My Dc does Italian and another subject at a RG uni, (I dont need to enter in any conversation about the use of Italian Ive already heard all the arguments) he has applied for his year abroad through the British Council. According to their website places in Italy are very limited, only 50 a year, you have to find your own accommodation, some often end up in Sicily and therefore learn little or no Italian, you only teach 12 hours a week and you're teaching English, you get paid but opening a bank account in Italy is a minefield and you wait months to get paid and often don't get paid in January/Feb due to some complicated Italian tax thing. Alternatively you can go to an Italian university his lectures have told him they're are awful, or at the better ones everything is taught in English and assignments are in English, you live with other foreign students (your common language is English so no guessing what you speak). He knows someone who's just done it through the British Council had a great time but learnt no Italian at all (in Sicily). I'm struggling to see what the point of it is!
We have some business connections in Italy and could try and get him a full time job in an Italian company speaking Italian all the time he wouldn't need a wage (we would fund him) and he would be given free board and lodgings in return for work (he is doing a joint honours and his other subject is very highly regarded by companies and he has excellent references from his previous employment as he's a real grafter) but apparently the universities are reluctant to support this as they feel they don't learn enough Italian.
Any one have any advise/experience?
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tiredwardsister · 04/01/2019 19:54
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