Italian for Absolute Beginners
A new ‘from scratch’ language course for those with no previous experience of Italian.
This course is very much intended for first-time learners who are new to the language, so if you have prior knowledge of the language at any level, please consider more suitable options for the comfort and consideration of all. Many thanks!
Course Content
We will start right from the basics and work on various areas of Listening, Speaking Reading and Writing, with a view to you taking your first steps in the language and developing the confidence to try out some simple but useful phrases to help you get by whilst on holiday in an Italian-speaking area.
Some of the topics we aim to cover throughout the course (depending on group needs and progress):
- Greetings and Introductions
- Family, friends, where you live
- Useful everyday expressions
- Numbers (for various topics)
- Days, Months, Dates
- Time
- Food + Drink (eating out/shops)
- Booking a table (menus, bills)
- Markets and Shops (money, payments, quantities, weights)
- Directions – asking and understanding
- Buying tickets – bus, train, cinema, shows, museums, etc.
Other key areas will include:
- Pronunciation for better communication/understanding
- Listening and Speaking – confidence-building skills
- Questions + Answers – how to understand and respond
- Essential phrases and when/where to use them
- The Negative – don’t, can’t, etc.
Materials and Resources
No coursebook, but the tutor will provide a mix of printed materials, audio recordings, and advice on resources you may like to use to assist your learning. You will also be given work to practice your skills between classes, but there are no formal assessments.
Required – Paper + pen each week Optional – folder to organise topics
(A dictionary will not be necessary)
We create a class WhatsApp group for sending work and sharing notes, relevant info, reminders, or weather updates.
Progression
The course is run on a rolling programme basis, allowing you to ‘keep going’ with the same group into the Spring and Summer Terms (from where the previous term left off), if you are happy to do so.
Optional ‘upgrade’ to Beginners Plus the following academic year.
| Course Details | |
| Code | 201 |
| Time | 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Day | Tuesday |
| Number of Weeks | 11 |
| Cost | £83 |
Venue
The Village Hall
83 High Street
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough
TS9 6NF
