Telis Marin, Pierangela Diadori
Corso di italiano per stranieri. A2 Level
Features
Via del Corso is addressed to adult students of A2 level. It is an innovative Italian language and culture course. It is divided into four levels, and revolves around a story that aims at having students
communicate with each other from the very first lessons. The
story has a strong impact on students: it intrigues and motivates them while it creates excitement and empathy, acting as a catalyst for the learning process.
It is a noir comedy narrated through a sit-com and a graphic novel. In this first volume, the story takes place in Rome. Video and comic strips are fully integrated in the structure of the course and do not just represent an extra resource. Students are directly involved as they can themselves choose the ending of the story.
In the English version of Via del Corso A1,
the instructions of the exercises, the targets of the unit and the grammar summaries are in English. The book is completed by the Supplementary Grammar and the Italian-English Glossary with the translation of the words and expressions of the Student’s book.
Other features of
Via del Corso:
- Gradual progression: taken into account to meet students’ needs and the linguistic level of reference
- Playful activities: included in all four the student’s book, the workbook, the teacher’s guide and the i-d-e-e platform; the activities also include many different educational games connected in a gamification scheme
- Inductive approach: through guided activities, students are constantly invited to discover new inputs, to make and to verify hypothesis
- Short units and inputs: for a faster and more flexible course, to minimize the affective filter and to maintain students’ motivation stable
- Modern language: students are introduced to spontaneous and natural dialogues, including language interjections, idioms and useful expressions of everyday life
- Active teaching: problem solving, information gap, task-based activities and cooperative activities are included to increase students’ involvement and to make them more independent
- Cultural and intercultural aspects: they can be found both in the units and in the section Italia&italiani; they are also supported by authentic videos created ad hoc
- Macro -and micro- spiral approach: the vocabulary is systematically revisited to allow students to consolidate new inputs
- Layout: both the student’s book and the workbook are in full colour, featuring creative, clear, captivating and functional layout
To watch the trailer of the sit-com of
Via del Corso A1, click
here.
The units of the Student’s book present a strong balance between a wide range of textual and audio-visual inputs and a stable and reliable structure, which is a fundamental point of reference to both the teacher and the student.
Structure of the unit:
- Pronti?, an opening section to activate any previous knowledge and emotionally involve students by stimulating their curiosity
- Two episodes of the story, one of a sit-com and one of a graphic novel, followed by activities to: enhance comprehension; discover communicative and grammar structures; expand vocabulary; and improve listening, writing and speaking skills
- Italia&italiani, a section dedicated to the Italian culture and civilization, supported by videos created ad-hoc
- Sintesi, a page that organizes the communicative and grammar structures covered in the unit
Moreover, every three units, the section
Ripassi offers revision activities in the form of playful educational games, in order to make the learning process more fun and collaborative.
The appendix includes the
Supplementary Grammar, the Italian-English
Glossary and the
Material for A/B Activities, which offers information to develop communicative skills in a playful way, filling the info gap in a creative way.
Via del Corso A2 for English Speakers is completed by:
Student’s Book and Workbook, including 12 learning units, 4 revision sections, the Supplementary Grammar
and the Glossary
1 DVD, including 12
video episodes, 12 episodes of a graphic novel and 12 cultural videos. All the video material can also be found on the
i-d-e-e platform. It is available for free for those who have the version of the book with DVD and CDs attached, and for purchase for those who have the version of the book without DVD and CDs attached.
2 Audio-CDs, including the radio drama of the story and tracks to exercise pronunciation and comprehension. The tracks are also available on the
i-d-e-e platform.
i-d-e-e.it, an educational platform which offers: the course workbook in interactive form, the digital Student’s book, the audio tracks, the video material, tests, games and several resources and tools for students and teachers
Teaching guide, with useful advice on how to better use: the book, the games and playful activities, the tests, and other photocopiable material
Final tests and progress tests, on the i-d-e-e platform
Interactive games, six different type of games, on the i-d-e-e platform
Interactive glossaries, in different languages (iOS and Android)
Online glossaries, in different languages
Party games, four different type of games to revise and consolidate in a playful way the knowledge acquired in the units