Italian Advanced
Course Overview
Designed for students with a minimum 3 year study who wish to engage in active conversation and gain a deeper understanding of the language and culture.
You are comfortable using past, present and future tenses with a vast vocabulary. You are generally confident in using your Italian language skills and seeking the opportunity to practise and keep improving. Grammar still has some more secrets to reveal to you and the audio-visual resources used in class will help consolidate its concepts and bring you closer to Italy. Not sure how much Italian you still remember after years of study? Wish to keep the memory of this beautiful language alive and give it a new spin? This class is also for you!
Course content
Week 1: revision of material previously covered.
Week 2: Italian trademarks, describing a product.
Week 3: being Italian means…, words ending in -accio.
Week 4: Italian fashion designers, adverbs in -mente.
Week 5: means of communication and different linguistic registers.
Week 6: social media in Italian.
Week 7: Italian gestures.
Week 8: Indirect speech.
Course outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Make an assumption.
- Express emotional states.
- Describe a product.
- Make a complaint.
- Justify yourself.
- Write a post on social media.
- Make Italian gestures.
- Pass on someone’s message.
Term Dates
Term 2 runs from Tuesday 30 April to Tuesday 18 June
Term 3 runs from Tuesday 30 July to Tuesday 17 September
Term 4 runs from Tuesday 15 October to Tuesday 3 December
Materiasl List
- A pen and paper to make notes
- Recommended: Book “Nuovo Espresso 3”
Testimonials
"Studying Italian with Roy is such an inspiring and interesting learning experience. She has excellent knowledge of the language. She is passionate and enthusiastic in her teaching and is excellent at effectively explaining the use of the language. I always look forward to attending her class.”
"I have done a few different Italian classes at various venues - finding Roy is like winning the lottery. She is prepared for every lesson, however if a question comes up, she is able to explain and immediately give examples, such is her flexibility."
She is the warmest, most delightful person, being kind to people who need more of an understanding of the topic. She is admired and highly respected by our class. I cannot recommend her enough.”
"I have been doing Italian Intermediate at NSCC for two years. It’s a lot of fun, the teacher is excellent, the students in the class are friendly. It’s the best way to learn a new language: fun, friendly, unintimidating."
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About the tutor
Roy Gerente
A passion for Italy and its culture took Roy on a life journey of exploration which started in Greece and led to her Italian citizenship. She studied Italian language and literature and obtained a master’s degree in teaching Italian to foreigners from the University of Venice. She taught Italian to adults and children for several years in group and individual settings. She has attended specialisation courses in Italy and worked in a corporate environment in Rome and Athens. In her class, students are encouraged to participate in a fun and relaxing environment where mistakes are welcomed as friends.
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