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Our methodological criteria
The
methodological criteria which has always guided us is that of putting
the student - every single student,
with his or her personality and full potential - at
the centre of our attentions. In this we feel to be heirs
of the great Italian humanistic tradition, but at the
same time we are open to the technological
innovations of our time.
We
make a discreet and selective use of the most well-known teaching
methods (communicative, logical-functional, rational study of the
language, etc.) adapting them, case by case, to the needs and to
the teaching objectives. Our method is
therefore experimental, flexible, adaptable; in a word it is "creative",
and consequently inimitable. We have elaborated our own
specific educational strategy. The study
programmes of the language are divided up in 8
different levels (Beginners 1st and 2nd, Pre-intermediate
1st and 2nd, Intermediate 1st and 2nd, Advanced 1st and 2nd), plus
the Superior course for Italian teachers
abroad.
The
class groups are formed based upon the results of the entrance
test and upon the total number of students. In all the
courses - taking into consideration the characteristics of each
level - we aim for the same objective: to
make the student capable of understanding, speaking, reading and
writing the living language fluently; we obtain really
special results also with the beginners.
In order to reach these objectives we guarantee each student a special
individual attention (tutorial)
throughout the whole week and especially on Saturday morning.
We have studied a very varied and balanced
weekly dose between language lessons, conversation and culture according
to the needs of each level. All the courses have 25
hours of lessons weekly. The courses for beginners and
pre-intermediates have 17 hours of language and conversation, plus
4 hours of supplementary conversation and 4 hours of culture; the
courses for intermediates have 17 hours of language and conversation
and 8 of culture; the courses for advanced have 14 hours of language
and conversation and 11 of culture. The superior course has its
own specific programme, very rich in cultural subjects: 11 hours
of language and conversation and 14 hours of culture.
All the cultural subjects are included
in the enrolment fees for the courses and they are divided
in curriculum and optional subjects. The curriculum
subjects (in the morning) are those which are designed
to give basic cultural knowledge to all the class group, and they
vary, naturally, from class to class; The optional
subjects (in the afternoon) are designed to carefully
look into individual interests and they can be attended by all who
are interested. In order to include them in the programme there
must be at least 10 interested students.
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Curriculum
subjects:
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Anthological
literature of 20th century Italy and linguistic and stylistic
observations; |
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Topics
of recent Italian events; |
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Italian
institutions; |
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The
Italian State system; |
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The
Italian educational system; |
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Evolution
of Italian society; |
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Evolution
of modern day Italy. |
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Optional
subjects:
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History
of Italy; |
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History
of the Duchy of Urbino; |
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History
of Italian literature (general course); |
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Literature
and commentary of Italian classics; |
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Twentieth-century
Italian literature; |
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Lectura
Dantis (supplementary course); |
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Italian
philology; |
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History
of Italian political parties; |
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History
of the Italian language; |
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Italian
philosophy of the 20th century; |
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History
of Art (general course); |
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History
of the Renaissance; |
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The
Italian economy of today; |
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Italian
economic geography; |
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Italian
musical culture. |
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