CENTRO MACHIAVELLI

Our italian language school is located in the historic centre of Florence in the district of Santo Spirito, home to artisans and artists, where, being just off the beaten tourist track, the economic and social characteristics of the area have been left intact. The Centro Machiavelli is in Piazza Santo Spirito itself, one of the finest squares of Florence. With its bars and out-door cafés, its daily market, workshops and restaurants, it is a favourite haunt of Florentines and thus provides our students of Italian with an excellent opportunity to meet them.

Apart from grammar and syntax, we consider that there are four skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking - which need to be studied and developed right from the first level, to achieve understanding and expression in authentic communicative situations. To this end situations are simulated in the classroom using authentic teaching material.

Structures and vocabulary are adapted to the lower levels and become progressively more complex until, at advanced levels, different types of text are used to encourage the recognition and reproduction of different language styles.

Cultural Activities (Two activities a week): Seminars on Italian economic, political and social history and the historic-urbanistic evolution of Florence. Introductory lessons on the Florentine artistic and cultural heritage with slides, video and sightseeing tours with the teacher. In the summer, there are also recreational activities: walking, excursions, wine tasting and dinners. The seminar topics can be developed in single-theme courses with programme and prices adjusted according to the particular needs of the student. The school has a tape and video library which can be used by students in the afternoon.

TORRE DI BABELE ITALIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL

The Italian language school Torre Di Babele is located in the historic center of Rome, in an elegant Art Nouveau neighborhood full of trees and parks near "La Sapienza" University of Rome. The school occupies two large floors of an elegant "Liberty" villa surrounded by a spacious garden: the ideal atmosphere to learn the Italian language and to enjoy the city of Rome.

Several types of courses are offered at our Italian language school in Rome, Italy. The language courses vary in the number of hours per week and in group and individual lessons. Our group courses begin every two weeks and have an average of 7 to 8 persons and a maximum of 12. Lessons are held mornings and afternoons from Monday through Friday.

Two different teachers of Italian conduct the language courses daily, each one teaches two hours at a time and each hour of a lesson lasts 50 minutes. Italian courses are offered at all language levels and the participants come from different nationalities what enriches the learning experience by sharing different ideas that belongs to each one's background.

Torre di Babele is an Italian language school where quality teaching and a wide variety of Italian language courses come together in a pleasant, friendly atmosphere, where each student finds a personalized welcome and attention. This warm reception from the teachers and staff helps our students feel at home right from the start and ensures that they receive the assistance needed to make their stay in Rome pleasant, safe and interesting.

Our Italian language school has many sunny classrooms as well as a student lounge with a number of computers with free Internet access.

INSTITUTO VENEZIA

Since 1995 Istituto Venezia organize courses in italian language and culture in Venice. The teaching staff is highly qualified. All italian language and art teachers have attended special education seminars and teaching training programs. The school is located in the center of Venice, in a "campo" well known by Venetians, Campo Santa Margherita: a meeting place for students and residents who do their shopping in the beautiful shops of the area or take a break chatting and drinking in the open air cafés. An historic building with a wide terrace on the campo hosts the school. Students have free access to Internet, a self-access study room with video facilities where they can watch films from the video collection of the school.

A variety of Italian courses at all levels are available throughout the year. Students can choose or combine different course solutions. Regular language course lasts 4 weeks. Is also possible to enrol only for 1, 2 or 3 weeks. Beginners can start only from the first Monday of every monthly course (the schedule with the course dates point out a Monday of week 1 colored in red). Students who already know some Italian can enrol at times other than course-starting dates.

At the beginning of each Italian course, students sit a simple written test and an oral interwiew. This will allow them to join the group of their same level. For this reasons is suggested that students arrive at the school at 8.30 a.m. on the first day of the class.

Fees cover all teaching material. At the end of the class student can ask for a certificate of attendance or, on request, a certificate attesting to the successful completion of courses. A lesson-hour corresponds to 55 minutes.

Each student can participate in all the cultural activities offered monthly by the school. All the activities are free of charge.