ITALIAN FOR CHILDREN IN OTTAWA

Multimedia course for children (6-11 years old). Level beginners (A1)

FORTE 1

The educational activities, while respecting the different cognitive styles and the natural stages of learning a language, are mainly based on a humanistic and affective approach and on playful methods. The thread of the course are the funny adventures of five children of different nationalities and their friends.

The Student's book and the Workbook consists of :

1 introductory unit + 6 units, which are linked together by a funny little story and are divided into three sub-units presenting a motivating activity related to the story. Each unit is completed by comprehension and production activities, songs and nursery rhymes.

A Vocabolario section at the end of each unit helps the student to revise the new words.

2 Intervalli!!! sections offering a wide range of stimulating and fun activities and games.

An Esercitiamoci! section useful to consolidate and reuse the structures that have been covered.

L'angolo della grammatica, which presents grammar summary tables, structures and examples.

L'angolo del taglia e incolla in the appendix offers images and sentences to be cut out and used in the activities.

A CD-ROM attached to the book contains for each unit, a dialogue in 3D animation (with or without subtitles) and all the songs in karaoke version.

An audio CD containing songs and audio tracks, which is included with the Student's book at no extra cost.

PRIVATE CLASSES
Textbook Price: $ 40
Course Price:

6 hour package           $ 216 + hst   = $244 Paid in advance - To be completed within 6 weeks
10 hour package         $ 352 + hst   = $ 398 Paid in advance - To be completed within 10 weeks

SEMI-PRIVATE COURSES (family members)

Number of students: 2 - Prices are per couple
1 hour class $ 54 + hst Pay as you go - Classes can be booked any time
6 hour package $ 291.60 + hst = $ 329.50 - Paid in advance - Classes to be completed within 8 weeks
10 hour package $ 465 + hst = $ 525 - Paid in advance - To be completed within 10 weeks

The course offers:

  • a sensible balance between communicative and grammatical elements, presented in an inductive way;

  • socio-cultural references employing authentic materials such as photos, quizzes etc. self-evaluation exercises both in the middle and at the end of each unit;

  • authentic interviews with young Italians that give students the opportunity to listen to the opinions of their peers, in a variety of accents;

  • insight into the life of teenagers in Italy

  • The subject of each unit of the textbook is presented through a comic story that narrates the life and adventures of 5 young friends who will also accompany the student in all three volumes of this course.

PRIVATE OR SEMI-PRIVATE CLASSES

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