This term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 January
10 week Beginner 1 course - starting Monday 30 January (morning)
10 week Beginner 1 course - starting Thursday 2 February (evening)
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Coming up
5 week B2+ starting on Tuesday 28 February (evening)
5 week B3+ starting on Thursday 1 March (evening)
5 week B1+ starting on Tuesday 28 February (evening) , Wednesday 29 February (evening) , Monday 5 March (daytime) & Thursday 8 March (evening)
----------- Spring Term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 & 30 April
5 week courses starting in the week commencing 4 June
Min/Max
class size:
5/14
Course
Fees:
Full 10 week courses:
£173 (for 10 x 1½ hours) £193 (for 10 x 2 hours)
Half or 5-week courses: £90 (for 5 x 1½
hours) £100 (for 5 x 2
hours)
Course
content:
Beginner
1 (Absolute Beginner):
Introducing yourself and familiarising with other people
How to order food at restaurants and bars (& how make complaints!)
Talking about your country and your daily routine (work, hobbies)
Grammatically, you will be learn to recognize and use articles and verbs in the present tense.
Teaching will be in both a traditional and communicative way.
Beginner 2: The 10 week course starts from a revision and consolidation of the material studied in the previous term and will move on to:
Planning trips (talk about the local geography, book a hotel room) and ask for information
Irregular verbs in the present
Passato prossimo (Present Perfect)
Talking about past events and holidays
Talking about basic personal and family information
Beginner 3:
The 10 week course starts from a revision and consolidation of the material studied in the previous term and will move on to:
Talking about daily routine and work
Reflexive verbs
Irregualar verbs in the past
Shopping
Direct pronouns
Student
facilities:
If you
miss a class, we have a flexible policy allowing
you to attend another class at the same level (in
the same week) to make up, subject to availability.
Course material is made available for download via
out Student Login area, if you miss a class.
*
We
do not take a break during the 1½ hour lesson
- please bear this in mind when comparing us with
other courses offering 2 hour lessons.
This term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 January
Coming up
5 week courses starting the week commencing 27 February
Spring Term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 & 30 April
5 week courses starting in the week commencing 4 June
Min/Max
class size:
5/14
Course
Fees:
Full 10 week courses:
£173 (for 10 x 1½ hours) £193 (for 10 x 2 hours)
Half or 5-week courses: £90 (for 5 x 1½
hours) £100 (for 5 x 2
hours)
Course
content:
Intermediate 1:
The 10 week course starts from a revision and consolidation of the material studied in the previous term (present, past) and will move on to:
Introduction of the Imperfect Tense (another form of past in Italian)
Contrast between the Present Perfect and Imperfect
Future Tense
More difficult "Survival Kit" and daily situation study cases and role-play
Structures and language to have general and simple conversations with native speakers will be taught.
You will start expressing your viewpoints on basic topical issues.
Intermediate
2:
Conditional
tense & pronouns
Describing
houses & Italian life
Expressing
wishes, dislikes & annoyances
Making
social arrangements
Student
facilities:
If you
miss a class, we have a flexible policy allowing
you to attend another class at the same level (in
the same week) to make upp, subject to availability.
Course material is made available for download via
out Student Login area, if you miss a class.
*We
do not take a break during the 1½ hour lesson
- please bear this in mind when comparing us with
other courses offering 2 hour lessons.
This term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 January
Coming up
5 week courses starting the week commencing 27 February
Spring Term
5 & 10 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 & 30 April
5 week courses starting in the week commencing 4 June
Min/Max
class size:
5/14
Course
Fees:
Full 10 week courses:
£173 (for 10 x 1½ hours) £193 (for 10 x 2 hours) £213 (for 10 x 2½
hours)
Half or 5-week courses: £90 (for 5 x 1½
hours) £100 (for 5 x 2
hours) £110 (for 5 x2½
hours)
Course
content:
Introduction
of Subjunctive tense, Phrasal
verbs
Authentic
reading from newspapers, magazines, interviews
and films
Student
facilities:
If you
miss a class, we have a flexible policy allowing
you to attend another class at the same level (in
the same week) to make up, subject to availability.
Course material is made available for download via
out Student Login area, if you miss a class.
* We do not take a break during the 1½ hour
lesson - please bear this in mind when comparing
us with other courses offering 2 hour lessons.
Morning + Afternoon on Saturday, Afternoon on Sunday
Length
of each lesson:
Total 12 hours
Course
length:
2 days
Timetable::
Mornings
Afternoons
Saturday
09:30-13:30
14:30-18:30
Sunday
14:30-18:30
TOTAL:
12 hours
Course
content:
These are full immersion classes, 6 hours a day over 2 days.
They are designed for students who have previously studied some Italian and wish to become more proficient in communicating in the language covering a variety of subjects including current affairs, literature, art, music and any areas of particualr interest to students.
This will be achieved through discussion, reading, comprehension, role plays etc., with the aim of getting students to start thinking in Italian.
Start
dates:
- Please contact us for more information or if you have a particular requirement -
Course
Fees:
£173
Regular Intensive courses
No
of lessons per week:
4
(Mornings, Afternoons) or 5 (Evenings)
Length
of each lesson:
2
or 3 hours (see timetable below)
Course
length:
1
week
Timetable::
Mornings
Afternoons
Evenings
Mon
10:30-13:30
Mon
14:00-17:00
Mon
18:30-21:00
Tues
10:30-13:30
Tues
14:00-17:00
Tues
18:30-21:00
Wed
10:30-13:30
Wed
14:00-17:00
Wed
18:30-21:00
Fri
10:30-13:30
Fri
14:00-17:00
Thurs
18:30-21:00
Fri
18:30-20:30
TOTAL:
12 hours
TOTAL: 12 hours
TOTAL: 12 hours
Start
dates:
- Please contact us for more information or if you have a particular requirement -
This term
5 week courses starting in the week commencing 27 February
Spring Term
5 week courses starting in the week commencing 23 & 30 April
Course
Fees:
£173
"Due Chiacchiere" conversation classes
"Due Chiacchiere" - to have an informal chat about various topics.
