Every country has language teaching trends which ebb and flow with each new scholastic year. However, for those who would like to teach English in Italy and those who currently teach in the country, it is especially important to stay current of the newest concepts and methods in education. Landing a good job or renewing a contract might depend on a teacher’s commitment to staying informed.
One of the newest techniques to hit the academic scene in Italy is the C.L.I.L. method.
Content and Language Integrated Learning, or CLIL as it’s more commonly known, is essentially a standard classroom subject, such as science, taught in English (or another target language) rather than the first language of the learners (in this case Italian). In CLIL classes, tasks are engineered to allow students to focus on and learn to use English as they learn the new subject content.
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If you plan on learning Italian in Italy, you should know that there are many different dialects of Italian that you can learn. The dialect that you pick up will be from the region in which you choose to stay when you visit Italy. There will be a difference in language when you are visiting Sicily as opposed to visiting Florence, for example.
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If you are serious about learning Italian in Italy, you should stay in an area where Italian is the only language that is spoken. If you visit an area like Rome, for example, you will find that a great many people in the city speak English. This is like this in most tourist areas of Italy. The more touristy the area, the more people will speak English. You may know a few words in Italian, but you will not even come close to actually learning how to speak Italian when you visit these cities.
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