NOTICE TO ICTP SCIENTISTS, STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS
REMINDER - 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. 

For the academic year 2009/2010, courses will start on Monday, 14 September 2009.  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.

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

Trieste, 2 September 2009

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Daniela Giombi (Ms.)
Assistant, Conference Support and Hosted Activities
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical
  Physics of IAEA and UNESCO
Strada Costiera, 11
I-34014 Trieste
tel  +39 040 2240507
fax +39 040 2240558
wwww.ictp.it/~courses
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