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NOTICE TO ICTP SCIENTISTS, STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS
ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES AT ICTP - ACADEMIC YEAR  2009/2010

ICTP organizes free Italian language courses throughout the academic
year, open to its own visitors and scientists, staff and family
members.  Now, these courses will also be made available to visitors or
persons connected to the organizations taking part in the Collaboration
Protocol between the Comune and Province of Trieste and the scientific
institutions, up to the available capacity. The non-ICTP participants
will be asked a participation fee. 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 in
the Leonardo Building, normally in the Seminar Room.

Four types of courses are organized:

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 books used in the classes (15 euro
for A, 20 euro for B), available from the teacher.

Participants having attended 75% of the classes in course A, or 60% in
course B, may receive an attendance certificate with details about the
education and training received.

After the Christmas recess, courses B and C will resume on 11 and 12
January 2010 respectively.  A new course A for beginners will start on
11 January.  The 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.  Registration to the
various courses should be made by presenting yourself in the class to
the teacher.

For further information, please contact the teacher, Ms. A. de Marchi
via e-mail at "italian at ictp.it" or Ms. D. Giombi at ""courses at ictp.it".


Updated: 21 December 2009
http://users.ictp.it/~courses/

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