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The Italian language
courses at our Italian language school last two weeks on average, but
we are happy to arrange Italian courses of one week to six months.
Classes at our Italian language school are held in the mornings from
Monday to Friday. The afternoons are free for students to take part in
excursions and free time
activities organised by our language school, socialise or
enjoy the wonderful beach.
Class sizes range from four to eight students on average.
This allows the teacher to monitor participants in our Italian language
courses with particular care, and guarantees each student an active
participation in the learning process.
The first day of the course at Kulturforum Italian language school students
are first welcomed by the director and the teachers and
soon afterwards take a preliminary
test (a written grammar test and an interview) to identify
their general level and the specific area of language they need to
improve and determine the appropriate level of their Italian course.
We also organise courses for teachers
of Italian as L2.
Preparation for the university exams
in Italian as a foreign language ( CILS; CELI) is also available.
At the end of the Italian language course students receive a Certificate of
Attendance.
Each one-hour lesson runs for 50 minutes.
NB: in groups with
fewer than five students the hours are reduced to 15hrs a week; with
one student per class they are reduced to 10hrs a week.
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STANDARD ITALIAN
LANGUAGE
COURSE The standard Italian
language
course is suitable for students who wish to improve their overall level
of Italian, practising the four basic skills: speaking, listening,
reading and writing as well as widen their vocabulary and their
understanding of grammar rules. Particular emphasis is placed on the
spoken Italian language to cover a wide range of day-to-day
communicative situations.
The standard Italian language course consists of 20 hrs of lessons per
week, a study hour being of 50 minutes duration.
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COMBINED ITALIAN
LANGUAGE
COURSE The combined Italian
language
course, with 1 hour of extra one-to-one tuition per day combined with
the standard course, allows our Italian language school's student to
have his/her individual teacher who can respond to particular needs and
interests.
You can choose to deepen your understanding of the rules of grammar as
well as work further on vocabulary, select some topics for discussion
or simply to chat about various things with your teacher so as to
become even more familiar with everyday spoken Italian language.
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ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR
SPECIAL PURPOSES This course is intended
for
professionals who already have a basic knowledge of the Italian
language and want to improve both their social Italian and the language
they need for their professional life and in the interaction with
professional partners in Italy.
The course is tailor-made to respond to the students' professional
needs.
This course comprises attendence of the standand course plus two extra
hours of specialist teaching.
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Italian for business
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Italian for tourism
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Ready steady cook
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This course aims to familiarise the
student with the specific teminology used most frequently in Italy in
the business world.
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This course is tailored to those
working
in the tourist and hotel industries and focuses on the language needed
to deal with real work situations.
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Course for chefs and lovers of
Italian
cuisine who wish to learn the language of cookery and discover the rich
and varied Italian gastronomic tradition.
The course includes practical cookery lessons with qualified chefs.
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One-to-one tuition is
tailored
to suit your specific requirements.
Course topics and content are decided directly with the teacher who
will help you identify your needs and meet your objectives. Number of
study hours and length of your Italian individual course are flexible.
One-to-one tuition can take place, on request, in your hotel or
apartment. .
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This course is for
students
who wish to attend an intensive Italian language course in a group of
two.
Even in this case our students of Italian have the opportunity to
decide the number of study hours and the content of their Italian
course, if they prefer to focus on some specific topics or relay on our
teachers' competence to let them elaborate a personalised didactic
path.
The Learning Duo must be booked by two people at the same time.
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Io~Tu
is a simple but
extremely effective method, a fast and pleasant way to learn or improve
a foreign language through exchange: "I will help you learn my language
and you will teach me yours". The school organises a meeting between
our foreign students and the Italian students attending our English,
German, French, Spanish and Japanese courses. This new communicative
approach, thanks to its intercultural character, gives both students
the opportunity not only to practise and converse in the two languages
but also to gain more insight into each other's culture and lifestyle
through direct communication.
It is a modern way of learning that will give you the opportunity to
make new friends in Italy with whom you can keep in touch even after
leaving Cefalu. Io~Tu is free for students attending the Italian
Language Courses at our Italian Language School. To find out more about
Io~Tu visit: www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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ITALIAN COURSES FOR
CHILDREN If you visit Sicily and
Cefalu
with your children, they can also learn Italian in an atmosphere of fun
through courses tailored for them, where they can learn in a creative
and stimulating way through drama, play, drawing, and games.
Our Italian language school can also provide a qualified babysitting
service to take care of your children while you are attending your
Italian language course.
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Our Italian language
school
offers a series of seminars which can be combined with your Italian
language course. The goal of these seminars is not only the study of
the Italian language but also an in- depth discussion of topics
relating to diverse aspects of life and culture in Italy or Sicily:
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TOPIC
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hrs/week
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Speaking
without words:
Italian 'sign language' and gestures.
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2
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Puppet
theatre:
an old Sicilian tradition.
Find out the history of the theatre, meet the puppeteers and enjoy the
performance..
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2 + performance
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Italians
a nation of saints, sailors and... singers.
The Italian language through songs.
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5
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"I know nothing, I saw nothing, I
don't want
to know anything":Let's talk about the
mafia.
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6
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Island
of
contrasts:
History of Sicily from ancient to modern times.
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6
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Let's
read
some Italian literature together: Some suggestions:
- Leonardo Sciascia:
A ciascuno il suo
- G. Tomasi Di
Lampedusa:
Il Gattopardo
- Dino Buzzati:
L'invasione degli orsi in Sicilia
- Luigi Pirandello:
Novelle
- Alessandro
Baricco:
Novecento
- Carlo Goldoni:
La
Locandiera
- Italo Calvino:
Il
barone rampante.
- Autori Vari:
Un
racconto al giorno
- Or a suggestion
from yo
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5
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History
of
the Italian Language
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6
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History
of
Italian post-war literature
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6
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History
of
Italy: from the unification to the present day
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6
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We look forward to welcoming you in Cefalu
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