Advanced Italian: This course will suit people who have recently completed Level 8 or who can describe themselves as confident, able to function in a variety of environments and able to read challenging pieces of writing, but who still lack some nuance and precision when expressing themselves. It is aimed at people who are eager to acquire a much deeper understanding of the Italian-speaking world through a variety of authentic documents and wish to communicate and exchange their ideas, thoughts, and beliefs in a structured and effective way. Communicative themes and grammatical points covered will work at the B2/C1 levels of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*).
Term duration:
Group A - x10 weekly classes, Wednesday evenings, 18:15 - 20:15
Group B - x9 weekly classes, Monday evenings, 18:15 - 20:30. No class Mon 5 and Mon 25 May. Your last class will finish at 20:15.
Note that the class is driven by the interests of the group. The communicative themes covered in this class will change each semester but may include:
· Reading, analysing and discussing texts from Italian literature or newspapers.
· Being able to be interviewed and illustrate your skills in Italian.
· Expressing and sustaining your opinion on various social debates such as social and gender inequalities, the environment…
· Understanding various documents about Italian language regional
