{"id":2524,"date":"2023-06-06T07:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T21:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/corsi-speciali\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:27:19","slug":"corsi-speciali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/corsi-speciali\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Courses for Adults<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sr-only\"><strong>CONVERSATION COURSE\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of Italian.<\/div>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Overview\/course content and outcome: <\/strong>This course offers students the opportunity to improve their speaking skills through discussion of a range of topics, including Italian films, literature, music and current affairs. Students will be able to participate actively in discussions, conducted and guided by a native-speaking teacher, and will be invited to prepare presentations on the topics covered, in order to consolidate the skills they have previously acquired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-only\"><strong>CONVERSATION COURSE \u2013ITALIAN FOR TRAVELLING<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of Italian.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sr-only\"><strong>Overview\/course content and outcome: <\/strong>During this course you will learn how to introduce yourself, giving and asking personal information, how to order in a bar or restaurant, purchase in a shop, book a hotel, ask for directions or make arrangments to meet someone. Cultural knowledge is also part of this course, as it is important for students to be aware of some traditions, beliefs and behaviours they will experience while in Italy.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Different grammar topics are covered during the course, through the use of inductive grammar.<br \/>\nClasses will work on the four abilities (speaking, listening, reading and writing), focusing on the speaking.<br \/>\nA communicative approach is used. Students engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work. Students will also be offered guidance in self-study and homework tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRONUNCIATION COURSE<\/strong><br \/>\nSuitable for students with an intermediate or advanced level \u2014 also available as private or semi-private lessons.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Diction and Phonetics Course aims to make you communicate better, with more elegance and clarity. In a short time you will improve your pronunciation and you will make yourself better understood by others: your communication will become safer and more effective. Speaking correctly means freeing yourself from pronunciation errors and regional inflections, from habits such as aphonia or dysphonia, and facing problems such as rhotacism , sigmatism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Prices: <a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/standard-courses\/\">clik here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Courses for Children and VCE<\/h4>\n<p>Available ONLY as private or semi-private lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Prices: <a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/2315-2\/\">clik here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:corsi.iicmelbourne@esteri.it\">corsi.iicmelbourne@esteri.it<\/a>\u00a0for more information and fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courses for Adults CONVERSATION COURSE\u00a0 Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. 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