COURSES
The minimum number of students per class: 3. Maximum number: 6 (during the summer 8)
Classes last 55 minutes.
| Standard course | S3 course 15 hours a week |
|---|---|
| Intensive courses |
I4 course 20 hours a week I6 course 30 hours a week Ipiù course 20 hours in a group + 5 individual lessons a week |
| Individual course | 10 hours a week |
| Preparation for CILS examinations | The hours and the content of the course can be established according to your special needs. |
| Diction course for opera singers | 2 weeks: 20 or 30 hours of language course + 8 hours of singing course + 2 hours of diction course. |
| Stage of lyric opera | New! 1 week in Spring a course of operatic singing that consists of 18 hours where you will study the Italian language, vocal techniques, diction, interpretation and the reading of music. At the end of the course there will be a concert. For information write now to posta@linguanova.com |
| Summer stage of lyric opera | New! 2 weeks at the end of July a course of operatic singing that consists of 36 hours where you will study the Italian language, vocal techniques, diction, interpretation and the reading of music. At the end of the course there will be a concert in an 18th Century cloister at the most popular Festival of Livorno Effetto Venezia. For information write now to posta@linguanova.com |
| Business Italian courses | The structure and content of the course con be developed according to the requirements of individual students |
| Additional courses |
Italian cooking 16 hrs or 8 hrs for 2 weeks Italian cinema 9 hours Italian art 9 hours |
Levels
The participants will be admitted, after a test, to one of the following language-levels
equivalent to those of the european standards:
BEGINNER: level 0
ELEMENTARY: levels A1 and A2
INTERMEDIATE: levels B1 and B2
ADVANCED: levels C1 and C2
The Program & the Objectives of the Courses
The Program
The standard course program consists of 2 hours per day of listening, reading, writing, oral, and grammar practice. Plus 1 hour of guided conversation.
The intensive courses program consists of 3 or 4 hours of listening, reading, writing, oral, and grammar practice. Plus 1 or 2 hours of guided conversation.The Objectives of the Course
Beginner and Elementary Levels: to be able to take part in a conversation in Italian about topics concerning everyday life. To understand texts of average difficulty and to be capable of writing simple texts in a correct manner.
Intermediate and Advanced Levels: to be able to read Italian texts of a certain difficulty, express yourself correctly in a written form, also with complex topics, and to participate in high level conversations.
| DATES OF THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSES 2009 | |
|---|---|
| January | 8 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 5 / 19 |
| April | 2 / 16 /30 |
| May | 14 / 28 |
| June | 4 / 18 |
| July | 2 /23 |
| August | 6 / 20 |
| September | 3 / 17 |
| October | 1 / 15 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 10 |
| NATIONAL HOLIDAYS 2009 | |
|---|---|
| January | 1 / 6 |
| April | 12 / 13 / 25 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| August | 15 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 8 / 25 / 26 |
PRICES 2009
Registration fee: € 55| Standard Courses | Course S3 | Course I4 | Course I6 | Course Ipiù | Individual course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Week | € 125 | € 160 | € 235 | € 300 | € 310 |
| 2 Weeks | € 215 | € 260 | € 445 | € 495 | € 600 |
| 3 Weeks | € 283 | € 348 | € 617 | € 700 | € 870 |
| 4 Weeks | € 355 | € 445 | € 742 | € 895 | € 1120 |
ADDITIONAL COURSES
Course for opera singers 20hrs. language / 2 weeks: € 350
Course for opera singers 30hrs. language/ 2 weeks: € 400
