School year 2025-2026
During the study week at Atlas Language School, I had the opportunity to study using a method that was different from the ones I had experienced so far. In fact, to explain a new word, we were given several meanings of the word itself, which increased if we didn’t manage to understand it.
A second aspect that I really appreciated was being encouraged to constantly talk about our daily experiences and compare them with past ones. In this way, we used several verb tenses.
A third aspect was the effort to organize classes, as much as possible, with students of different nationalities. This last element gave us the chance to share and compare different habits and ways of expressing ourselves.
Durante la settimana di studio alla Atlas Language School, ho avuto l'opportunità di studiare utilizzando un metodo diverso da quelli che avevo sperimentato finora. Infatti, per spiegare una nuova parola, ci venivano forniti diversi significati della parola stessa, che aumentavano se non riuscivamo a capirla.
Un secondo aspetto che ho apprezzato molto è stato essere incoraggiati a parlare costantemente delle nostre esperienze quotidiane e a confrontarle con quelle passate. In questo modo, abbiamo utilizzato diversi tempi verbali.
Un terzo aspetto è stato lo sforzo di organizzare lezioni, il più possibile, con studenti di diverse nazionalità. Quest'ultimo elemento ci ha dato l'opportunità di condividere e confrontare diverse abitudini e modi di esprimerci.
KATIA FRATTARI
The week in Dublin studying English was very motivating and stimulating. The courses are very well organized and tailored to meet individual learning needs.
For example, I found understanding English word stress very helpful, as it helped me better understand different English dialogues.
The role-playing games, in which we practiced speaking by simulating various real-life situations, were also very helpful.
I also really enjoyed visiting the city (this was also a way to practice) and sharing this experience with my colleagues. Of course, a week won't be enough to learn English, but it's a great motivation to keep doing it.
La settimana a Dublino per studiare inglese è stata molto motivante e stimolante. I corsi sono organizzati molto bene e in modo da rispondere alle personali esigenze di apprendimento.
Per esempio ho trovato molto utile la comprensione dello stress delle parole in inglese, in quanto mi ha fatto capire meglio l'ascolto di diversi dialoghi in inglese.
Sono molto utili anche i giochi di ruolo, in cui ci siamo allenati a parlare simulando diverse situazioni di vita quotidiana.
Per altro mi è piaciuto molto visitare la città (anche questo è stato un modo per allenarci) e condividere questa esperienza con le mie colleghe. Certo non basterà una settimana per imparare l'inglese, ma è un ottimo stimolo per continuare a farlo.
Staying in Dublin was a very pleasant experience, certainly for the opportunity to study the English language, but also for the opportunity to share this experience with other colleagues and for the opportunity to visit the beautiful European city.
During the lessons (five mornings and three afternoons) the teachers made us practice a lot to improve pronunciation. The goal was to make it easier for us to speak and, above all, understand the language: for this reason they made us practice in pairs and in groups.
Every day I was forced to speak in English and I made myself understood quite well (for example when I explained some problems about the food and the rooms of the Atlas Residence) and I can to understood a little more when someone spoke. In Dublin I realized that I didn't have the "block" I have when I have to say something in English at home!
Cecilia M.Revessi
P.S. My perplexity, however, has to do with the organization of the courses. In my opinion they made a mistake by composing a single group with the Italian Erasmus+ teachers. They put us almost all together in the same class by standardizing everyone at the level of the less competent (3 of us, 2 Sardinian colleagues and 6 Neapolitan teachers who often made chaos) unfortunately not making us work in the right way!
The 5 of us in front of the Atlas School