Get by in Italian
This course is available for enrolment.
Course code: L45T
Learn some basic ‘survival’ Italian for your next visit to Italy, whether for a holiday, visits to friends and family, business or cultural visits.
when
From 16 Jan 2025 to 27 Mar 2025Thu 10:30-12:30
10 weeks
- Date
- 16 Jan 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 30 Jan 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 06 Feb 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
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- 06 Mar 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
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- 13 Mar 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 20 Mar 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
- Date
- 27 Mar 2025
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:30
with Marika Parisi
where
Stoke LodgeStoke Lodge Centre, Shirehampton Road
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1BN
fees
full fee for this course: £160.00, concession fee: £96.00.
who
Description
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Learn some basic ‘survival’ Italian for your next visit to Italy, whether for holiday, visits to friends and family, business or cultural visits.</span></span></span></span></p>
What can students expect?
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">To learn some basic ‘survival’ Italian to enable learners to cope in essential, simple situations</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Topics may include: greetings and introductions, finding your way around, booking accommodation, visiting places of interest, shopping, travelling around, eating out, asking and answering questions, having a simple social conversation. </span></span></span></span></p>
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Late starters allowed?
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yes, possibly, but please check with the tutor via the Stoke Lodge office first</span></span></span></p>
Previous experience required?
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">No; in fact the course is for complete beginners</span></span></span></span></span></p>
What is the progression route?
<p>Italian Level 1 A, Term 1</p>
Are there any extra costs?
<p>No</p>
What should students bring?
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<p>Pen and Paper</p>
Teaching method/style?
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The course is based on the communicative approach:</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- active student interaction</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- emphasis on speaking and listening skills</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- also some reading and basic writing activities</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- pair, small group and whole class work</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- role play</span></span></span></p>
Refunds and cancellations
<p><span style="font-size:14px">· If we have to cancel your course your fees will be refunded in full. We are unable to reimburse the cost of materials you may have bought for the course.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">· If you cancel your course booking a week (7 days) or more before the start date we will refund your fees minus an admin charge of 20%.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">· If you cancel with less than a week (7 days) before the start date or after the course has started, we will not be able to refund your fees.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">· Transfers will incur a fee of 10% and must be requested 7 days or more before the start of a course unless you are transferring to another course because your original course was cancelled.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">· We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health. If you are due a refund you must contact the office within 3 months of the course to arrange payment as we do not keep card details. When attending an online course, it is a learner’s responsibility to ensure they have adequate internet access before the start of a course. Refunds will not be given for technical failure of a learner’s home computer or their internet access.</span></p>