Learn Italian Through Music (Online) – Thursday evenings
Music is one of the greatest tools for learning Italian. Discover how sound and lyrics can work in unison to open the world of this musical language. While enjoying the music on its own, it will also act as a fun and helpful instrument to go from a complete novice to an accomplished conversationalist. taking you on a journey to places real and emotional will help you improve your language skills in a fun way.
We offer 6 classes tailored specifically for the needs of intermediate students and music lovers. Let’s learn together as we allow Italian melodies to lift our hearts and minds through lyrical travels.
Completion of the intermediate 1 (at least) Course is recommended.
What you will learn
- You will expand your vocabulary. Hearing and translating the repetitive refrains will assist you in learning and retaining new words and expressions. Furthermore, vocabulary building is easiest when you encounter words in a specific context.
- You will encounter and understand grammar structures at play.
- Italian culture, including daily life, film, cuisine, and vacationing.
- You will master your pronunciation.
Syllabus
Benvenute e Benvenuti!
Students will be provided with handouts and class materials.
No textbook is required.
Schedule
Thursday evening, JULY 14 to AUGUST 18, 2022
6:00 pm-8:00 pm PST
6 weeks – Classes meet once a week on Zoom.
Tickets
130$ (+5%GST) Early Bird Rate available until June 25th.
Course Cancellations
Please note that courses may be canceled by the school administration at any time due to low enrolment. Upon cancellation, registrants will receive a full refund.
For any further info about our cancellation policy please visit Cancellation & Refund policy.
Speaker
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Rossana CoplerRossana Copler is an Italian native speaker with experience in teaching. Her lessons are tailored to students’ needs and she focus on all aspects of the language such as speaking it, listening and reading comprehension. Most importantly she likes making her lessons fun using real life contexts, cultural aspects, visual aids and games.
She loves to travel and immerse herself in the cultures of the many places where she lived. For this reason, she left her beloved Italy to experience the cultural and spiritual elements of life in Malaysia, the United States and Canada. She published her first novel in Italian and English called Acqua in 2016, The Absolute Note in 2018, Songs of a secret in 2021 and Aqua, a Bilingual novel Italian/English for intermediate and advanced learners in 2022. Her writing explores both the dreams and the heartbreaks that co-exist in life. She creates a world where the healing power of love soothes the wounds of misunderstanding and offer hope for the heart to learn to love freely without prejudice. Born in Bergamo, Italy on the first of October in 1973, Rossana now resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with her husband and two sons.
