Italian in Turin: New in 2012
Italian in Turin: New in 2012
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2012
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a) Combined Course: Standard + Italian Fashion A new cultural course which can be combined with a standard course: the history of Italian fashion. But why Italian fashion in Turin ? Since the times of Italy’s unification in 1861 Turin has played an important role in the development of Italian fashion. The course will focus both on the history of Italian fashion from Italy’s Unification to Modern times and on some of Italy’s most famous designers.
Prices:
- 15 h + 3 h/week 255 Euro
b) Combined Course: Standard + Italian Music A new cultural course which can be combined with a standard course: the history of Italian music from the ‘60s to today. This course focuses on the songs and singers who have been important in the scene of Italian music in the last 4 decades and who have contributed to the fame of Italian music in the world. For those who love Italian music and who want to practise the language by listening to Italian songs and, why not, by singing them.
Prices:
- 15 h + 3 h/week 255 Euro
c) Italian by Skype After many requests from students who have attended L’Italiano Porticando, the school will introduce in 2012 the possibility to practise the language from home using Skype. This allows the student to arrange flexibly his classes, one or more times per week. The classes can be both conversation classes or “classical” language classes containing both grammar and communication exercises (the course will have a structure with exercises to be done during the “online class” and “at home” by the student with correction by the teacher during the following session).
Prices: - 10 hours 280 Euro - 15 hours 420 Euro - 20 hours 560 Euro d) Turin – Milan: Learn Italian surrounded by Arts and Culture, yet only a stone throw from nature This new course, held jointly between L’Italiano Porticando Torino and Il Centro Milano, offers the chance to learn Italian in the lesser-known yet immensely beautiful north of Italy, splitting one’s time between Turin and Milan. Both L’Italiano Porticando and Il Centro are small schools that use communicative and engaging methods and focus on the individual. This combined course offers students a linguistic immersion into the rich culture of both Piedmont and Lombardy. Start your course with L’Italiano Porticando in Turin, with an excellent extra-curricular program that allows students to sample the famous cuisine of Piedmont, the baroque architecture and arched walkways of Turin, set against the picturesque backdrop of the snowy Alps. The second half of this course is held in Milan – Italy’s economic hub and capital of fashion, art and design. Whilst not learning Italian, students can visit some of Italy’s finest collections of art (including Da Vinci’s masterpiece “The Last Supper”), admire the many Neo-classical Milanese palazzos and indulge in some designer shopping. During the weekend, the stunning mountains and lakes of Lombardy are just a short journey away.
Prices:
2 weeks: 1 week in Turin and 1 week in Milan
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weeks: 2 weeks in Turin and 2 weeks in Milan
Courses that remain unchanged in 2012
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Italian and the Unification of Italy Turin was the first capital of united Italy. In 2011 Italy celebrated the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. This course has the aim to focus both on the Italian language and on the period of the Italian “Risorgimento”. The language course and the history class will be linked with visits to the places of the Risorgimento in Turin.
Prices: - 15 h / week 240 Euro
The school has worked out this option for those who have a house in Piedmont (f.ex. in the Susa Valley, or in th Langa or near the Lago Maggiore) and would like to improve their Italian in order to be able to communicate with neighbours, electricians, plumbers etc, and to better enjoy their choice to live in Piedmont. This all is possible by organising a tailored language course at home ! The Italian language teacher can come and stay at the student’s home and live with him/her – apart from to real language classes - all situations of daily life (like cooking, shopping, dinner at home or at a restaurant …). Prices: upon request
L’Italiano Porticando proposes to those who have already a good knowledge of the language (from intermediate or advanced intermediate) and who want to use the language while being among Italians, the possibility to combine voluntary work with a language course at L’Italiano Porticando. To combine a language course with voluntary work it is necessary to sign up for at least 4 weeks. The registration has to be made at least 6 weeks before the beginning of the language course. In the registration form the student has to write down what kind of voluntary work he/she wants to do (f.ex. conversation with elderly people, helping them during the daily household duties etc.) and if this is the first experience in voluntary work. Price: the price of the standard course
This course is the result of a new collaboration between L'Italiano Porticando Torino and Scuola Tricolore Genoa. Both schools are similar in many aspects: their size, their teaching method and their focus on the student's needs. It is the ideal combination for those who'd like to spend a language learning holiday in two cities of Northwestern Italy, which in the past have had many things in common from history to economics. Attending a course in Turin and in Genoa will give you the opportunity to get to know and enjoy the best of Turin and Genoa, a language learning holiday surrounded by the Alps and the Ligurian Sea, a linguistic immersion into "Chocolate" and "Pesto". The course can be organized as follows:
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weeks: 1 week in Turin and 1 week in Genoa
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weeks: 2 weeks in Turin and 2 weeks in Genoa
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