4 Italian General Courses for adults in Taormina

Group courses run from 5 Feb to 20 Dec.It is designed for those who want to have a more intensive group course to strengthen their abilities in a shorter time. The first session (09:30 – 11:00) is the “Global Approach” session. In this session, the students work on all 4 language abilities (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and the aim of all activities is to improve the general understanding of an oral or written text and to improve the communication skills. In this session there is no focus on grammar and all activities are “free” activities (meaning that there is no active correction by teachers). The second session (11:30 – 13:00) is the “Analytical Approach” session. In this session, the students also work on all 4 language abilities (listening, speaking, reading, writing) but the aim of all activities is to understand how this language works. In this session there is a focus on grammar and all activities are “controlled” activities (meaning that there our teachers will highlight mistakes and work on self-correction as much as possible). The “intensive PLUS course” includes both sessions as described above, plus an extra 2 lesson session a day, from Monday to Friday.

Group courses run from 5 Feb to 20 DecIt is for those who want to have a shorter learning experience with only 2 lessons a day (of 45 minutes each), in group, focusing on the “Global Approach” session OR on the “Analytical Approach” session. The first session (09:30 – 11:00) is the “Global Approach” session. In this session, the students work on all 4 language abilities (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and the aim of all activities is to improve the general understanding of an oral or written text and to improve the communication skills. In this session there is no focus on grammar and all activities are “free” activities (meaning that there is no active correction by teachers). The second session (11:30 – 13:00) is the “Analytical Approach” session. In this session, the students also work on all 4 language abilities (listening, speaking, reading, writing) but the aim of all activities is to understand how this language works. In this session there is a focus on grammar and all activities are “controlled” activities (meaning that there our teachers will highlight mistakes and work on self-correction as much as possible). The “semi-intensive” includes only one of the two sessions. If you prefer to enrol in the semi-intensive course, you will have to choose one of the two sessions.