Beginning Italian

The course was really faced paced but Professor Zupan was effective at teaching the material. I would definitely consider this one of my harder courses because if you don't pick up the topics quickly and retain the material you learn then it's hard to keep up.

Professor Brancoli is one of the best language teachers I have had. This is one of the only classes I would be able to enjoy first thing in the morning. The class is fun, interesting, and quite manageable. If you stay up to date on the short daily practice assignments you will have no issue in this class. 10/10

If you are planning to take Italian at any point in your undergrad career, take it with Ilaria, she's the best prof I've had on campus and she is so sweet and you can tell she cares about the well being of her students the most. She loves coffee and her cat, but she also loves Italian grammar. 10/10 would do it all over again just for her.

I loved this class! Stefano Mula is a very understanding teacher and will give you extensions on assignments and let you take quizzes later if you need more time. This course does have homework everyday on canvas, but it takes about 30 mins and is not difficult. We had weekly quizzes and an exam every 3rd week.

Professor Mula is a great professor to begin learning Italian with. His teaching style involves a lot of discussion between students in small groups, which I feel has been very effective to my learning. He designs his lessons to be fun and engaging while still having you repeatedly practice new material to become better acquainted with the language. Overall a great class, highly recommend taking an Italian class with Professor Mula.

Professor Mula is a great professor to begin learning Italian with. His teaching style involves a lot of discussion between students in small groups, which I feel has been very effective to my learning. He designs his lessons to be fun and engaging while still having you repeatedly practice new material to become better acquainted wi …Read more

If you take Italian take it with Ilaria she is genuinely the best professor I could ever ask for, she is so kind and accommodating and I always understood the material. Its about an hour of reading/review everyday and a quiz every week but if you do the review everything is very easy. We only got actual homework once a week. It is fast paced but Ilaria makes it very easy to understand and I never found myself struggling to keep up. Ilaria is actually a shining light on this campus take her classes

If you take Italian take it with Ilaria she is genuinely the best professor I could ever ask for, she is so kind and accommodating and I always understood the material. Its about an hour of reading/review everyday and a quiz every week but if you do the review everything is very easy. We only got actual homework once a week. It is fa …Read more

I took this course Fall 2024 and I truly enjoyed it. Ilaria is such a passionate, kind, and welcoming professor who's willing to explain things a thousand times if needed. It's true that the daily homeworks can be a bit annoying sometimes, but it's also the main way of practicing the language. Classes are engaging and Ilaria uses a variety of teaching methods such as conversations, excercises, songs and more. Language tables are fun and a good way to start listening to some Italian in more informal settings. I would HIGHLY recommend taking this class. 10/10.

I took this course Fall 2024 and I truly enjoyed it. Ilaria is such a passionate, kind, and welcoming professor who's willing to explain things a thousand times if needed. It's true that the daily homeworks can be a bit annoying sometimes, but it's also the main way of practicing the language. Classes are engaging and Ilaria uses a v …Read more

I enjoyed this class, immediately. Profesor Ilaria's energy made me want to continue taking the class. It is clear she not only cares about the class and enjoys it, but also wants her students to succeed.

There is homeworks everyday and a constant review of the material is required. Even the the professor tried her best to go slow the content is fast paced and it's not easy to learn a new language. Be aware that you will have to spend a lot of time outside of class

This is a great beginning language class. Ilaria's teaching is very easy to follow and she is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and understanding. If you don't understand a concept or need her to repeat something she is always more than happy to help. I am not very good at learning new languages but I never felt lost or in over my head in this class. Participation is absolutely key - you won't be able to just sit back and be invisible. Language tables and coffee hours are required, but not very time consuming. Small weekly quizzes, but no midterm or final. Would definitely recommend this class and Ilaria!

This is a great beginning language class. Ilaria's teaching is very easy to follow and she is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and understanding. If you don't understand a concept or need her to repeat something she is always more than happy to help. I am not very good at learning new languages but I never felt lost or in over my …Read more

Van Order gifted me great introduction to Middlebury and the Italian language. He is one of many incredible professors in the Italian department and made class fun and enjoyable each day (at 8am). I would reccomend Italian at Middlebury in general but the only reason not to take his class is if you have the option to take it with Illaria; Even he might agree with this as she is out of this world.

Van Order gifted me great introduction to Middlebury and the Italian language. He is one of many incredible professors in the Italian department and made class fun and enjoyable each day (at 8am). I would reccomend Italian at Middlebury in general but the only reason not to take his class is if you have the option to take it with Ill …Read more

I love Professor Carletti, she's so fun and always makes the lesson so engaging. There is homework every day, but they are really chill and allow you to take it again for more understanding. There are quizzes every week that are graded so fairly, she is oh so generous. Definitely would take 101 again

Ilaria is an amazing professor and teaches this course really well. There is a lot of material to learn, but it does not take up much time outside of class. There are quizzes every week and exams every three weeks but they are not difficult and are low stress. It is a fun class to take and you learn a lot of Italian in a short amount of time.

Van Order is a super engaging teacher. Though cold calling is hard to get used to at first, his teaching methods are extremely effective and I feel like I've learned more Italian in the past few months than I did in 6 years of Chinese pre-college. There's a lot of material and it's very fast paced which makes it difficult, but the pay off is super worth it.

Italian 101 is a very fun course and is very low-stress. As someone who was scared to start a new language, this class was perfect. Overall, the workload is very easy. Just be sure to keep up with assignments and study outside of class so lectures make more sense.

Professor Van Order was extremely nice and enthusiastic throughout the entirety of my first semester here. He made learning a brand new language fun and exciting. His class was super engaging and I looked forward to it every day.

I was scared to learn a new language but lessons were engaging and Van Order's teaching style made it easy to grasp new material. Homework offers practice. I did not need to study much outside of class.

Pat Zupan is a nice person but a bit repetitive in her classes of Italian. The content is fast paced but she goes a bit slow, which makes a lot of the content self-taught sometimes. She is very helpful if you have any questions.