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How important is music in our lives? Is there too much money in professional sport? Are smartphones turning us all into zombies? Is the education system preparing teenagers for tests or for life?
These and many other burning questions will be the basis of our ever evolving conversation course which will focus on contemporary life.
This course is designed for young people with a high level of English (minimum C1).
The course will mainly be an opportunity to practice speaking about hot topics that are part of our daily lives. It will also be an excellent opportunity to extend your range of vocabulary and to gain experience in particular skills such as giving presentations.
The course will be conducted by Andrew Holister who has been teaching English for 40 years in Cambridge, Los Angeles, Cagliari, San Marino and Bologna. He has a passion for the media in all of its forms, for design, travelling, sport, cinema, TV and for languages. He is particularly interested in how fast the English language is evolving and changing. |
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The advanced conversation course is an opportunity for advanced-level students to practise and develop their conversation skills while discussing current issues.
Listed below are some of the discussion topics to be developed during the course, in conjunction with readings from selected texts and publications.
VOX POPULI
Populism: the new nationalisms, populist movements, the crisis of governing élites, "hyperglobalization", migration and the agony of the European ideal
THE NEW AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
Why does everything seem to be in such a mess and where are the leaders?
PASSING THE BATON
The unfolding of "The Chinese Century" and the new protectionism
"THE B WORD"
Improvization, posturing, not losing face, the countdown and the search for a solution
THE NEW GENERATION GAP
Millennials, baby-boomers, longevity, the new Two Nations
The course is for advanced-level adult students (C1 minimum). The course teacher is Jeremy Barnard, who has been based mainly in Bologna since 1982. He has taught English at all levels with adults, teenagers and children but he is a specialist in advanced levels, literature- and history-based courses, language-improvement training projects for Italian teachers of English and other "Special" courses.
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