Tag Archives: Communicative Lessons

Babilonia Language School in Taormina, Sicily – Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

The language classes at Babilonia overall are very well done. The teachers are educated and experienced in teaching Italian as a foreign language. The classes primarily focus on communicative activities, that is, getting the students to use the language in … Continue reading →

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Just Another Monday

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily I can’t believe we are already starting another new week. Last week flew by faster than the first and Don will be here in just four days. Tomorrow I start the cooking part of the course, … Continue reading →

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First Week Finished

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily How quickly the time passes. My first week of classes is finished and I have to say I’m quite content with my progress. Although I wouldn’t recommend my method of studying a bunch of grammar and … Continue reading →

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Various Ramblings from Taormina

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Babilonia in Taormina, Sicily Thunderstorms Yesterday afternoon we had the longest thunder and lightning storm I have ever seen. Waves of rain and thunder kept passing through all afternoon and continued until the next morning. At one point the lighting … Continue reading →

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Grammar Is Still Just Grammar

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Babilonia Taormina, Sicily If I had high hopes they would have come crashing down this morning. For all the director’s fancy talk of communicative lessons, the grammar lessons was pretty traditional with a communicative speaking activity thrown in at the … Continue reading →

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