Italian Immersion Trip

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Italian Immersion Trip

• Taormina, Sicily
• Summer 2009

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• overlooks the Ionian Sea
• Sits on top of hill Monte Tauro
• An Accredited Italian School
• -the quality of teaching methods, course syllabi,
  administration system, safety customer service
  have been checked

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Immersion Program Includes

• Orientation in Taormina
• Living accommodations
• Intensive Immersion Language Study course
• First Day Package
• Free wireless/PCs on Babilonia campus (during
  school hrs)
• Guided Historical Walking Tour of Taormina
• Weekly seminars in Italian culture, history,
  literature or art
• Weekly Italian film socials
• Wine and cheese evening social
• One full day Saturday excursion
• Final certificate from Babilonia
• Airport all ground transportation
• 1 free SCE Italian course within 1yr of signing
  up (185-235 value)

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Dates and Costs
Pensione Homestay 3200 3400 3800 4000 425
0 4500 4450 4950

• August 14-24
• 11 days 1 week of class
• August 14-30
• 18 days 2 weeks of class
• August 14-Sept. 7
• 25 days 3 weeks of class
• August 14-Sept. 14
• 31 days 4 weeks of class
• Alternative dates can also be arranged
• Register within 2 weeks of meeting receive 75
  discount
• Additional Osher discount of 75.00

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Class Structure

• Structured to conform with the European standards
  set by the Association of Language Testers in
  Europe (ALTE)
• Focuses on 5 Language activities
• -listening, speaking, writing, metalinguistics
• Standard course divided into 2 parts
• -Language Analyses controlled oral written
  production
• -Communicative Tasks listening and reading
  comprehension free oral and written activities

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Intensive Italian Language Courses

• Standard Course Program
• -Designed for those who want a complete
• language experience, studying 4hrs/day focusing
• on language analysis activities communicative
• tasks
• Daily Schedule
• Class 930am-1120am
• Break 1120am-1140am
• Class 1140am-130pm

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Saturday Excursions

• Locations include
• Siracusa
• Mt. Etna
• Palermo Monreale
• Agrigento Piazza Armerina
• Catania, Acicastello, Acitrezza Ariceale
• Tindari laghi di Marinello
• Piazza Armerina, Aidone, Morgantina

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Siracusa
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Mt. Etna
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Optional Events

• Taormina Film Festival
• http//www.gotaormina.com/en/events/taormina_film_
  festival.html
• Italian Plus courses (additional cost)
• -Diving, pottery, cooking, hiking, biking,
  golfing