Florence, Italy - Course Descriptions - Super-Intensive Italian

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Super-Intensive Italian is an entry level Italian language course designed for students who have never studied the language before. The course offers students the opportunity to focus a greater amount of time on the acquisition of the Italian language. After completing this course students will have the basic communications skills needed for day-to-day activities, along with basic writing and reading skills.

This focus on practical topics will give students the tools to interact immediately in their new environment.As students develop their language skills, new and more complex topics of conversation are introduced.Emphasis is given to the introduction of Italian culture (politics, history, art, traditions, social customs, literature, cinema, daily life, etc.) Many conversation topics are taken from local newspapers, television and Italian magazines. The goal of the course is to gain a basic but solid understanding of the Italian language through learning listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.