Italian For Improvers - Term 1 - Aldridge Adult Learning

Course content

Ask politely for something and express desire and hypothesis.
Compare people and analyze psychological aspects of a person.
Ask and give suggestions.
Talk about memories and describe habits in the past.
Describe and express opinion about clothes.
Interact efficiently with native speakers.
Ask politely for something and express desire and hypothesis.
Compare people and analyze psychological aspects of a person.
Talk about memories and describe habits in the past.
Ask and give suggestions.
Describe and express opinion about clothes.
Interact efficiently with native speakers.

Description

In the Italian improvers course you will learn about: understanding and using medium to complex sentences, interacting efficiently with native speakers, describe and express opinion about clothes, give and ask for suggestions, talk about memories and describe habits in the past, describe physical and personality aspects of a person, compare people and analyze psychological aspects of a person, ask politely for something and express desire and hypothesis.

Course content:

Students will acquire a good interaction level with native speakers and will be able to build complex sentences. Students will also learn the imperative forms and the verbs: 'fare','cominciare', 'finire' and 'sapere'. Moreover, students will be introduced to the imperfective, past participle (passato prossimo) and conditional forms.

Requirements

Students need a good understanding of Italian grammar and culture. They should be able to use past and present tenses (regular and irregular forms), express their tastes and describe places and people.

What do I need to do this course?

The book that will be used in this course is called 'Nuovo Espresso, A2' Alma Edizioni, 2014 (student book). It is important to buy the book with the CD included. Students also need to bring their own notebook.

Teaching Methods

During the course, students will work individually, in pairs and in groups. Each lesson will focus on a specific linguistic area using different learning methods, e.g. gist and detailed reading, listening, writing and speaking activities.
At the beginning of each lesson, there will be a group discussion for students to express their opinion about what has been learnt so far. In order to improve their skills, students will practice the language with the Videocorso.
How is your progress checked?
There will be a small test and exercises in each lesson. At the end of each unit, students will complete a test and then discuss the results with the tutor. There is no final exam for this course.
Extra study or practice required at home.
Homework will be set at the end of each lesson. All students are encouraged to create a personal book with all vocabulary, verbs and expressions studied during the course. In additiion to this, students can also practise the language by using the ALMATV website, which contains extra exercises and videos.
What can I do after this course?
Italian Improvers - Term 2 (Spring Term).