Italian Teaching Methods at Parola School

Parola Follows the Guidelines Set Down by the Council of Europe

The Italian language school Parola of Florence uses two types of teaching methods in its Italian courses:

• A direct method that immerses the student in the Italian language immediately

• A functional-notional method in which grammar instruction is given through the common daily situations

These language didactics allows the student to learn Italian grammar properly and actively to then apply it to conversation and daily life in Italy.

Two Learning Steps in the Italian Courses at the School Parola

The Italian language courses at the school Parola are divided into two learning phases, both covered during the morning lessons of Italian. These two learning steps are divided equally in each course to provide students with grammar rules and help me them familiarize with spoken Italian:

• The first part of a course is about learning Italian grammar with our Parola grammar books: one book is for grammar and the other one is to practice it with exercises

• The second part of an Italian language course is to achieve a good fluency of Italian through conversation practice. We use contemporary Italian topics, language activities such as stories, texts readings and newspapers and games. We watch and analyze DVD movies or we listen, understand and discuss Italian music lyrics as well

Contact us to ask about our teaching methodology at the school Parola in Florence.

Teaching Materials for the Italian Language Courses at Parola

Our teachers use extra didactic materials to enliven the Italian language lessons. These language tools are based according to all the studies of language training methodology that the school Parola provides to teachers:

• Books and social games

• Audio and visual DVDs

• Laptop and use of Internet

• Music CDs and audio MP3

• Movies with subtitles

All these tools are used to supplement the traditional Italian lessons in classroom.

The Italian School Parola Courses in Florence

An Italian class size at the school Parola ranges from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 with an average of 6 students. Naturally the students of Italian are carefully screened as to their Italian language levels with a test at the beginning of their course.

We have diversified types of lessons: there are individual courses, combined courses (group+individual) group courses. Dedicated courses as well, such as the CILS certification preparation course or Au Pair courses.

Small Classes for Individual Attention to the Student

Everybody gets individual attention. This allows each student to have the maximum amount of contact with the language during the classes and individual attention to resolve doubts that they may encounter with the Italian grammar.

Italian Language Teachers at the School Parola

Our Italian teachers are all native speakers with a university degree. Professional competence, openness, enthusiasm and patience are our teachers' key traits. This guarantees that the time spent in class will be both profitable and fun. All teachers are native Italian speakers and hold an advanced degree in humanities from an Italian university.

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