Italian Beginners Level 2

Italian Beginners Level 2

Your Course
This course is suitable for those who have studied Italian for one term. The course aims to give students the opportunity to learn basic Italian vocabulary and grammar, to gain confidence in understanding and using the language and to learn more about Italian culture. We will cover all four language skills (speaking, listening, writing and reading) giving more emphasis to speaking and listening activities. These will include tutor-student interactions, group and pair work, and role play games. Grammar will also be an important part of the course. There will be some revision at the beginning of each session and some homework aimed at giving extra practice in grammar and vocabulary. The course book is"Espresso 1"units 4 and 5.
This course feeds into Beginners level 3 in the summer term 2010.
During this course students will take a short internal assessment in speaking and writing Italian. These will help to prepare them for the OCR Asset Language external tests that will be taken at the end of the first year of study.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the 10 weeks you will have been given the opportunity to:
· Talk about your free time, giving opinions and learn expressions of time
· Book a room in a hotel and describe your stay in a hotel
· Learn big numbers and months of the year
· Learn some basic Italian grammar, including the present tense, reflexive verbs, adverbs of frequency and the verb 'to like'
Your Tutor
Michele la Motta is a native Italian speaker who graduated at ARU in 2001 with a BA degree in English and Spanish Studies. He has been teaching modern Foreign Languages for 6 years. He teaches EFL for an independent school and also Italian and Spanish for a private sixth form college.
Day and time: Monday 7-9 pm
Start date: 18th January
Number of sessions: 10
Tuition fees: £ 90
Method of payment: Fees for short courses (10 weeks or less) to be paid in full at enrolment and for long courses (12 weeks or more) fees of 50% can be paid at enrolment plus 50% as a cheque. Course places cannot be reserved without receipt of both payments.
Half term:
Please note that there are no classes during half term Monday 15th - Friday 19th February 2010 unless otherwise stated.