Wednesday 22 February 2012

Students' experiences: our first guest blogger

Do you remember our call for contributors of last January? Well, here's our first guest blogger. So, let's welcome  Fabióla!

Fabióla Csuka - University student
My name is Fabióla Csuka, I’m twenty years old and I come from Hungary.


I started studying Italian in my elementary school in Szeged. This school is István Orczy Elementary School. There was a study group once a week. In this study group I learned the basics of the language, we studied Italian songs, the alphabet, the numbers, the first simple things. With this knowledge I could study Italian in secondary school very easily.

In elementary, and secondary school too, there were competitions, where we could meet other students. Yearly there was a nationwide competition, where I entered for the category of poem, but there were other categories. In my elementary school every year there was the competition of Gianni Rodari, it was a tradition. Students of the schools of Szeged took part in this competition.

In this school we started an eTwinning project, called „Sharing our world – Condividere il mondo”, with the Italian school “Arnolfo di Cambio”. It was very funny, because we exchanged letters and emails with Italian students. It was a very big adventure, because we could practice the language with real Italian people. I studied and it was a very good feeling that I had Italian friends.

In my elementary school there was an opportunity to go to Italy several times, and it was very important in my life, because I could see the country, the people, the culture, and I could practice the language. At first it was very difficult to speak in Italian, but after the first success I became more courageous, and I was very happy when people understood me.

At this moment I decided that I want study in Italian at the University, too. I liked the people, the country, the temperament of the country, and I was sure that I want to deal with the Italian language later, too.

Once we also could go to Switzerland, it was a great experience. In Switzerland I could use the Italian language again, yet more easily.

Then in the secondary school I could go on with the study of the italian language, already three times a week. It was simple with my knowledge, and I didn’t need to start again. Every year I entered for the nationwide Italian competiton, called the Festival d’Italiano, in the category of prose. It was easier with the experience that I had in the competitions in my elementary school. Once I won this competition, and I was recognised by a lot people.

Now I am studying at the University of Szeged from September, in the Italian department. It’s very good, I enjoy it! I would like to study in Bologna with the Erasmus programme. It would be fantastic, because I could live nearly one year in Italy, I will deeply know the country, the culture, the traditions. I will meet a lot of Italian people, and I ’ll be able to use the language.

I can’t wait!
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Az Orczy István Általános Iskolában kezdtem el olaszul tanulni, Szegeden. Heti egy órában, szakkör keretein belül, ahol a nyelv alapjait tudtam elsajátítani.

Minden évben megrendezte az iskola a Gianni Rodari versenyt, amely egy hagyomány volt, és szegedi diákok vettek részt rajta. Ezen kívül évente megrendeztek egy országos versenyt, ahová az ország minden részéből érkeztek diákok. Én vers kategóriában indultam ezeken a versenyeken.
Az iskolával bekapcsolódtunk az eTwinning programba is, a mi akkori programunk neve Sharing our world – Condividere il mondo volt, és az Arnolfo di Cambio nevű olasz iskolával álltunk kapcsolatban. Ez nagyon jó volt, mert olasz diákokkal tudtunk levelezni, így is gyakorolva a nyelvet, és igazán jó érzés volt, hogy vannak olasz barátaink.
Többször volt lehetőségünk eljutni Olaszországba, ami mindig hatalmas élmény volt. Először nem volt könnyű megszólalni, de az első sikerek után egyre bátrabb lettem, és igazán boldog voltam, amikor megértették az emberek, amit mondani akartam. Megismerhettük magát az országot, láthattuk az embereket, a kultúrába bepillanthattunk. Ekkor döntöttem el, hogy olaszul szeretnék tanulni az egyetemen is később.
Megtetszettek az emberek, az ország, a temperamentum, és biztos voltam benne, hogy az olasz az, amivel később is foglalkozni szeretnék.
Egyszer eljutottunk Svájcba is, ami szintén remek lehetőség volt arra, hogy használjuk a nyelvet, immár sokkal könnyebben.
A középiskolában folytattam az olasz nyelv tanulását, és szerencsére nem kellett mindent elölről kezdenem a megszerzett alapoknak köszönhetően. Szintén évente rendezték meg az országos olasz versenyt, melynek neve Festival d’Italiano. Minden évben elindultam rajta, próza kategóriában, amely nem volt olyan nehéz az általános iskolában gyűjtött tapasztalatoknak köszönhetően.
Most a Szegedi Tudományegyetem olasz szakán tanulok szeptember óta. Erasmus programmal szeretnék egy évet Bolognában tanulni. Ez nagyon jó lesz, mivel majdnem egy évig fogok Olaszországban élni, igazán megismerhetem az országot, az embereket, a kultúrát. Rengeteg lehetőségem lesz, hogy gyakoroljam a nyelvet az olasz diákokkal. Már nagyon várom!

3 comments:

  1. Brava Fabiola! Ti aspettiamo in Italia!

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  2. Grazie Fabiola, un bellissimo articolo e una grande soddisfazione per tutti noi. Davvero, ti aspettiamo in Italia con Erasmus!

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    1. Ciao Fabi,
      come sai bene, mi fa tanto piacere che tu abbia scelto a studiare la lingua italiana, e non "solo" una lingua, ma sei pronta per le nuove avventure italiane: vivere a Bologna, conoscere ancora piú profondamente la cultura italiana e ne sono sicura, troverai anche amici.
      É bello, da quando eri una bambina, hai partecipato ai programmi europei come eTwinning con i nostri amici di Casole D' Elsa, e ora continuerai con Erasmus.
      Sono molto fiera di te, e sono felice di poter insegnare una ragazza cosí brava come sei tu. Grazie, Fabi.)

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