ICTP organizes Italian language
courses throughout the academic year and now these
courses will be made available to visitors or persons connected to
the organizations taking part in the initiative Welcome
Office, up to the available
capacity.
The courses are given by a professional teacher
with broad experience in teaching to scientists from many different
countries and cultures, and take place at ICTP - Abdus
Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics - in
the Leonardo Building, Strada Costiera,
11 at Miramare (34151 - Trieste), normally in the Luigi Stasi
Seminar Room.
Four types of courses are organised:
A - 50 hours over 3 months, for absolute
beginners. After a completed course, a person should have an
understanding of basic Italian.
B - 100 hours over the academic year, for absolute
beginners with a need to acquire a better understanding and command
of Italian.
C1 - 30 hours conversation class, basic level, for
the purpose of practicing and improvement. Some skills, like course
A, normally required.
C2 - 30 hours conversation class, medium to advanced
level.
Participants will have to pay for the
boks used in the classes, available from the teacher.
Participants having attended 75% of the classes in course A, or
60% in course B, will receive an attendance certificate with
details about the education and training received.
For the academic year 2011/2012, courses will start on
Monday, 19 September 2011.
The foreseen weekly timetable is:
Course A (3 lessons/week, 50 hours each course - Monday,
Wednesday, Friday: 8.30 - 10.00) - Organized three times a year,
starting: September-January- March.
Course B (2 lessons/week - Tuesday and Thursday: 8.30 -
10.00)
Course C1 (1 lesson/week - Monday, 12.30 - 13.30)
Course C2 (1 lesson/week - Monday, 13.30 - 14.30)
It is possible to join the continuing classes (B, C1 and C2)
during the year; it is advisable to start A as planned.
Participation fees:
- Course A; EUR 100.-
- Course B: EUR 75.- per session (one winter and one spring
session);
- Course C1 and C2: EUR 50.- each.
For more information
please contact the teacher Ms. A. de Marchi via e-mail at
italian@ictp.it.
Please note: From Downtown Trieste (Piazza Oberdan)
and Trieste Central Railway Station reach ICTP it is easy thanks to
Bus no. 36 that operates from downtown Trieste (starting at Piazza
Oberdan) to Grignano (Trieste Central Railway Station is on this
bus route).