Walking the streets and negotiating the markets and waterways of this unique city is an invaluable opportunity for teachers to take their students' language learning out of the classroom and into the real world. They will be able to develop their speaking and listening skills as they learn about Italian culture.
Subject Focus:
- KS 3-5: Take Italian language practice beyond the classroom, allowing students to engage in spontaneous, unscripted encounters with native speakers.
- KS 3-5: Develop students' confidence and fluency in speaking Italian while stretching their abilities.
- KS 3-5: Create the basis for understanding Italian culture and language.
Student Outcomes:
- Develop speaking and listening skills through talking to native speakers in real-life situations.
- Boost students' confidence as they test their capabilities.
- Learn about Italian culture and how it has moulded the people.
- Appreciate the variation in dialects that make up Italian language as a whole.
It makes a huge difference as a busy teacher to have people on the other end of the phone who always seem to be so helpful with solving the inevitable problems that arise in the organisation of such trips. 
