General Italian courses

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency.

General Italian courses are usually between 15 to 20 hours per week. Some time you get lower hours per week and these can be then available as evening courses. Usually courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you have either free time or activities can be either included or proposed as options.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

General Italian courses are available at all ages. Some Schools propose courses for 7 years old. Others to 50+. Most common average age is mid twenties. But Really people from all ages, all countries and background study Italian.

 Intensive Italian courses

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency.

Intensive Italian courses are usually between 25 to 35/40 hours per week. Be careful that the School speaks in full hours. If not ask how much time is a lesson or a course. Some times courses last as low as 45 minutes. Courses are in the morning and in the afternoon you may be able to choose options that interest you like working on comprehension or Italian for special interests (like medicine, business, law, aviation, etc.)

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Intensive Italian courses are available at all ages. Some Schools propose courses for 7 years old. Others to 50+. Most common average age is mid twenties. But Really people from all ages, all countries and background study Italian. Only condition is that you need to be highly motivated or have just a small time available to do the course.

You will make more progress than in any other courses.
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 Business Italian courses

This course is for students with a minimum intermediate level. Italian language Schools usually propose courses to proficiency.

Business Italian courses are usually Intensive Italian lessons, between 25 to 35/40 hours per week. Be careful that the School speaks in full hours. If not ask how much time is a lesson or a course. Some times courses last as low as 45 minutes. Usually morning courses consist in General Italian courses and afternoons are for Business Italian courses.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Business Italian courses are available for adults only. Some course are more specialized for executives while other are more for young students finishing their studies and about to start working. Look for this difference and enquire to the School.
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 One to One Italian courses

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency. Here you can also be full beginner too.

One to One Italian courses can be taken alone or in combination with Italian courses in groups. Be careful that the School speaks in full hours. If not ask how much time is a lesson or a course. Some times courses last as low as 45 minutes. One to One Italian courses are a mean to work specialist Italian such as Italian for medicine, Italian for business, Italian for law, aviation Italian, etc. Ask the School about what they can propose.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

One to One Italian courses are available at all ages. Some Schools propose courses for 7 years old. Others to 50+. Most common average age is mid twenties. But Really people from all ages, all countries and background study Italian. Only condition is that you need to be highly motivated or have just a small time available to do the course.

You will make more progress than in any other courses.
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 Examination Italian courses

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses to proficiency.

Examination Italian courses are usually Intensive Italian lessons, between 25 to 35/40 hours per week. Be careful that the School speaks in full hours. If not ask how much time is a lesson or a course. Some times courses last as low as 45 minutes. Usually morning courses consist in General Italian courses and afternoons are for Examination Italian courses.

You can prepare all kinds of exams. Most popular are: Ielts and TOEFL to enter Universities, Cambridge Exams such as Cambridge First Certificate, TOEIC for Business Italian.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Examination Italian courses are available at all ages. Some course are more specialized for University students such as Ielts while other are more for juniors such as the PET.

Some exams evaluate just your writing skills while others evaluate all aspects of the language.
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 Italian courses + Work Experience

This course is for students with upper intermediate level. Italian language Schools usually propose courses up to proficiency.

Italian + Work Experience are usually between 15 to 20 hours per week. Some time you get lower hours per week and these can be then available as evening courses. Usually courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you have either free time or activities can be either included or proposed as options.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Italian + Work Experience courses are available for all countries.

The work experience consists either in paid jobs or unpaid internships. Paid jobs are usually in the catering industry (hotels, restaurants, tourism, etc.) while Internships can be in any industry and any kind of work.

Usually Students start with the Italian course then finish with the Work experience. But you can also study in the morning and work outside study time. There is also a course called “Sandwich course” in which you have Italian courses at the beginning and at the end of your stay and in between you do you Internship or job.

This is anyway a very good mean to make rapid progress in Italian and use it in real life.
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 Italian courses + Au pair

This course is for students with intermediate to upper intermediate level linimum. Italian language Schools usually propose courses up to proficiency.

Italian course + Au pair are usually between 15 to 20 hours per week. Some time you get lower hours per week and these can be then available as evening courses. Usually courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you have either free time or activities can be either included or proposed as options.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Italian course + Au pair are available for all countries.

Being Au Pair consists in takin care of the family children and in exchange you get free accommodation and free meals. You have free time while you can take your Italian courses.

This is anyway a very good mean to make rapid progress in Italian and use it in real life.
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 Italian courses + Sport

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency.

Italian courses + Sport are usually between 15 to 20 hours per week. Courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you practice the sport chosen. It can be tennis, golf, Horse riding, football, surfing, etc. or a combination of different sports.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Italian courses + Sport are available at all ages. Some Schools propose courses for 7 years old. Most common average age is for juniors.

Sport’s level varied. Ask the School for more details.
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 Junior Italian courses

This course is for juniors up to 18 years old and usually up to 16 and at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency.

Junior Italian courses are usually between 15 to 20 hours per week. Usually courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you have activities.

Activities consist in visits and excursions and at week ends longer trips to major points of interest. Sports are part of the program as well as disco at night usually once a week.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Make sure that your children study with a good mix of nationalities so that they speak only Italian during their stay. Be careful when using local agents that many times send groups of same nationality.
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 Academic Year Italian courses

This course is for all students at all levels. Italian language Schools usually propose courses from false beginner to proficiency.

Academic Year Italian course are usually between 15 to 25 hours per week. Some time you get lower hours per week and these can be then available as evening courses. Usually courses are in the morning. In the afternoon you have either free time or activities can be either included or proposed as options.

Make sure you have several Teachers during your course. Teachers must be fully qualified to teach Italian to foreign students.

Academic Year Italian course are available for adults only (16+). Most common average age is mid twenties. But Really people from all ages, all countries and background study Italian.

This is a very good way to become really fluent in the language. After a while students usually share accommodation together which is more fun and cheaper.

Academic Year courses are from 24 weeks to a full year and more.
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 Italian courses for Teachers

There are two types of Italian courses for Teachers: Italian for native Italian speakers and Italian for foreigners.

Italian for native Italian speakers are known as TESOL or TEFL courses. These courses consists in a few weeks of intensive tuition that lead to a diploma that will allow you to teach Italian worldwide usually in private Schools. A higher diploma is the Celta.

Italian for foreign Teachers of Italian are also known as refresher courses. European Union Italian teachers can have these courses financed by the comenius programme.