Italian beginners: module 3
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Learning modes and locations may be different depending on the course start date. Please check the location of your chosen course and read our guide to learning modes and locations to help you choose the right course for you.
- Start Date: 08 Jul 2025End Date: 29 Jul 2025Tue+Thu (Daytime): 13:30 - 16:00OnlineFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
- Start Date: 23 Sep 2025End Date: 02 Dec 2025Tue (Evening): 19:35 - 21:05OnlineFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
- Start Date: 19 May 2025End Date: 14 Jul 2025This course has startedMon (Evening): 18:00 - 20:00In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 8 sessions (over 9 weeks)Course Code: LN1132Tutors: Ottavia CastellinaFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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What is the course about?
This course aims to further increase your confidence by consolidating previous knowledge and practising a wider variety of everyday life situations.
What will we cover?
Topics: routine; shopping for food; working hours; talking about your family; likes and dislikes
Grammar: prepositions; articles; adverbs of frequency; possessives; reflexive verbs; present simple and continuous; past tense (passato prossimo).
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Feel more confident about the grammar and vocabulary covered in your first year of Italian
- Improve your speaking and listening skills
- Have a chance to ask for clarification of areas that have been challenging for you.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide, or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/Languages/74. You will also need to be able to understand basic spoken and written information in English (e.g. simple instructions, course documents) and be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time etc).
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni) and the tutor's own materials.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Italian 2 lower: module 1 in September.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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Italian 5: lingua e letteraturaFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 3Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
- Italian 4: lingua e letteraturaFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
