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LEARN ITALIAN IN FLORENCE - LANGUAGE COURSE IN ITALY
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Florence, Italy
Minimum age: 16
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| Location | School | Courses | Special courses | Dates | Activities | Accommodation | Prices | Registration | Italy |
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Location
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Florence is the capital city of Tuscany. Centuries of history and art have left this city with a unique heritage in the world. While Florence carefully maintains its Renaissance architecture and culture, it is not locked in time; the city pulses with life from scurrying students in the university quarter to the businessmen who whiz by on Vespas. Few cities of comparable size can boast such a profusion and variety of high-quality goods. Walking around the city you will find shops selling fashionable clothes, antiques and jewellery as well as tipical Florentine crafts. Florence has always been noted for its crafts: hand-mademarbled paper, terracotta and decorative glazed ceramics, leather goods, gold and silver jewellery. Florentine food grows out of a tradition of peasant eating rather than rarefied high cooking. The typically saltless and butter-less Tuscan bread frequently features in Florentine courses, especially in its famous soups. The most famous main course is the bistecca alla fiorentina, a huge steak cooked over hot charcoal and served very rare. The rich artistic heritage, the numerous cultural events, and beauty of the surroundings make Florence one of the world's most beautiful cities and a unique centre of attraction for visitors from all over the world. Florence is by tradition the city where you can practise and learn Italian language to communicate with local people everyday. |  |
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School
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Our partner school, founded in 1976, is centrally located in Florence, in a quiet street next to the main railway station. The school occupies three storeys of a 19th century building and has 17 comfortable, well-equipped and air conditioned classrooms with audio and video equipment. The students can relax in the small garden and have free Internet access. The Italian language courses are attended by international students from more than 60 different countries, thus creating a very stimulating international atmosphere. There is a social activities programme. Students have the possibility to study Italian and to communicate in this international context. Study Italian in Florence, in the heart of the Italian language: the best way to learn it. Our partner school is authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education to teach Italian language and culture to foreign students, has obtained the International quality assurance Certificate ISO 9001 and has every year inspections to ensure that high standards are maintained. Moreover the school is member of ASILS, the professional Association of Schools of Italian as Second Language an in Sweden, it is accredited by CSN (National Board of Student Aid). |  |
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Key features, click here
- Three storeys of a 19th century building
- 17 comfortable, well-equipped and air conditioned classrooms provided with audio and video equipment
- Small garden
- Free internet access
- Student age +16
- Excellent social activities programme
- Minutes walk to the historic centre of Florence
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Courses
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| Standard Course (20 lessons per week) | Work is in a small group and covers all aspects of the language with a particular emphasis on developing communicative skills in speaking and writing. Each group is taught by two teachers a day in order to ensure more varied and stimulating instruction. As no translation is used in the classroom you will be quickly able to understand and express yourself in Italian. Each level can be completed in 4 weeks. At the end of each course after successful completion of a test you can progress to the next level. Please note: textbooks and study materials are not included in any course. - 20 lessons per week, Monday - Friday
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Schedule: 9.00 - 12.40 or 14.00 - 17.40
- Duration: min 2 weeks
- Groups Max. 12 students
- Levels: 10 levels available, from absolute beginner to advanced
- Starting dates: not absolute beginners can start the course on any Monday
- Available also Long Term Couses (12 and 24 weeks), see starting dates
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| Super Intensive Course (30 lessons per week) | This course is divided in 20 group lessons and 10 one to one lessons per week. Individual lessons allow you to concentrate on improving specific aspects of the language and on developing the abilities and the vocabulary needed in the professional life. Details: - 30 lessons per week, Monday - Friday , 20 group lessons in the morning and 10 individual lessons in the afternoon per week
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Duration: min 2 weeks
- Groups Max. 12 students
- Levels: 10 levels available, from absolute beginner to advanced
- Starting dates: not absolute beginners can start the course on any Monday
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One to One lessons (20, 30, 40 lessons per week)Participants will be working with two or more teachers, each with a special programme suited to the participant's needs. Particularly suited to professionals and executives, this course is tailored to meet the needs of the participants with special requirements in specific language areas. Details: |  |
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| Art History Course (24 lessons per week) | This course is offered in the afternoon throughout the year, combined with a Standard Course in the morning. The Programme focuses on Florentine Renaissance and foresees visits to museums. The course is held in Italian. Details: - 6 lessons per week, for a total of 24 lessons
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes.
