Italian for Travellers Level 1, Part l

Day: Tuesdays & Thursdays

Dates: November 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 & 28, 2024

Time: 10:00am-12:00am

Location: Carleton University

Price: $300+HST

Parking Info & Room Number will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the lecture date

**This series is not recorded**

Overview

This workshop will provide participants with the skills to feel comfortable while communicating during a trip to Italy or in an Italian environment. Teaching each you how to introduce yourself, make hotel reservations, make a phone call, write an email, order in a restaurant, and shop for food.

One field trip will familiarize participants with Italian food products in an Italian shop. Audiovisual materials about Italian culture, music, and daily life will also be a part of the workshop. Vi aspettiamo!

Please note: Participants will require basic knowledge and understanding of the Italian Language.

Topics

Week 1 –  Mi presento! Conosciamoci

Week 2 – Buon Appetito!

Week 3 – Io e gli altri – In giro per l’Italia

Week 4 – In Albergo

The textbook New Italian Espresso by Alma Edizioni is included in the cost of the series.

Registration fee does not include field trip expenses. Participants are responsible for their own transportation & purchases during the trip.

About the Lecturer

A native of Naples, Italy, Carla Bonora has a Masters in History and Philosophy from the University of Naples. She is an experienced teacher, having worked both in Naples and here as an Italian teacher. She has taught Italian for Travellers successfully at the Carleton University Lifelong Learning Program. She has also taught Language and Culture at “Retraite en Action” in Ottawa. She is a journalist, and a correspondent for “ Il Cittadino Canadese” an Italian newspaper of Montreal. In the past she worked at the European Commission in Brussels, as well as for “Il Mattino”, the main newspaper of Naples. She also worked as an Ottawa correspondent for the Toronto based Italian-Canadian newspaper “Il Corriere Canadese”. Finally, Carla is a member of the Board of Ottawa’s “Dante Alighieri Society”, is a passionate traveller and loves to cook Italian food.