This course is a continuation from Italian Intermediate Conclusion and is for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use with approximately 200 hours of Italian required. Students will develop skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing. This course aims to build general high level comprehension and communication skills in Italian covering intermediate revision points/problem areas from Nuovo Espresso 2. The communicative and grammatical aspects are integrated in every lesson; conversation and oral drills are integral to the course as well as a review of cultural practices, with a focus on clear explanation of high level language principles.

This class will be delivered online via the online platform Zoom. Enrolling students need to ensure they have an email, a reliable internet connection, microphone/speakers and access to a tablet, smartphone or computer. Classes will consist of a minimum of 1.5 hours virtual class time, together with 30 minutes worth of work to be completed independently. You will be able to contact your tutor by email or phone to ask for guidance and feedback on this work. In addition tutors may set additional homework.

TEXTBOOK

• Tutor supplied material
  
  

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
2. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
3. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
   
   

LANGUAGE CLASS TRANSFER POLICY

If you are a new WEA Student and enrol into a language class and subsequently find that you are at the wrong level (whether too high or too low), you are permitted to transfer into another more suitable class at no additional cost, provided that the request is made within the first two classes and is in writing from your tutor directly to the Education Manager. After that point, an administration fee of $30 will apply.