italian language in italy : Hundreds of Options
Type "learning+Italian+Italy" into Google and a bewildering number of pages will come back at you listing hundreds of options. So just how do you go about choosing the school that is most suitable for you?
First of all, you need to make a list of your objectives: are you after holiday Italian or real qualifications? Do you want a formal school where you will be given a paper qualification at the end of your studying or would you prefer a relaxed informal environment where you learn by doing? Are extra curricula activities important or would you prefer to spend your time as you choose? A homestay program is also worth considering. By living with your teacher for the duration of your course, you will have the advantage of expert tuition throughout the day. The Languages Abroad web site runs homestay programs throughout the world, including Italy: www.languagesabroad.com/livelearn.html.
Italian academic Francesca Mattiussi-Seaman is the director of the Scuola Insieme Italian Language School (www.scuolainsieme.com) that she set up in her hometown of Grado, in northeast Italy, when she was still a sophomore at Stanford University. She now splits her time between Grado and teaching at the University of Depauw, Indiana.
“The idea of the school was born from the desire to offer the community around me a payment for the education I as receiving. I wanted to teach the Italian language in an authentic way, with all the love I could carry for the culture in which I had grown, and the care that I knew I could give. Scuola Insieme was not born to be a business but an investment in education.”
Once you have decided your objectives you can start your search for a language school. The first thing to do is consider your location. The tourist haunts of Rome and Florence have far more language schools than small towns buried in the Ligurian hillsides. While this means that you will have more choice about the type of school you choose, you will also be mixing with far more English speakers. And it follows that the more Italian you do speak, the more it will improve.
Apart from scrolling through the listings on google, try www.studyabroaditaly.org which provides listings of language schools along with a comprehensive profile. This could be a good starting point. Pagine Gialle, the Italian version of the Yellow Pages telephone directory, www.paginegialle.it will also provide you with a list of language schools in the area you want.
By Emma Bird
First of all, you need to make a list of your objectives: are you after holiday Italian or real qualifications? Do you want a formal school where you will be given a paper qualification at the end of your studying or would you prefer a relaxed informal environment where you learn by doing? Are extra curricula activities important or would you prefer to spend your time as you choose? A homestay program is also worth considering. By living with your teacher for the duration of your course, you will have the advantage of expert tuition throughout the day. The Languages Abroad web site runs homestay programs throughout the world, including Italy: www.languagesabroad.com/livelearn.html.
Italian academic Francesca Mattiussi-Seaman is the director of the Scuola Insieme Italian Language School (www.scuolainsieme.com) that she set up in her hometown of Grado, in northeast Italy, when she was still a sophomore at Stanford University. She now splits her time between Grado and teaching at the University of Depauw, Indiana.
“The idea of the school was born from the desire to offer the community around me a payment for the education I as receiving. I wanted to teach the Italian language in an authentic way, with all the love I could carry for the culture in which I had grown, and the care that I knew I could give. Scuola Insieme was not born to be a business but an investment in education.”
Once you have decided your objectives you can start your search for a language school. The first thing to do is consider your location. The tourist haunts of Rome and Florence have far more language schools than small towns buried in the Ligurian hillsides. While this means that you will have more choice about the type of school you choose, you will also be mixing with far more English speakers. And it follows that the more Italian you do speak, the more it will improve.
Apart from scrolling through the listings on google, try www.studyabroaditaly.org which provides listings of language schools along with a comprehensive profile. This could be a good starting point. Pagine Gialle, the Italian version of the Yellow Pages telephone directory, www.paginegialle.it will also provide you with a list of language schools in the area you want.
By Emma Bird
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