This course is a continuation from Italian Advanced 3 and is for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use with approximately 280 hours of Italian required. Students will develop skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing. This course aims to build general advanced comprehension and communication skills in Italian and a review of cultural practices, with a focus on clear explanation of higher level language principles.

This class will be delivered face-to-face at WEA Sydney. Enrolling students need to ensure they have read the current COVID-19 Safety Guidance that WEA Sydney has put in place before enrolling.

TEXTBOOK

• Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma edizioni), Units 7-8. (Italian language only)
  
  

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 7

• Talking about festivities, giving and receiving presents
• Cultural and social aspects of celebrations in one’s country
• Expressing interest
• Giving a considered opinion

Unit 8

• Talking about historical figures
• Describing a situation
• Arguing in favor or against an idea, a topic or situation
  
  

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
2. Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
3. Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
4. Describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
   
   

TEXTBOOK SUPPLIER

Abbey's Language Book Centre, 131 York Street Sydney, Ph: 9267 1397 | www.languagebooks.com.au

Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled WEA cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. We therefore suggest you purchase your textbooks closer to the time of the course commencing.

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.