ITALIAN SMALL GROUP COURSES (3 - 4 participants per class)

The small group courses of Italian language are intensive classes with max. 4 students per group*. Being only in 3 or 4 people per class they assure a full exposure and immediate introduction into the language. Therefore, they are an optimal course choice for all those who prefer to participate in a group course but still wish to have individual attention from the teacher.

Thanks to the fact that in a small group course the students share their time with only 2 or 3 others, their active participation at the lesson of doing in person the exercises and conversation is quite high. As the practice under the guidance of an experienced teacher is one of the key factors in the process of language learning, a small group course enables the students to achieve good results in only a few weeks of course. In fact, 2 weeks of a small group course correspond to about 4 weeks of a standard course (8-12 students) or 1 week of a personalized one-to-one course.

In order to know more about the main differences of studying a language on an individual basis, in a small or a bigger group, please click here >>> . If instead you wish to know how much time you should plan for your language stayin Italy to achieve a certain level, consult the page "european levels & results">>>

NEW! - Below, a special offer for those who enroll within July 2010

SMALL GROUP COURSES IN 4 DIFFERENT SCHEDULES

Italian courses	Hours/day	Morning		Afternoon
Small group course "A-gr"	4 hours / day	9am - 1pm
Small group course "S-gr"	4 hours / day			2pm - 6pm
Small group course "B-gr"	6 hours / day	9am - 1pm	and	2pm - 4pm
Small group course "D-gr"	8 hours / day	9am - 1pm	and	2pm - 6pm

The Italian courses "A-gr" and "S-gr" are basic courses suitable for those who wish to have free time to sight see or combine the Italian course with another course or activity. These 4-hour-per-day courses are offered in two different schedules (morning / afternoon) in order to permit our students to organize their schedules according to their other activities.

The Italian courses "B-gr" and "D-gr" provide the opportunity for a more intensive Italian study assuring a full-immersion exposure to the language. The morning hours of these two courses concentrate on the structure of the Italian language while the afternoon is reserved for the practical application of the subjects studied in the morning.

• The small group courses have a minimum length of 2 weeks and are scheduled from Monday through Friday

• The level will be determined by the results of our language test

 

BEGINNING DATES OF ITALIAN SMALL GROUP COURSES

2010

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
04	01	01	12	10	07	05	02	13	11	08	06
18	15	15	26	24	21	19	16	27	25	22
		29					30

 

PRICES OF THE ITALIAN SMALL GROUP COURSES (per 2 weeks)

Courses	Euros
Small group course "A-gr" (morning)	770
Small group course "S-gr" (afternoon)	770
Small group course "B-gr"	1080
Small group course "D-gr"	1340

 

NEW ! SPECIAL OFFER FOR ENROLLMENTS WITHIN JULY 2010 (prices per person per 2 weeks) Courses Small groups Self-composed small groups Small group courses "A-gr" and "S-gr" Euros 650 Euros 600 Small group course "B-gr" Euros 910 Euros 840 Small group course "D-gr" Euros 1130 Euros 1045

 

DISCOUNTS AND REDUCTIONS

• For 4 weeks, discount of 8%
• For 6 or more weeks, discount of 10%
• For those who organize a group by themselves, discount of 10%
• During the months of February and March, discount of 10%

 

THE PRICES INCLUDE

• textbooks and notebooks
• use of video tapes and DVDs
• lodging placement service
• certificates and diplomas
• examination fee

 

ITALIAN LANGUAGE & ITALIAN SLANG - INTERESTING ARTICLES

If you are interested in Italian language, visit our blog at the section Italian language & Italian slang. Did you ever ask yourself why Italians say

• tirare un bidone
• avere la coda di paglia

 

ATTENTION At our school each lesson hour lasts 60 minutes. In many other schools the lesson hour lasts 45 or 50 minutes and the prices of their courses, apparently lower, are actually higher of 25% (or 20%) of those written on their brochure.

*  If the minimum quota of participants (3 students) is not reached, small group lessons will be converted to two-to-one lessons with two-thirds the number of hours or one-to-one lessons with half the number of hours.