From class VI to the second year of Sek
The Italian language and culture courses at secondary level are aimed at students attending the sixth year of the Primarschule, the first two years of the Sekundarschule and the third year of the Sekundarschule (to prepare for a further language certification exam).
They are open to students who already know Italian, either because they speak it or hear it at home or because they have attended the primary level courses.
They generally take place in the afternoon, after the Swiss school lessons, or on Saturday morning. They last a maximum of 2 hours per week, begin in the last week of August and follow the same holiday calendar as the Swiss school that hosts them. They provide preparation for a language certification exam at the end of the cycle (2nd Sek).
To take this exam it is necessary to make a separate registration, the details of which will be provided by the teachers, and to pay a fee to the certifying bodies (PLIDA and CELI).
The programme takes into account the cognitive development of students aged 12 to 15 and includes an in-depth study of Italian grammar, the production and comprehension of increasingly complex texts, and the development and refinement of oral skills, with the aim of providing adequate preparation for the language certification exams.
In accordance with the Rahmenlehrplan of the Bildungsdirektion of Zurich and with the PTOF of the School Office of the Consulate of Zurich, the main thematic areas are: myself and others, the family, school, games, the home, food, celebrations, nature, geography and history, with objectives and contents adapted according to the age and language skills of the students.
Competencies are assessed with a grade that is passed on to the teachers of the Swiss school to be entered in the school report at the end of each semester.
