Language Skills Course for Teachers

It is aimed at teachers from primary, secondary or adult education, who are required to teach their subjects in Italian. The course focuses on enhancing and improving the participants' language and teaching skills, while also presenting an opportunity to observe how the Italian school curriculum is taught. In addition, participants will be exposed to Italian culture while living with an Italian host family. The teaching element concentrates on everyday, general Italian and includes specific classroom language usage and management.

There are 1 and 2 week courses available (Monday – Saturday). These programmes are also eligible for EU funding through Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci VETPRO. (Ref.number for the Comernius-Grundtvig Training Database is: UK-2008-768-010).
Leonardo submission date for 2010: To be announced.
Applications are closed one month before the enrolment date.
Maximum group / class size is 8 and minimum is 4.

The course package includes tuition (6 Elements in a one-week course OR 12 Elements in a two-week course), training and workshops (7 Workshops in a one-week course OR 12 Workshops in a two-week course), a programme of cultural visits and full-board host family business class accommodation. The minimum language level required is Intermediate/B1.

It is also available the option of arranging a placement with job-shadowing at schools.

Programme Timetable (example only)

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Monday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Registration, welcome meeting and introduction
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Introductory workshop, based on the written work produced by the participants
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-14.30	Italian language, Element 1
14.30-14.45	Coffee break
14.45-16.15	Italian language, Element 2
16.15-16.30	Coffee break
16.30-17.30	Workshop 2
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Tuesday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 3
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 4
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Wednesday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 4
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 4 continued
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 5
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Thursday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 5
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 5 continued
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 6
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Friday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 6
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 6 continued
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-14.30	Workshop 7
14.30-14.45	Coffee break
14.45-16.00	Course evaluation
17.00-18.00	Presentation of certificates and farewell drink (for those leaving)
Evening	Cultural

Optional for those staying for one week only: Saturday Cultural visit

For those staying for the second week:

Saturday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Workshop
10.30-10.45	Coffee break
10.45-12.45	Workshop continued
13.30-18.00	Cultural visit

Sunday Cultural visit Sunday: 10.00-17.00 Cultural visit

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Monday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 7
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 7 continued
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-14.30	Italian language, Element 8
14.30-14.45	Coffee break
14.45-16.15	Workshop 8
16.15-16.30	Coffee break
16.30-17.30	Workshop 8 continued
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Second Tuesday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 9
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 9 continued
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 9
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Second Wednesday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 10
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 10 continued
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 10
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Second Thursday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 11
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 11 continued
12.00-12.40	Lunch break
12.40-13.00	Transport to schools
13.00-15.45	Shadowing Italian subject teachers in their schools
15.45-16.00	Transport back to Tellus Italian Centre
16.00-17.30	Workshop 11
Evening		Cultural activity (optional)

Second Friday

TIMES	ACTIVITIES
09.00-10.30	Italian language, Element 12
10.30-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-12.00	Italian language, Element 12 continued
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-14.30	Workshop 12
14.30-14.45	Coffee break
14.45-16.00	Course evaluation
17.00-18.00	Presentation of certificates and farewell drink
Evening	Cultural activity (optional)

Second Saturday Cultural Visit (optional)
Second Sunday Cultural Visit (optional)

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