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12-week course: £120

courses start week commencing 14th September 2020.

Levels

A1 : Beginner – no previous experience of learning Italian, a complete beginner’s course.
A1.2 : Beginner 2 – have studied a little Italian, can conjugate basic verbs in the present tense, form simple sentences and know vocabulary for everyday situations.
A2 : Pre-Intermediate – can conjugate verbs in the present tense, have seen past and future tenses and know enough vocabulary to form sentences and hold a simple conversation.
B1 : Intermediate – can conjugate verbs in the present, past and future tenses and can hold a conversation in Italian.
B2 : Higher Intermediate – can communicate about a variety of topics in Italian.

Enjoy the delights of Italy with the benefit of communication. Our friendly, professional, qualified and experienced teachers aim to make learning Italian fun. Courses have aims and objectives in place to maximise your learning. Classes are informal and designed to be focussed on encouraging you to speak and communicate in Italian although all four skills will be practised (reading, listening, speaking and writing). Grammar and vocabulary is taught as a natural part of language progression. Learning takes place by a variety of media including; listening to audio excerpts, watching short video clips, reading stories and articles. You will learn grammar through practice exercises, both written and spoken. You are encouraged to practise by speaking in small groups.

*Course Content– typical areas of focus are:

Beginner Download example syllabus
Topics: Greetings & introductions, family, nationalities, jobs, days/numbers/months, giving directions, food, daily routine.
Grammar: Alphabet & pronunciation, regular and irregular verbs (present tense), singular and plural nouns, adjectives, personal pronouns, negation, present progressive tense.
Beginner 2 Download example syllabus
Topic: Food, travelling, describing places, house, seasons, shopping & going out, fashion, activities, cooking.
Grammar: Prepositions and articles, possessive adjectives, present perfect and past participle, direct object pronoun, imperative mood,
Pre-Intermediate Download example syllabus
Topic: Finding information about the city, describing a house, planning an activity.
Grammar: Future tense, reflexive verbs, preposizioni semplici e articolate, adverbs.
Intermediate Download example syllabus
Topic: Parlare delle vacanze, Facoltà universitarie e relative figure professionali, Prenotare una camera d’albergo, La storia di Roma, Parlare delle proprie abitudini per viver sano.
Grammar: Pronomi relativi, superlativo relativo & assoluto, Passato remoto – verbi regolari & irregolari.
Higher-Intermediate
Topic: Topical and cultural issues, articles.
Grammar: Emerging grammar review and consolidation.
*Please note, course content will vary depending on course teacher and course book content.
No refunds are given for classes not attended once a course has begun (Courses can be cancelled and refunded up to 5 days before their start)

Italian Teachers

Sara Gruchala

Do you want to dive into Italian language and culture? Let’s do it together! I am an experienced Italian teacher
and I have obtained a B.A. in Modern Languages and Literature in Italy and a M.A. in Linguistics in Germany.
My passion for foreign languages helps me design and deliver the material in an unique way by combining
grammar, listening and conversation exercises based around the Italian culture. I will motivate you through various learning
approaches and teaching methods, as well as give you space for your curiosity and creativity.
Arrivederci!

Ciao! My name is Emanuela, I am an Italian teacher with a Master Degree in Italian Linguistics at the University of Rome Sapienza and a PCGE in Classics. Thanks to my academic specialty in the field of the language learning, I developed a great passion for teaching Italian as a second language to any level and age learners. Since than I have never stopped teaching my language to a wide range of students. I always try to adapt my teaching methods to the real students’ needs and I always keep learning from them.