ItalCultura Chicago

500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1405 , Chicago, IL 60611-3767

Summer 2025 (Jul 14 - Sept 21)

Registration for our Summer session is now open. Register by June 30th to automatically save $35 on standard group classes.

All new students should register for Online or In-person Italian for Absolute Beginners A1.1 or take the placement test.

Ordered books will made available to students on the first day of class for in-person classes. Those taking online classes may opt to either have their book shipped for $15 or pick them up here Monday - Friday between 11am - 4pm.

“A language isn’t something you learn as much as something you join."–Arika Okrent

ItalCultura Chicago Instructor Claudia Zanella

Claudia earned her degree in Comparative Language at the University of Milan, focusing on English and Russian literature. During her university years she travelled across Russia, England, Ireland, and the USA, doing research on different aspects of Modernism. After moving to Chicago she took a Master's degree in English Literature at DePaul University. She wrote her thesis on Virginia Woolf's shorter fiction and its relation to British philosophy. Claudia enjoys working as a translator and interpreter, and as an independent researcher on different themes of Italian and English literature for different Chicago cultural institutions. Teaching is an essential part of her life as she is also a certified yoga instructor. Claudia taught Italian at DePaul University and Columbia College.

Make This the Year You Learn Italian

Classes are offered throughout the year
Online and In-Person

Session Calendar

Class Quarters

WINTER 2025
21 Jan - Mar 31

SPRING 2025
14 Apr - 22 Jun

SUMMER 2025
14 Jul - 21 Sep

FALL 2025
6 Oct - 13 Dec

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