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Groups Min. 5 participants
- Level: elementary level of Italian required
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Special courses
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| Preparatory Course for University Admission (20 lessons per week) | The course curriculum is tailored to the fields the students plan to study at the University and to the exams they need to take to be admitted to a particular department. Emphasis is therefore on the preparation in those subjects required by the departments that apply selective entry. We prepare students for the Entrance Examination in Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts, Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering. Details: - 20 per week, Monday - Friday
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Groups Max. 15 students divided into groups according to the chosen Faculty
- Level: intermediate level of Italian required
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| Italian + Cooking in Florence (20+8 lessons per week) | This course is a special combination of Italian Language course and Cooking that offers international students a unique opportunity to better understand the Italian culture. Practical cooking classes are held in Italian language and are for non-professional people. The focus is on Italian culinary and wine traditions, after the preparation of the dishes students will appreciate the resulting performance. Contents: Tuscan cuisine, regional cuisine, baking & pastry and Italian wines.Our Italian cooking school will be a fantastic experience to enter the marvellous world of our tastes and flavours. Italian language: |  | - 20 lessons per week
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Duration: 2, 3, 4 weeks
- Schedule: morning, Monday - Friday
- Levels: from Elementary to Advanced
- Class size: max 12 students
Italian Cooking: - 8 lessons per week
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Duration: 2, 3, 4 weeks
- Schedule: afternoon, Monday - Thursday
- Level: Elementary level of Italian required
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Structure of a Cooking lesson, click here
- Description of menu
- Information on the origins and tradition of each dish
- Characteristics of the ingredients, hot to select and clean them, cooking technique and method
- New culinary trends
- Preparation of the dishes in all its phases
- Cooking
- Tasting!
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Italian + Arts, Design & Photography (20 + 10 lessons per week) | This is an intensive short programme in Italian language and design, fine arts & photography. The programme combines Italian tuition in the morning with one of the many art and design courses in the afternoon. To attend this programme an elementary level of Italian is required. Italian Language lessons - 20 lessons per week
- 1 lesson = 50 minutes
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Schedule: morning, Monday - Friday
- Levels: from Beginner to Advanced
- Class size: 6 - 12 students
Arts, Design & Photography Students must choose one of the following options for a minimum of 4 weeks: Fashion Design, Accessory Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Classic and Digital Photography or Painting. 10 lessons per week Duration: 4 weeks Schedule: afternoon, Monday - Friday Levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced for Design & Fine Arts Programmes and Beginner and Intermediate for Photography Programme Italian knowledge: Elementary level of Italian is required Class size: 3 - 7 students
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Option descriptions, please, click here
Fashion Design: students are introduced to creative design development and to the skills required to create fashion design, Assignments will introduce the design processes of trend research, storyboard compiling, colour story, fabric selection, draping design concepts and the 2-D to 3-D development of creative ideas. Students will also be introduced to the basics of fashion illustration. Accessory Design: this course introduces students to the basics of the design of accessories in a wide variety of materials. The emphasis will be on the concept of three-dimentional sketching and on the development of footwear, handbags, small leather goods, belts, ect. Industrial Design: this course presents the principles of Industrial Design focusing on: vocabulary, process and methodology of product development, problem solving. Through lectures, discussions and exercises students explore Industrial Design as a creative process, becoming familiar with the history of Industrial Design. Particular emphasis on Italian designers whose work will be examined on-site. Interior Design: the course focuses on the planning and furnishing of interiors. Technical and theoretical aspects of the subject are covered together with an overview of the history of interior design, technology and materials. Discussions and analysis of contemporary Italian trends in interior design form an integral part of the course. Classic and Digital Photography: the course focuses on digital photography and its most updated techniques together with the classic fine art photography. The course will both explore the use of the computer state of the art software and techniques. Objective of the corse is to create a mature visual expression into the Digital Photographic World. Painting: this course focus is on the fundamental principles and techniques of paiting. Thus students focus on the medium of oil painting and concentrate on the elements of the human figure. Practical demonstrations are supplemented by slide lectures and visits to view oil painting in Florentine museums. The technical study of oil painting continues with a focus upon the nude human form through the use of a model. The students will be guided through problems of colour, composition, value and pictorical dynamics. |
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Dates
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- The following are public holidays and the school will be closed, lessons cannot be recuperated: 24th Mar, 25th Apr, 1st May, 2nd Jun, 15th Aug, 1st Nov, 8th Dec.
- Group courses are suspended from 23rd to 27th Jun 2008 and from 15th Dec 2008 to 4th Jan 2009.
Suggested starting dates for Standard, Long Term 12/24 weeks, Super Intensive, Art History, Italian + Cooking and Italian + Arts, Design & Photography courses: 07.01, 04.02, 03.03, 31.03, 28.04, 26.05, 30.06, 28.07, 25.08, 22.09, 20.10, 17.11. However, not absolute beginners can start on any Monday Starting date for Preparation for University course: 23.06
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Activities
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Every month our partner school organizes a daily programme of activities exclusively for you. You will have the possibility to broaden your knowledge of Italian culture and visit famous cities. The first day you will be given a detailed schedule that fills every day and weekend with different activities.Your teachers will be with you to help you improve your Italian and better understand Italian life and customs. An art historian will take you on excursions to visit museums, world-renown works of art and places of historical interest. |  | Airport transfer: From Florence airport to the accommodation: € 50 (price one way per person) |
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Details, please, click here
Examples of activities/excursions (according to the season): You can listen to afternoon lectures on Italian customs and current events or watch Italian films and learn how to prepare delicious dishes of Italian cuisine. Moreover, you will have many occasions to practice some sports (Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming) and to enjoy evenings out for dinner or at a disco with your new friends. Excursions to: Siena, Pisa, Roma, Venice, Verona, 5 terre (seaside), Chianti (wine producing farm). |
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