Italian Language School
in Orbetello, Italy

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Italian Language, Art and Culture
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Our courses represent a communications program based on the realities of everyday life in Italy, and include the main aspects of social and cultural reality. We have established a program which, through the selection of specific reading materials, helps the student experience Italian society in an individual, personal way and not merely though the eyes of a tourist.


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Italian Language, Art and Culture Courses





Method

    Our program follows a method which considers different didactic methods, but is based principally on activities requiring the use of creativity and induction. These kinds of activities are aimed at developing the confidence and autonomy of the student who is required to participate actively in classes. In this way, the students become the protagonists and the teacher becomes a discussion leader.

    According to the best scientific research, in order to be truly effective, teaching should involve not only the rational part of the memory but also the unconscious. The goal is to conquer concrete abilities. First, talking and speaking and then reading and writing, to avoid learning blocked by the inability to communicate effectively.

Levels:

    On the first day, students take a language test to determine their level and to enable us to create homogeneous classes. There are five levels divided into two cycles. Each level takes a month to complete. Therefore, it is possible to attend for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 5 months to complete the entire cycle.

    1. BASE LEVEL. This is attained by passing 3 proficiency levels of the "threshold level", the ability level recognized by the foreign language program of the Council of Europe for participation in an Italian language environment.

    2. ELEMENTARY LEVEL. Allows means to handle most daily situations, to satisfy basic needs, and to understand relatively simple information.

    3. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. Allows means to handle most daily situations, to express one's point of view, and to explain, describe, and recount in a sufficiently precise manner.

    4. ADVANCED LEVEL. This enables one to reach the threshold level, i.e., to obtain those linguistic instruments of communication necessary to move easily within Italy and in direct contact with Italians. The entire cycle places emphasis on the spoken language.

    5. SPECIALIZATION LEVEL. At two teaching levels: the rationalization through the systematic procedures of knowledge of the language, of correctness of expression of the richer aspects of the spoken and written language.

        Upper Level 1: Morphology and syntax 1st part. Analysis and in-depth study of various tone levels in the spoken language.

        Upper Level 2: Morphology and syntax, 2nd part. Analysis and in-depth study of the various tone levels in written language. Introduction to dialects.

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Italian Language, Art and Culture Courses

  1. Italian Language, Art and Archeology

      This course offers a special insight into the artistic and archeological aspects of Italian culture. The 2-weeks course integrates visits to artistic sites and monuments, historical centers, and archeological sites with language instruction. Students learn to express cultural contents, aesthetic forms, social functions, and symbolic representation found in art in the most appropriate language. They will learn Italian while enjoying the Italian way of life, perfectly integrating culture, tradition, and natural environment.

      The course consists of language instruction in the morning for a total of 40 hours plus afternoon activities and excursions of 3-5 hours.

      Program of 2 weeks including language course plus activities

      1st Week:

      • Monday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - lesson on the art and archeology in Orbetello and the surrounding area
      • Tuesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - visit by bicycle to the Roman ruins of Cos, founded in 273 B.C.
      • Wednesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - Visit to the Museum of Etruscan art and archeology and the Etruscan Tombs in Tarquinia
      • Thursday
        All day excursion to Itsola del Giglio and visit to the medieval town; possibility of trekking and swimming on the coast
      • Friday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - practical pottery workshop

      2nd Week:

      • Monday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - exploring the Maremma inland, its medieval hilltop towns and Etruscan necropolis; stop at Saturnia spa; dinner at a local restaurant
      • Tuesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - visit to the Medieval town of Capalbio, the chiesa di San Nicola, and frescos from the schools of Umbria and Siena
      • Wednesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon = Excursion to the Natural Park of Maremma and the medieval coastal town of Talamone
      • Thursday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - practical pottery workshop and ceramics painting
      • Friday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon free


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  2. Italian Language, Nature and Sports

      This course is for those who want to combine the study of the Italian language while enjoying their favorite sporting activities in one of the most exquisite natural environments in Italy. Students can choose canoeing, rowing, and sailing in the lagoon; surfing, sailing, scuba diving (beginning and professional), snorkeling, and sea watching around the islands of the Tuscan archipelago and the coast of Argentario and the Natural Park of Maremma; horseback riding, trekking , and cycling through the green paths of the coastal Maremma and on the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago.

      Program of 2 weeks including language course plus activities

      1st Week:

      • Monday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - introduction to the local ecology and sporting opportunities and a guided tour of Orbetello's historical center
      • Tuesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor
      • Wednesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor
      • Thursday
        All day excursion to Itsola del Giglio and visit to the medieval town; possibility of trekking and swimming on the coast
      • Friday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor

      2nd Week:

      • Monday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor
      • Tuesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor
      • Wednesday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon = Excursion to the Natural Park of Maremma and the medieval coastal town of Talamone
      • Thursday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon - sporting activity with the assistance of a professional instructor
      • Friday
        9-1.30 pm - language lesson
        afternoon free


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