Even if you have studied a language, you may not always feel confident using it
in an everyday setting. These classes are a great opportunity to practise the Italian you know or have previously learnt, improve your fluency and boost your confidence in speaking Italian.
The courses are for 10 weeks, & each class is 1½ hours long. All levels.
Pleasecontact us for more details and course availability.
Dates:
This term
10 week courses starting in the week commencing 27 February
Venue:
Smaller groups (up to 5) Monday to Friday evenings (18:30-20:00), Saturdays (13:00-14:30) at our Knightsbridge venue
Smaller & larger groups Tuesdays & Thursday evenings (19:00-20:30) at our Manchester Street venue, Saturday afternoons (14:45-16:15) at our South Audley Street venue
No
of lessons per week:
1
Length
of each lesson:
1½ hours
Course
length:
Normally
10 weeks, unless otherwise specified
Course
Fees:
£173 (for 10 x 1½ hours)
Refresher Course - 21/22 April (Sat/Sun)
Afternoons
Number of
hours
Saturday 21 April
14:30-18:30
4
Sunday 22 April
14:30-18:30
4
Workshop
fee:
£90 per person for 8 hours total (both days)
Workshop
£50 per person for 4 hours total (Sat or Sun)
Workshop
Italian through Art
Visit to National Gallery or Estoric Collection or V&A
Practise your Italian, listening and talking about the most famous Italian artists. You will be using your verbs whilst discovering Italian Art.
- Please contact us for more information -
Workshop
fee:
£25 per person per session (1.5 hours) between 2 and 16 April
Know Italy & the Italians South Audley Street
We turn the spotlight onto 3 different Italian regions of Central, Northern & Southern Italy, exploring their geography, food and wine, traditions, music and more.
- Please contact us for more information -
Workshop
fee:
£50 per person per session (3 hours) between 2 and 16 April
Italian Cinema & Theatre
South Audley Street
A fantastic way to work on your listening and oral abilities, and learn more about the great Italian directors and actors.
- Please contact us for more information -
Workshop
fee:
£25 per person per session (1.5 hours) between 2 and 16 April
Italian on Foot
Practise in the most natural way possible. One hour of these 1½ hour sessions will be spent talking in Italian with your teacher, whilst you stop in front of shops, in museums, and of course at an Italian bar where you carry on conversing over a coffee. What better than this?
- Please contact us for more information -
Workshop
fee:
£25 per person per session (1.5 hours) between 2 and 16 April
Grammar Workshop
South Audley Street
If you feel you could benefit from concentrating on Italian grammar, this course can put the finishing touches to your spoken and written skills.
Learn how to avoid errors, improve your spelling and raise your overall level of communication.
- Please contact us for more information -
Workshop
fee:
£25 per person per session (1.5 hours) between 2 and 16 April
For more
information about these workshops, please contact us.
Italian
through Cookery
Learn
the Italian language as well as authentic Italian
recipes that you will prepare and sample as
part of the course.
Courses normally consist of 1 session per week
over a 7 week period.
Courses are scheduled as follows:. Please contact us for more information or to express an interest in joining.
Wednesdays (10:30-12:00) and Saturdays (10:15-11:45), dates TBC - Guildford
Tuesday and Saturday, dates TBC February 2012- London
Click
here for
more information about our "Italian
through Cookery" courses in Guildford,
Surrey
Click
here for
more information about our "Italian
through Cookery" courses in Central London.
Italian through cookery in Guildford Italian through cookery in London
Course
fees:
£199
In-house
& Corporate Tuition
We
have a wide range of tuition methods, and employ
enthusiastic, qualified and fully trained teachers
to design training courses and deliver efficient language
training in-house.
After we
have consulted with your company about putting together
the most suitable language programme for your needs
and objectives, we will deliver fast and efficient
results.
NOTE: Prices above include the
tutor's
travel expenses within
London Zones
1-4 during off-
peak hours.
If you require
tuition in Zones 5-6
or
outside the London travel
zones, and/or
the tutor has
to travel during peak hours,
we
will be happy to quote for this.
Private
(1-to-1 or small group) tuition allows you greater
flexibility in learning and can more easily focus on the
areas of interest or importance to you. For example:
General
Italian GCSE,
A-level
Law
Moving
to Italy
Business
Our tutors can come to your
office or home.
Course
fees:
At
your home or office
Private tuition
1
Student: £42 p.h.
2-3 Students: £47 p.h.
All tuition subject to a minimum 1½ hours per lesson unless otherwise agreed
NOTE: Prices above include the
tutor's
travel expenses within
London Zones
1-4 during off-
peak hours.
If you require
tuition in Zones 5-6
or
outside the London travel
zones, and/or
the tutor has
to travel during peak hours,
we
will be happy to quote for this.
Italians
love children and your kids will love the Italian language!
Our
classes are taught using games, songs, CDs and engaging
activities that will immerse them in a second language
- whilst having fun!
We offer both private individual or group lessons or
in-school classes (as an extra-curricular "Italian
Club"). We have successfully run several in-school
classes in London at different levels, and if parents
are interested, we offer termly 'excursions',for example
to a local restaurant, where the kids can make and sample
pizzas and try out their Italian!
If you think
your child's school might be interested in having an
Italian Club, please let us know and we can contact
them to discuss organising one.
