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ITALIAN
PROGRAM |
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Sorrento Lingue’s Italian Program is
designed to enable students, professionals, and those interested
in simply learning for pleasure to develop an integrated
mastery of the language focused on four main skills: speaking,
listening, reading, and writing. Courses are practical,
stimulating and interactive, with teaching materials not
only from textbooks but also taken from everyday life (i.e.,
articles from newspapers and magazines, videos and tapes)
to build a contemporary and relevant understanding of the
language. The overall objective is to enable students to
communicate effectively in Italian, to confront the most
important daily situations confidently, and to be able to
interact with Italians and express one’s
ideas.
In addition to classroom instruction, the
Sorrento Lingue community offers students the opportunity
to practice their language skills. Because Sorrento Lingue
also teaches foreign languages to Italians, students
are exposed to Italian native speakers on a daily basis.
Whether it’s a casual encounter in the hallway or a
school-organized event, students are in an
environment which
encourages conversation and interaction. This is not only
the perfect way to learn the language, but also to develop
life-long friendships with Italians. We believe this is one
of the biggest advantages of the Sorrento Lingue experience.
Sorrento Lingue offers group, individual, and other custom-tailored
programs for students with more specific needs (i.e., Italian
university preparation, business Italian). The following is
a summary of our courses:
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ITALIAN COURSES FOR FOREIGNERS
Course |
Basic |
Intensive A |
Intensive B |
Individual |
2:1 |
Enrollment Code |
B |
IA |
IB |
IND |
TWO |
Grammar Hours |
10 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Conversation Hours |
10 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Individual Hours |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Total Hours/Week |
20 |
25 |
30 |
10 |
10 |
Students/Class |
10-12 |
10-12 |
10-12 |
1 |
2 |
Levels Available |
I-VI |
I-VI |
I-VI |
I-VI |
I-VI |
Minimum Duration |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
* Includes 5 hours per week in the afternoon
of thematic classes based on the classes' particular interests. Themes
could include topics related to Italian history, literature, current
events, etc. that are designed to build a students' cultural language
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Sorrento Lingue's Italian language courses are divided
into six levels consistent with the criteria of the Council
of Europe: Beginner (I), Elementary (II), Pre-Intermediate
(III), Intermediate (IV), Upper Intermediate (V), and Advanced
(VI). If a student has previous Italian language
experience, a test will be administered in the beginning
of the course to determine placement. Each level lasts
fours weeks. At the end of each level, students will have
the opportunity to take an examination accreditated by
The European Language Certificates (CELI) for an additional
fee. Levels will provide students with the following language
abilities:
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ITALIAN COURSES FOR FOREIGNERS - LEVELS OFFERED
Level |
Communication Objectives |
I. Beginner |
- Greetings and introductions
- Time
- Simple biographical information (i.e., family, job, house, traditions, holidays)
- Descriptions of people and places
- Living abroad essentials (i.e., ordering in a restaurant,
daily situations such as phone calls, health matters, taxi, post office)
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II. Elementary |
- Travel experiences
- Current events
- Customs
- Descriptions of people and places
- Art and cultural topics
- Comparing situations and opinions
- Body language
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III. Pre-Intermediate |
- Giving instructions and making suggestions
- Simple reading comprehension
- Expressing needs, obligation, possibility
- Making invitations
- Expressing preferences and desires
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IV. Intermediate |
- Understanding context
- Communicating in different situations (i.e., formal vs. informal)
- Compare and analyze alternative viewpoints
- Ability to express perspectives
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V. Upper Intermediate |
- Idiomatic expressions and phraseology
- Shades of meaning
- Regional aspects of Italian
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Making judgments and evaluation
- Expressing emotion
- Conversation on literary or poetic passages
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VI. Advanced |
- Demonstrated ability to integrate levels I-V; to speak in a clear, yet nuanced mode stylistically adapted to the situation.
- Abilty to present oneself logically, contribute to and facilitate conversation
- Ability to hear, recall and identify the most important points of a conversation
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A TYPICAL DAY AT SORRENTO LINGUE
Time |
Learning Agenda |
9:00-11:00 |
Conversation practice, vocabulary and grammar |
11:00-11:15 |
Break |
11:15-12:15 |
Vocabulary expansion and conversation practice |
12:15-13:15 |
Conversation practice and development of speaking and pronunciation abilities |
15:00-17:15 |
Thematic lectures and discussion based on a class' particular interests (i.e., Italian history, literature, current events) |
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