This course is for adults who have studied the language before, have some knowledge of Italian and can cope with basic "tourist conversations". To join at this level, you should have a basic understanding of the pronunciation and the present tense and have studied the language for at least one year or equivalent.
Homework is given on a weekly basis. To benefit most from this course, you will be encouraged to read the materials used during lessons and refer to the course book.
Through a combination of individual, pair work and group discussion, students learn in a lively, encouraging atmosphere. The tutor uses audio and video clips to supplement and enable learning on a wide variety of Italian related topics.
You will be using all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in every lesson to help you become more confident in understanding and speaking Italian. You will talk about yourself, your family, hobbies, the weather, past experiences and memories. You will also learn to describe people, cities, clothes etc and how to deal with travel situations – specific topics will include describing people, places, travel, shopping and talking about your health.
You will expand your vocabulary and grammar on practical topics to enable you to communicate. We will also be revising pronunciation, the present tense and the agreements between determiners, nouns and adjectives. We will learn the present perfect and imperfect tenses and practice these using the designated coursebook and through class conversations.
To join at this level, you should be able to:
Please bring pen, paper and a folder. Course books will be discussed at the first session.
Semester 2 begins immediately after Semester 1 and is an integral part of the course, the exact length of which will be decided in the spring term. You would then be able to progress to the next level.