Take your Italian to the next level in this B2+ conversation-focused course. You'll use a variety of authentic materials — newspaper articles, cultural essays, and excerpts — as starting points for lively discussions on Italian society, art, music, film, and current events.
The focus is on refining your fluency and developing nuanced, sophisticated expression.
Course Outline
Course start date: Tuesday 30 September
Course end date: Tuesday 2 December
Time: 18:o0 to 20:00 GMT
Location: Zoom
Price: £195
About the course
Weekly guided reading of Incontri in Sicilia
Group discussions led by a native Italian teacher
Speaking practice linked to the story’s situations
Feedback and support to help you build fluency step by step
Learning outcomes (what you will be able to do by the end of the course):
Discuss complex topics with greater confidence and spontaneity
Use advanced connectors like tuttavia, infatti, sebbene, benché to express nuance
Refine your use of advanced grammar (mixed subjunctive tenses, hypothetical structures)
Broaden your cultural knowledge of Italy through real texts and debates
Included in the course
10 x 1 hour live conversation sessions in small groups
Weekly authentic texts (articles, short essays, cultural pieces) shared by the teacher
Feedback on fluency, vocabulary, and connectors
Guided strategies to sound more natural and articulate in discussion
About the Resources
For this advanced-level course, there is no set book. The teacher will select authentic resources each week — articles, cultural essays, and short texts from Italian newspapers and magazines.
Every session will include:
Reading comprehension tasks to support understanding of authentic language
Reflection activities to encourage deeper thinking and discussion
Grammar focus drawn from the week’s text, reinforcing advanced structures in context
All materials will be provided by the teacher prior to each session, giving you time to prepare and get the most out of the discussions.
