The class starts Monday, Aug. 31, from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center, room 2W22, on Marshall’s Huntington campus. It will run ten straight Mondays.
The class will emphasize authentic Italian pronunciation and vocabulary suitable for tourism and for short stays in Italy.
The instructor is Dr. John Patrick Grace, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent based in Rome who holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Italian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Grace has taught Italian 101 through Advanced Translation classes in universities in the U.S. and France over a 14-year period. He is fluent in both Italian and French.
Enrollment is limited to 16 and is now open. Fee is $205. To enroll, please contact Elizabeth Appell Sheets, Marshall University Continual Learning, by phone at 304-696-2285, or by e-mail at appell1@marshall.edu. For further information about the class or to pose questions, contact Grace at by phone at 304-617-1292 or e-mail publishersplace@gmail.com.