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The Objectives |
Centro Culturale Conero organizes Italian language courses for all those people interested not just in learning the language, but also in getting in touch with the culture and daily life of this wonderful country.Il C.C.C. gives you the chance to:
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The Location |
Centro Culturale Conero is located in the center of Camerano, a lovely small town in Le "Marche" region with a rich historical background. Located in the hills surrounding Mount Conero, this charming little town is only 6 km away from the wonderful beaches of the Conero Riviera and only 10 km away from Ancona, the main city of the "Marches" region. Our courses are held in comfortable classrooms, in a friendly and homely atmosphere, just a few hundred meters from the historical town center, in Via Fontanelle 2. The school is very close to some of the hotels, apartments and families where our students are usually lodged, and to the bus stop (ten minutes away from either Ancona or the seaside). You can download a map of Camerano (469kb) and a detailed list of the most important places in town (school, banks, restaurants, post office, police etc.). Lessons are held Monday through Friday in the morning (9.00 - 12.30) Each lesson lasts 50 minutes, with a 10-min. coffee break at 10.45 am. |
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The teachers |
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All teachers are native speakers, with a University background, qualified and experienced in teaching Italian to foreigners. All of them speak at least 2 foreign languages and they are always available for organizing extra-curricular and outdoor activities, to make free time as enjoyable as possible and to solve any problems the students might encounter during their stay in Camerano. |
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Our programme is rich and articulated: |
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2009 starting dates for italian language group courses* |
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Italian language special offers and discounts for 2009 !!!!!
We are open all year round for individual courses and organized groups except for the period 21 Dec. to 6 Jan.*no lessons will take place on Easter Monday, 1st May, 2nd June 2009 |
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On the Sunday evening before the first day of lessons, students and teachers will get to know each other better gathering together in front of the school at 19.00 to go to dinner all together in a local "trattoria". This will allow us to meet all the students personally and to divide them by levels according to a placement test and a little preliminary oral test. Those who don't want or cannot come to the dinner should anyway come to the appointment in front of the school where they'll be given instructions for the next day.
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Levels (learning goals), according to the Common European Framework of Reference (Council of Europe) |
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C2 Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations
The following graphic shows approx. learning time (in class and at home) necessary to reach the different levels.
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Placement test Before the beginning of the course we will send you by email a PLACEMENT TEST that will allow us to find out your effective knowledge of Italian and put you in the right group. You can also download the test here, fill it out and send it back to us (email or fax) prior to your arrival to Camerano. The day before the beginning of lessons, during the meeting with the school staff and the other students, if necessary, you will have a short preliminary oral test with one of the teachers. Beginners don't need to do the test. Small Groups For each of the 5 levels, groups will range from 5 to 9 students (average 5/6 even in peak season periods), which will allow the teacher to closely monitor improvements and deal with any difficulties the students may encounter. Lessons will take place anyway even if the minimum number of students should not be reached. In this case the number of lessons will be reduced, according to the number of students in the class. Our lessons have a conversation-based approach to the language, to allow even beginners to communicate in Italian. Each grammar point and new word will be inserted into the conversation, so that the students can get acquainted with the actual sound and rhythm of the language. At the beginning of the course each student will receive a book whose contents will be enriched and expanded by notes and photocopies provided by the teachers. Students at Centro Culturale Conero have FREE WI-FI access to e-mail and Internet services and directly from the school (during working hours). |
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