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Supplementary Courses at the School Parola
The Italian school Parola Additional Classes in FlorenceThe Italian language school Parola provides its students with a good variety of supplementary courses in Florence. Our institute covers most of the relevant topics of Italian culture such as Italian society, Italian politics, art in Italy or Italian food and wine.
Upon request, the school Parola teaches subjects such as Italian fashion, Italian music and Opera or politics. Contact us to ask for further information. Our Most Requested Supplementary Courses in FlorenceParola has set up supplementary courses for students who want study Italian drawing techniques, Italian cuisine or learn about wine through a wine tasting in Florence.
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Note: our additional program in Florence can be done with Italian language classes or taught separately from our language courses. The student can contact our office in Florence for detailed information on our supplementary courses in Tuscany. From Literature to Art CoursesThese interesting supplementary courses are for students who have particular interests and want to study in depth the topics in the afternoon sessions of the school Parola. These lessons go into more depth and detail of certain areas of the Italian culture, for example: art History, Italian literature, and Introduction to food and wine-making but also Italian cuisine and Italian pronunciation. A participant can also decide to take a single supplementary class without doing any Italian language course at the school, just to enjoy and improve his or her knowledge of Italian culture.
The student can contact the school Parola office to get further information about all the additional courses concerning Italian culture courses, its art lessons and lectures on its society. Drawing Technique Course (En Plein Air and Indoor Sessions)Florence is the city of art, therefore it is natural to offer a hands-on drawing course in Florence. Students will learn how to study and compose basic drawings of the human body, which is the most challenging of all artistic subjects. In this supplementary course, students will practice drawing both En Plein Air to improve their drawing skills - using locations such as Piazzale Michelangelo, Ponte Vecchio and Florentine Piazzas - and in class to focus on drawing techniques. Italian PronunciationThis Italian pronunciation course is for those students who want to improve their spoken Italian. It covers accent, rhythm. diction and the rules of Italian phonetics.
Humanities Lectures in FlorenceThe school has courses in humanities. That is to complete the understanding of the Italian language, which is strongly and deeply connected with history, social changes and culture. Italian Literature We cover the most significant periods with special emphasis on the fourteenth (Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarca) and the twentieth century (Moravia, Sciascia, Pasolini, Calvino, Bassani). On top of that, we provide courses on contemporary authors (Niccolo Ammanniti, Alessandro Baricco, Antonio Tabucchi, Umberto Eco).
Presentations:The Masters of the Renaissance: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
The Italian language and socio-cultural aspects has gone go hand-in-hand each effecting the other for centuries. The school Parola proposes an Italian language history course to encourage and promote not only this Ianguage but also the most profound social and historical aspects that formed it. A study of Italian both on a day to day basis - idioms and dialects - and at a more academic and historical level.
Music Courses in FlorenceThe school Parola is affiliated with a school of Music in Florence, which is open all year round. That is for students who are particularly interested in the Italian music world, specifically in Opera music.
School participants can enjoy and learn Opera lyrics or folk music words while studying the Italian language and some topics about Italian music. History of Italian Opera A course on the history of opera from its origins to the present. The origin of opera, Monteverdi. The development of opera in Italy during the XVII century. Opera seria and Opera buffa. The Neapolitan school. Mozart's Italian operas. Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini. Modern trends of the Italian opera music.
The course reviews the milestones in Italian songs, drawing a sociopolitical profile of the country with a course that involves both classical opera and folk songs of the XX century to the present .
Other Extra-courses at the School Parola in FlorenceHistory of the Italian CinemaThe history of Italian society as seen through the fascinating medium of the greatest films of celebrated directors such as De Sica, Visconti, Fellini. Wide scale use of audiovisual materials. Every week, the school shows an Italian movie for all the participants. Contemporary Italian HistoryThe course covers the following topics: Fascism, World War II, the Post-War Period, the birth of the Republic, the Fifties, Italian Political Parties, Southern Italy, the Mafia, the crisis in the traditional political parties, the Kickback Scandals, the Second Republic, Italy today. History of FlorenceThis course is of particular interest for those who wish to know more about the history and secret life of the great families who ruled Florence (the Medicis, for example). In our field trips, the school Parola does guided tours for free time activities in Florence but also take students to some of the most interesting art cities of Tuscany such as Lucca, Siena and Pistoia. Italian GeographyAn overview of the peninsula, from the Alps to Sicily, highlighting the physical features of the country, along with the customs and traditions of its regions. It is a very interesting and explanatory course to learn how to understand the reasons why Italy is a such a diversified country: so different and yet very fascinating. The Most Enchanting Places in TuscanyPractical and entertaining suggestions for organizing weekend sightseeing including the main historical and artistic centers (Siena, Pisa, Lucca), Romanesque country churches (Gropina, Badia a Isola), the great abbeys (San Galgano and Sant'Antimo) and the famous walled medieval towns (Pienza, Montalcino, Volterra, San Gimignano). Timetables for public transportation and helpful hints on how to get around are also provided. The Italian language school Parola also combines field trips with special meals in trattorias or genuine Italian restaurants, wine tasting and, when it is possible, with special events: such as little concerts or Italian literature readings.
Italian CookingFrom antipasto to tasty Italian first courses (including how to make pasta: tortellini, lasagne, ravioli, gnocchi, etc.) meat and fish dishes and dessert. The school Parola has also a dedicated Italian cooking course for those participants who love Italian cuisine and, at the same time, want to learn the Italian language. Tuscan WinesThe course covers grape growing, harvesting and wine making as well as wine tasting (included in the course fee) in order to learn how to recognize wines and their special features.
Business CorrespondenceBusiness letters, essentials for accounting and secretarial work, exercise in phone conversations and all that a secretary needs to know to be able to work in an Italian office. The Language of TourismBasic training for those who work or plan on working in the tourist industry (hotels, restaurants, travel agencies). The course allows the student to master specific technical terminology. Active LanguageA course of communication activities for fluency practice. Drama, drawing, movement, writing, music, games will involve the whole personality of the learner on communicative tasks and help to express feelings and opinions. Diction for Opera SingersUnder professional guidance, students will be able to correct errors in diction and obtain useful suggestions on how to interpret their roles. You can also see our pronunciation course which is held at Parola. For more detailed information regarding our supplementary courses in Florence, please, feel free to contact the office of the school Parola.
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 Our supplementary courses are all held in the afternoon.
For certain additional courses, the school Parola cooperates with other schools.
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| School Parola - Italian Language Courses - Borgo Santa Croce, 4 - 50122 Florence - Italy - Tel. 055/242182 - Fax 055/241914 | |
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