In this post I am not giving you any special secret, grammar rule or lesson. I just want to respond to my students when they ask me “How long is going to take me to start speaking Italian” or “When will I be able to handle a basic conversation?”
Ogni estate prima delle vacanze estive, i miei studenti vengono a chiedermi “cosa posso fare durante l’estate per non dimenticare tutto?”. Così quest’anno ho deciso di scrivere una lista di consigli per l’estate.
Ecco qui un po’ di idee per l’estate.
Oggi mi piace ospitare studenti, ridare quello che ho vissuto io in prima persona. Offro, come insegnante d’italiano, l’occasione di avere lezioni individuali con me e allo stesso tempo:
Vivere un’esperienza di Homestay
Avere la possibilità di poter vedere un paese con gli occhi di chi ci abita e non attraverso un libro/guida;
poter visitare, nel tempo libero insieme a me, o da soli, le bellezze naturali, artistiche e culturali della vera Toscana, la Maremma;
Avere a disposizione una camera, un bagno e un giardino privati, per un po’ di privacy, e decidere quando vogliono di partecipare alla routine della famiglia;
Valorizzare al massimo l’esperienza di homestay, per cui tutto quello che hanno studiato sui libri si rifletta nella vita reale e non sia solo didattico/teorico;
Costruire un legame duraturo con una famiglia italiana in Toscana, la mia! poggiobono.it
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