Technology-enhanced curricula offer students increased exposure to the target language and provide more opportunities to perform in the target language by negotiated language use with their instructors and classmates alike, both in and out of the classroom. The Department of Italian is currently offering two sections of Intensive Italian Advanced I, one traditional (five days a week in class) and one hybrid (three days a week in class and two days online).  This new format, which consists of both online and face-to-face instruction, has been developed to not only meet the same curricular requirements and learning goals as the traditional course offered by our department, but to also reflect new teaching methodologies that enhance student learning. We believe this new format, in line with the growing importance of new educational platforms, brings many benefits: greater flexibility in scheduling will result in increased student retention even beyond the language requirement