Italian (Advanced)
Key information
Start date:
October 2020
Attendance dates:
To be confirmedTime commitment: 12 hours
Venue:
Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
Contact details:
Start date:
January 2021
Attendance dates:
To be confirmedTime commitment: 12 hours
Venue:
Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
Contact details:
Overview
Our Italian (Advanced) evening language classes are open to adult learners, aged 18 and over, and are taught by skilled and experienced tutors.
Classes are delivered over three terms and you can join at the beginning of each term:
- Autumn term (October – December)
- Winter term (January – March)
- Spring term (April – June).
The winter and spring terms are a continuation of the autumn term. To complete a full level, you would normally attend all three consecutive terms.
Learning outcomes
You will be able to:
- Communicate in everyday situations within Italian-speaking countries.
- Converse with native speakers using and understanding real-life Italian.
- Debate, comment, explain, describe and persuade constructing logical arguments on a wide range of issues.
- Express yourselves with more complex and linguistically accurate structures.
Course details
Please note, the syllabus may vary according to class progress and availability of materials.
Reading list
Nuovo Espresso 5 C1- einsprachige Ausgabe. Buch mit Audio-CD: corso di italiano, Giorgio Massei and Rosella Bellagamba, ISBN: 978-3193554666.
We do not recommend you buy the course book before starting the course, in case the tutor changes the course book or you need to transfer to a different level. Our tutor will bring copies for the first class and will let you know which course book to purchase.
Timetable
Classes run 7pm – 8:30pm on Monday evenings, with eight classes per term.
Class size
Approximately 12 students.
Certificates
At the end of each term, we will issue you with a certificate of attendance if you have been to a minimum of 75% of your classes.
Facilities and software
You will get access to our library including our language study area, home to language software, satellite TV, a large foreign film collection and books, CDs and DVDs.
If you are one of the first 100 people that sign up to two terms of our evening language classes, you will receive a free code for uTalk, the language-learning app. With this, you will be able to access resources for a language of your choice. If you are eligible, you will receive a unique code from us by email.
Entry requirements
All applicants should be aged 18 and over.
| Term | Required experience |
|---|---|
| Autumn | You should have a good command of Italian and grammatical structures and/or have recently achieved an Italian A-Level. |
| Winter | You should have a good command of Italian and grammatical structures and/or have recently achieved an Italian A-Level. |
| Spring | You should have a good command of Italian and grammatical structures and/or have recently achieved an Italian A-Level. |
Fees and funding
Price per person:
£150 for one term
Public£150 for one term
Current Surrey degree student/staff£270 for two terms
Public (10% discount)£255 for two terms
Current Surrey degree student/staff (15% discount)£382 for three terms
Public (15% discount)£360 for three terms
Current Surrey degree student/staff (20% discount)Savings apply when you book multiple terms at the same time.
Additional costs
Books: approximately £25 - £40 (for three terms).
How to apply
Bookings are made via our online store. We advise early enrolment to secure a place.
Please note, bookings for our autumn and winter terms aren't currently open.
Terms and conditions
When you accept an offer of a place at the University of Surrey, you are agreeing to comply with our policies and regulations and our terms and conditions. You are also confirming you have read and understood the University's prospective student privacy notice.
- The course is open to adult learners over 18 years of age.
- Payment of fees in full is required before attending the course.
- Discounts are only applied if you book two or three terms for the same class in advance.
- Your email address will be our primary point of contact during your course and important information will be sent to the email address you provided on your booking form.
- Refunds cannot be given for classes you are not able to attend (e.g. due to illness or changes in your work or personal circumstances).
- The availability of classes is subject to demand. If a course has to be cancelled before the start of classes due to low numbers or circumstances beyond our control, you will receive an offer to an alternative course or a full refund.
- If a class has to be cancelled during the term due to unforeseen circumstances, we will endeavour to reschedule it (where possible). Please note, this might not be at the time of your usual class.
- If part of a course has to be cancelled you will receive a proportionate refund.
- There will be no refund if part of a course has to be cancelled for reasons outside our control (such as a fire alert).
Cancellation policy
You will have 14 days, starting with the day after your booking has been received, during which you may cancel and withdraw without any liability or cancellation costs whatsoever. You will be refunded for any costs already paid unless classes have started, in which case you will receive a pro-rata refund (whether you have attended classes or not). To do so, please email eveninglanguagecourses@surrey.ac.uk.
Outside of this cooling off period, the following applies:
If you enrol for the autumn term for one, two or three terms
Cancellations received by 1 September 2019 23:59 GMT by email are eligible for a refund but incur an admin fee of £29.50. Beyond this time limit no refunds will be granted.
If you enrol for the winter term for one or two terms
Cancellations received by 8 December 2019 23:59 GMT by email are eligible for a refund but incur an admin fee of £29.50. Beyond this time limit no refunds will be granted.
If you enrol for the spring term
Cancellations received by 15 March 2020 23:59 GMT by email are eligible for a refund but incur an admin fee of £29.50. Beyond this time limit no refunds will be granted.
Revised cancellation policy for spring term (April 2020 – June 2020)
You will only be able to join a class once you have paid for the course. However, if you find that online learning is not for you after the first three weeks of teaching (from Monday 27 April 2020 to Thursday 14 May 2020) you will receive a full refund for the Spring Term (April – June 2020) if you let us know no later than Friday 15 May 2020 by email eveninglanguagecourses@surrey.ac.uk.
Please note that there will be no refunds from Monday 18 May 2020 onwards (week 4), including for technical problems such as broadband/connection.
Disclaimer
This online prospectus has been prepared and published in advance of the commencement of the course. The University of Surrey has used its reasonable efforts to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publishing, but changes (for example to course content or additional costs) may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of the course. It is therefore very important to check this website for any updates before you apply for a course with us. Read more.