Presentation of the Italian Courses

• LEVEL 1
• LEVEL 2
• LEVEL 3

• ITALIAN SCHOOL LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE

• OUR CERTIFICATED STUDENTS

• E-LEARNING: DEGREE IN ITALIAN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE

OBJECTIVES

The courses of the Italian School are part of a big cultural offer of the School of Tehran . The objective of these courses is to obtain an Italian language certificate and admission to an Italian University .These courses, even if quite short, aim at 4 language skills .

•  comprehending spoken language
•  ability to speak in the target language
•  ability to read and comprehend a written text
•  ability to express oneself in written form

These competences may seem very different, but they have several common points that complete each other. Therefore, the course is designed in a way that special time is allocated to work on each of these 4 skills.
One of the basic principles on which our course is based is the necessity to mo del whatever is ha ppening during the Italian lessons upon the reality of life and the use of language.

CONTENTS

The courses are designed as a collection of materials and their objective is to promote the interaction of the learners and to permit the students to discover, together with the teacher the function of Italian language. It is to help learners acquire a part of the language which they need .

The student is not a simple actor directed by a director or a teacher . Rather, he becomes a protagonist who is participating actively in real life situations with his own personality, his needs, and his behavior. Having an active role promotes and interests the student to live a real experience in a foreign language which consequently promotes the acquisition. Each teaching unit is a set of activities which helps the students and the teacher reach an objective. The students are discovering and experiencing all the main linguistic and cultural elements needed for each situation; for the aim is to help the learners to act in a natural way in real the situations and to understand the functioning of language.

In addition to analyzing and classifying the given material, it should be designed in a way that all the functions that seems to be happening in a single moment, should be presented gradually to the students. In this specific method, the vocabulary is presented as a means of communication, so that the students are able to carry out the given activities. However, this does not signify that grammar has been considered in the second position in “notional-functional” method. That is, the material is organized in a systematic way, where the students can progress. However, the objective of a language course leads the students to have control over the learning process, and, therefore, towards independence.

LESSON DESIGNED AS INTERACTIONS

TEACHING STAFF

All teachers have long lasting experience in the field of teaching Italian to foreigners. Teacher training meetings are periodically organized by the school.

COURSE FREQUENCY AND ORGANIZATION

The courses are organized into two 72 hour levels (level 1 and 2) and one 60 hour level (level 3).
The courses of level 1 and 3 are held three times a year, in the periods January-March, June-August, and October-December.
Courses for level 2 are held twice a year, in January-March and October-December.

LEVEL 1 AND 2

After completing the first two levels the students reach and intermediate knowledge of Italian, which constitutes the basis for further development of the language in all fields, from tourism to job opportunities, and admission to Italian universities.

TEACHING MATERIALS

The teaching materials refer to texts used in many Italian universities for foreigners. The course books are stimulating and rich in exercises, covering everyday situations and a variety of subject areas. The topics relate to communicative situations which the students can encounter during their stay in Italy or during conversations with Italians. The students acquire the grammatical rules inductively, by using linguistic functions and grammatical structures portrayed in situational contexts.

LEVEL 3

The advanced level is addressed to intermediate students and allows them to reach a superior level of linguistic and cultural competence. The classroom activities are aimed at improving the communicative skills both in every day and professional situations.

EXAMINATIONS

At the conclusion of each level students take a written exam on the contents and skills developed throughout the course.
The passing of the second level is preferential title for the granting of a study visa enabling enrollment in an Italian University (however, it is not a scholarship offer).
The list of internal and external students who have passed the exam is published on the school site.

CERTIFICATES

The passing of level 3 is certified by an Italian Language Certificate. The names of the students who have passed level 3 are published in the school site, at the disposal of employers and personnel research offices.

EXTERNAL STUDENTS

Those who wish to study privately may take the level 2 final examination externally, which cost €50 for each examination session. The exam for external candidates is aimed at verifying the knowledge of the contents of levels 1 and 2 and takes place every year.