Brief Description:
Have you ever wanted to learn Italian? Then this Italian beginners course is for you! The course is for beginners and is designed to give you a basic knowledge of the Italian language.
By the end of the course you will be familiar with the basic structure of the Italian language and have a sufficient vocabulary that will allow you to communicate with native speakers in most everyday situations. The language will be taught in the context of the social, cultural and historical aspects of Italy.
A variety of activities will be used, including dialogue development, listening practice, grammar exercises and focus work on cultural aspects of Italy. The course will be based on communicative methods and active participation will be strongly encouraged. There will be regular homework to consolidate what has been learnt in class and to assess your progress.
The course is priced for 10 weeks (one term); to complete the full course and cover all the learning outcomes listed below you will need to attend all 3 terms (there is no obligation to attend more than one term).
Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?
This is a beginners course; the January start will be the second term; to join this course you will need knowledge on the topics covered in the term one outcomes below.
Learning Outcomes:
Throughout the year, the course will cover the following topics:
First term:
introduce yourself and others,
talk about where you live and where you come from
talk about what you do
order snacks and drink in a bar
talk about your holiday
interact in a shop
book a hotel
Parts of the day,
days of the week, months of the year
telling the time
Expressions of frequency (sometimes, every day, never)
Likes and dislikes – more on food and ordering in a restaurant
Spatial awareness (near, far, opposite, in front of)
Transport
Around the city
Possessives
Using the present tense
Articles
Greetings
In the second term: topics covered:
Using the past tense
Shopping for food, names of shops
Daily life (routine and habits)
Directions
Clothing
Shopping for clothes
Booking a hotel
In the third term: topics covered:
Travelling
Activities people do on holiday
The Weather
Shopping for food
Shopping Roleplays
Italian cooking
Recipes
Daily living and daily routine
Special holidays I Italy
And in terms of grammar structures:
The past tense (passato prossimo)
Regular and irregular past participles
Expressions in the past (last year, three months ago etc)
The superlative
Double negatives
Direct and indirect pronouns
Partitives (some apples, some bread etc)
Impersonal constructions
Reflexive verbs
Expressions of time
Adverbs
Special uses of the verb FARE (=to do)
Extra costs on the course for example textbook, materials or equipment
Course book : L.Ziglio, G.Rizzo, Nuovo Espresso No 1, ALMA publisher (there is no need to buy the DVD associated with the book, unless one wants to have it as well)
For the first session you will need to bring:
Please bring a pen and some paper with you.
On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?
Learners will be able to proceed to the Italian Improvers course after three terms of beginners.
Adult Learn and Train offer courses through-out the year.
Try similar courses or maybe look at learning something completely new.
You will find provision on some Saturday and Sundays, you will also find courses available in the day and evening at different venues in Cambridge. Courses vary in length from one-off sessions to 10 weeks or more.