Speak Italian With Your Mouth Full
By Paola Rebusco, Graham Gordon Ramsay
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Description
The participants in this seminar will dive into learning basic conversational Italian, Italian culture, and the Mediterranean diet. Each class is based on the preparation of a delicious dish and on the bite-sized acquisition of parts of the Italian language and culture. A good diet is not based on recipes only, it is also rooted in healthy habits and in culture. At the end of the seminar the participants will be able to cook some healthy and tasty recipes in their dorm and to understand and speak basic Italian.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoLesson 1: Part 1 - Language Instruction | This seminar teaches students conversational Italian, Italian culture, and how to prepare simple Italian meals. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | VideoLesson 1: Part 2 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn the basics of Italian by cooking pasta all'amatriciana with broccoli. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoLesson 2: Part 1 - Language Instruction | Students learn the basics of Italian, including expressing preference, demonstrative adjectives, and Il Carnevale. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | VideoLesson 2: Part 2 - Ingredients | Students learn Italian vocabulary by identifying the ingredients for risotto with mushrooms, saffron, radicchio, and asparagus. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoLesson 2: Part 3 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn about Italian language and culture by cooking risotto with mushrooms, saffron, radicchio, and asparagus. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | VideoLesson 3: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including the conjugation of regular verbs. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoLesson 3: Part 2 - Ingredients and Vocab | Students learn Italian vocabulary by identifying the ingredients for pizza. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | VideoLesson 3: Part 3 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language and culture by cooking pizza. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoLesson 3: Part 4 - Closing Lecture | Students learn Italian language and culture. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | VideoLesson 4: Part 1 - Language Instruction | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including asking and giving information. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoLesson 4: Part 2 - Ingredients and Vocabulary | Students learn Italian vocabulary by identify the ingredients for gnocchi al pomodoro. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | VideoLesson 4: Part 3 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by cooking gnocchi al pomodoro. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLesson 5: Part 1 - Language Instruction | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including talking about daily life, the structure of meals, and La Festa Della Donna. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLesson 5: Part 2 - Ingredients and Vocabulary | Students learn Italian vocabulary by identifying the ingredients for meatballs and salad with tomatoes. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLesson 5: Part 3 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by cooking various kinds of meatballs and salad with tomatoes. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 16 | VideoLesson 6: Part 1 -Vocabulary and Sentences | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including asking and giving directions, and La Festa del Papá. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoLesson 6: Part 2 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by cooking eggplant parmesan, beef stew, and bruschetta. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 18 | VideoLesson 6: Part 3 - Closing Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including asking and giving directions, and La Festa del Papá. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | VideoLesson 7: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including how to talk about professions and hobbies. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 20 | VideoLesson 7: Part 2 - Ingredients | Students learn Italian vocabulary by identifying the ingredients for crepes with spinach. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 21 | VideoLesson 7: Part 3 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by cooking crepes with spinach. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 22 | VideoLesson 8: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Guest lecturer, Anna Jasonides, talks to the class about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 23 | VideoLesson 8: Part 2 - Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by cooking baked potatoes, fennel, and chicken roll-ups. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 24 | VideoLesson 9: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including how to make Italian- style coffee. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 25 | VideoLesson 9: Part 2 - Ingredients and Cooking Instruction | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including how to make Italian- style coffee. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 26 | VideoLesson 9: Part 3- Food Preparation | Students learn Italian language by making tiramisu. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 27 | VideoLesson 10: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including diminutive/augmentative/pejorative, and how to describe a place or person. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 28 | VideoLesson 10: Part 2 - Ingredients and Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by identifying the ingredients for the dessert, la sbrisolona. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 29 | VideoLesson 10: Part 3 - Closing Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including diminutive/augmentative/pejorative, and how to describe a place or person. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 30 | VideoLesson 10: Part 4 - A Game! | Students play a game to help them learn Italian. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 31 | VideoLesson 11: Part 1 - Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of Italian language and culture, including learning about cookies and biscotti. The class also discusses La Festa del Lavoro. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 32 | VideoLesson 11: Part 2 - Ingredients and Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian language by baking biscotti. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 33 | VideoLesson 11: Part 3- Closing Lecture | The students play a game to learn how to make reservations over the phone in Italian. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 34 | VideoLesson 12: Part 1 - Opening and Ingredients | The students learn Italian by identifying the ingredients for pie and fruit tart. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 35 | VideoLesson 12: Part 2-Cooking Instruction | Students learn Italian by baking marmalade and Nutella pies and a fruit tart. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 36 | VideoLesson 12: Part 3-Closing Lecture | Students learn the basics of the Italian language in this interactive classroom lecture about grocery shopping. | 6/5/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 37 | VideoLesson 13: Part 1-Opening Lecture | Students learn the basics of the Italian language in this interactive classroom lecture. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 38 | VideoLesson 13: Part 2-Ingredients and Cooking Instruction | Students learn the basics of the Italian language by cooking fresh pasta. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 39 | VideoLesson 13: Part 3 - Food Preparation | Students learn the basics of the Italian language by cooking fresh pasta. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 40 | VideoIdea for the Course | Paola Rebusco talks about how she conceptualized the idea for this course. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 41 | VideoGoals for the Course | Paola Rebusco talks about her teaching goals when creating this course. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 42 | VideoPreparing for the Course | Paola Rebusco talks about the ways in which she prepared for each class session. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 43 | VideoCreating the Assignments | Paola Rebusco discusses how she created the kitchen assignments for the students. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 44 | VideoStructure of a Typical Class | Paola Rebusco discusses how most classes were structured and how she fit in language and cooking instruction. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 45 | VideoSelecting the Correct Language Level | Paola Rebusco discusses what level of Italian was most useful and attainable for the students to learn. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 46 | VideoLanguage Immersion | Paola Rebusco discusses the role language immersion played in her class. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 47 | VideoUsing Cooking to Teach Italian | Paola Rebusco discusses the benefit of combining cooking instruction with language learning. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 48 | VideoTime Management/Students' Energy Levels | Paola Rebusco discusses the difficulties in fitting activities into a two hour block and the students' energy during the class. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 49 | VideoTeaching Italian Grammar | Paola Rebusco discusses the challenges of teaching the basics of Italian grammar to the students. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 50 | VideoFuture Versions of the Course | Paola Rebusco discusses the changes she might make to future versions of the course. | 6/17/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 51 | VideoTour the Experimental Study Group Area | Dr. Rebusco tours the Experimental Study Group’s common area on MIT’s campus, including the kitchen, lounge, and classrooms. | 11/4/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Awesome
Great teacher, makes everything clear and easy to understand. Very engaging! That's a way to learn!!!
So Much Fun!
This is such a great way to combine an introduction to learning the Italian language with something everyone loves - Italian cuisine. As you grasp the beginnings of Italian, you will learn how the prepare some typical Italian foods such as pizza and biscotti. Dr. Rebusco has a winner in this series.
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