Italian for Beginners 1: Meeting, Greeting and Eating (FutureLearn)

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Italian for Beginners 1: Meeting, Greeting and Eating (FutureLearn)
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This course is aimed at people with no prior knowledge of Italian, who want to learn the basic language, and find out about Italy and its regions and culture. This course is taught through English.
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Italian for Beginners 1: Meeting, Greeting and Eating (FutureLearn)
Learn how to order food and drink, greet people, and introduce yourself, in this first Italian for Beginners course. During the four weeks of the course, you will learn some of the vocabulary and phrases you need to help you interact with people at a basic level.

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This free online course will introduce you to the basic language, so that you are able to:

- order snacks and drinks in a café;

- greet people and introduce yourself and others;

- talk about where you live and where you come from;

- talk about the languages you speak;

- talk about what you do.


Start to speak, listen, read and write in Italian

You will start to develop the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing through a range of activities, which will introduce the language in authentic settings, and audio resources, which will let you hear the language in action.

There are some activities where you will also practice your speaking skills, as it is important that you start speaking as soon as possible.

You will also learn some essential Italian grammar, including some basic verbs, such as essere (to be) and chiamarsi (to call). Finally, you will get some tips and advice on how to develop your study skills, so that you can become a successful language learner.


What topics will you cover?

- Order snacks and drinks in a café;

- Greet people and introduce yourself and others;

- Talk about where you live and where you come from;

- Talk about the languages you speak;

- Talk about what you do.


What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Develop skills in basic Italian for interacting in common communicative situations

- Engage in simple communication in Italian

- Apply the language introduced in order to greet people, talk about where you live and what you do

- Apply the language introduced to talk about languages you speak and order drinks and snacks



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Course Auditing
49.00 EUR
This course is aimed at people with no prior knowledge of Italian, who want to learn the basic language, and find out about Italy and its regions and culture. This course is taught through English.

MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.