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Learn the language you need to cope with practical situations for travel, work, professional, cultural, social or leisure purposes.

Read the Course Information Sheet, for full details of what you will learn.

Our highly qualified native speakers will help you reach your aims, whether exam successes or goals you set yourself for your own learning.

We want you to be able to access courses all through the year. New courses, including absolute beginners, start each term. After the start of a course, you may be able to try out a class before joining: please ask centre staff or the programme manager.

Interviews: If you wish to discuss your level prior to the start of the course please contact the programme manager to arrange an appointment.

Saturday intensive and fast track courses
Make fast progress. You�ll need to do a little extra work outside class time to feel the benefit. Ideal for the more committed language learner and for those with some experience of learning a language. For all Saturday courses please book your place at least five days in advance - if numbers are too low, courses will not start.

It may be possible to pay course fees by regular installments throughout your course, instead of paying the full amount at the start. Please ask about installment plans when you enrol.

Further education/qualification classes
Courses with a blue band are accredited and are aimed at those who would like to work towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Courses leading to a qualification will require an interview before you can enrol.

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If you are entitled to a concessionary fee and join any accredited course, you will receive a £20 discount for every additional accredited course you join.

To help pay for course fees and materials, it may be possible to apply for the Learner Support Fund.

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Quick course list
Italian Beginners Stage 3	Holiday Italian Beginners Saturday Intensive
Italian Beginners Stage 3	Italian Lower Intermediate Stage 3
Italian Intermediate Conversation Stage 3	Italian Upper Intermediate Stage 3
Italian Upper-Intermediate Conversation Stage 3	Italian Advanced Stage 3
Italian Proficiency Stage 3

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Italian Beginners Stage 3

Building on previously learned language, we concentrate on travelling around, getting somewhere to stay, eating out, your daily routine, your home life and lifestyle, your work. We recap all the grammar in level 1.1 and 1.2, adding more complex elements, including a little about how to express the past, more irregular verbs, modal verbs + infinitive, adverbs, pronouns. Reading will include signs, notices, short messages eg an e-mail. More information...

Fees:

full £124

conc £46

non EU £224

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Wed

10:00-12:00

MAC

25/04/12

04/07/12

LI3035

Stefano Lentini

Holiday Italian Beginners Saturday Intensive

Practical language to enable you to communicate on a visit to the country: asking for goods and services in everyday situations, understanding basic written information, holding a simple conversation with a native speaker. You'll learn some basic grammar (eg articles, singular and plural, gender, adjectives, present tense of some of the most used verbs). Above all, you will gain the confidence to express yourself. We also aim to stimulate your interest in and knowledge of Italy. More information...

Fees:

full £100

conc £38

non EU £224

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Sat

10:00-14:00

MAC

26/05/12

30/06/12

LI3036

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Beginners Stage 3

Fees:

full £140

conc £52

non EU £279

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Mon

18:30-21:00

MAC

23/04/12

09/07/12

LI3040

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Lower Intermediate Stage 3

The development of oral, listening, reading and writing skills through the use of audio-visual and authentic materials. Topics covered include childhood memories, past holidays and habits as well as descriptions of people and places. Grammatically we�ll look at some of the tenses used to talk about the past, comparatives and the present conditional of some common verbs More information...

Fees:

full £128

conc £128

non EU £257

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Mon

10:00-12:00

MAC

16/04/12

09/07/12

LI3050

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Intermediate Conversation Stage 3

�Lavoreremo in piccolo gruppi, nei quail avremo la possibilit� di parlare della vita di tutti i giorni e potremo comprendere molto meglio la cultura italiana�. Working in small groups / pairs, you will be able to talk about everyday life and you will gain a deeper knowledge of Italian culture and customs. Grammatical structures are explained and practised, where there are difficulties. More information...

Fees:

full £94

conc £36

non EU £169

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Tue

12:15-13:45

MAC

24/04/12

03/07/12

LI3080

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Upper Intermediate Stage 3

A selection of chapters from Passeggiate Italiane (livello intermedio) will form the backbone of this course. However, more topical issues of interest will also be covered through the reading of newspaper or magazine articles with ensuing class discussions. Students will be encouraged to work individually on those aspects of grammar which still prove difficult for them through personalized homework. At the outset of the course students will be asked to choose some of the topics to be covered during the course so that individual needs can be met. More information...

Fees:

full £128

conc £47

non EU £257

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Wed

10:00-12:00

MAC

18/04/12

04/07/12

LI3100

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Upper-Intermediate Conversation Stage 3

"�Lavoreremo in piccolo gruppi, nei quail avremo la possibilit� di parlare della vita di tutti i giorni e potremo comprendere molto meglio la cultura italiana�. Working in small groups / pairs, you will be able to talk about everyday life and you will gain a deeper knowledge of Italian culture and customs. Grammatical structures are explained and practised, where there are difficulties. " More information...

Fees:

full £64

conc £25

non EU £124

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Wed

12:30-13:30

MAC

25/04/12

04/07/12

LI3105

Angela D'Agostin

Italian Advanced Stage 3

Reading of articles from newspapers (La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera etc.) and magazines (L�Espresso, Panorama, etc.) to highlight current issues of Italian society. Video clips from films and TV programmes will also be used to improve listening skills. Work on fluency will be of paramount importance and will be achieved through a great deal of classroom discussions and other speaking activities (roleplays, short presentations etc.) Students will be encouraged to work individually on those aspects of grammar which still prove difficult for them through personalised homework. At the outset of the course students will be asked to choose some of the topics to be covered during the course so that individual needs can be met. More information...

Fees:

full £128

conc £47

non EU £257

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Thu

10:00-12:00

MAC

19/04/12

05/07/12

LI3125

Angelo Cappetta Nearly Full

Italian Proficiency Stage 3

"Reading of articles from newspapers (La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera etc.) and magazines (L�Espresso, Panorama, etc.) to highlight current issues of Italian society. Video clips from films and TV programmes will also be used to improve listening skills. Work on fluency will be of paramount importance and will be achieved through a great deal of classroom discussions and other speaking activities (roleplays, short presentations etc.) Students will be encouraged to work individually on those aspects of grammar which still prove difficult for them through personalised homework. At the outset of the course students will be asked to choose some of the topics to be covered during the course so that individual needs can be met. " More information...

Fees:

full £128

conc £47

non EU £257

Day

Time

Weeks

Centre

Start

End

Code

Tutor

Fri

10:00-12:00

MAC

20/04/12

06/07/12

LI3150

Angelo Cappetta Nearly Full

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