AU25RC

Start
10 Jun 2025

5:30 PM

End
01 Jul 2025

7:30 PM

Location
IN-PERSON or ONLINE (your choice!)

Spaces left
3

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This 8-hour (4 session) Advanced Topics mini-course is for students who are at the Upper Intermediate Level (B2) or above and wish to expand their vocabulary and oral competency as well as deepen their knowledge of and familiarity with Italian literature and history. Students will read short stories in lingua originale by a famous author from a specific region of Italy - in this class we will focus on the 20th century Sicilian author Leonardo Sciascia. Students will engage in guided conversations as they examine each work and explore its literary and socio-historical context.

Cost: $220

Materials will be provided by the instructor.

If you have not taken any other classes at ICC before, PLEASE SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR PLACEMENT TEST. An instructor will assess your level.

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Course Information:

Classes are offered once per week for ten weeks. Cost: $350
All group course students must hold active ICC memberships.
Adult classes are for students who are 18 or older.
Class-attendance of 70% is expected to proceed to the next level.
Punctuality towards class starting time is kindly required to avoid class disruption
The ICC requires a minimum of 4 students in any group class. When enrollment drops below this number, students will be offered the option of remitting a tuition supplement. If all involved students agree to the supplement, the class can materialize.
All tuition is due in full prior to the first class.
Class registration is not transferable to another person.
All group classes will close after the first week of class, and no new students will be added.
No discounts apply to private, semi-private, customized classes or workshops.
Cancellations of private or semi-private lessons, made less than 24 hours in advance, will be charged at the normal rate of tuition

For online classes:

If you do not receive a Zoom link, and class details, by the day before your first class session, please check your spam folder.
Language sessions are not recorded for students who miss a class.
Active participation is key. Video and audio must be turned on, auditing the class without interaction is not conducive to learning and affects the class dynamic.
Zoom group classes are limited to 10 students per class. However, the ICC reserves the right to adjust this number as is necessary.

For in-person classes:

Joining a session via Zoom is not an option, even occasionally. The instructor will send information about the missed class to all students before the following session.

Refund Policy:

Students will receive a full refund of course tuition, less a $10 registration fee, prior to the start of the first lesson in the session.
Students can withdraw from the course prior to the second week of class. An administrative fee of $50 will be retained.
No refunds will be issued after the second week of group classes.
PLEASE NOTE: Regular class attendance is strongly advised. If a student must miss class, for any reason, s/he will not qualify for reimbursement or an individual makeup class.