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The following are courses we have scheduled for the new/current term.
If the days and times do not suit you, please contact us as we may be able to offer alternatives
Current courses marked may have a place available. Please contact us.
Level Day Time of day Time Start date Price Venue BOOK
Beginner B1
B1 Mon+Weds Evening 19:00-20:30 20 Nov 2023 £155.00 (4 weeks)
Need to speak Italian in time for CHRISTMAS??
Join our crash course! Twice a week on Mon & Wed evenings (8 lessons)
ONLINE Book
B1 Tues+Thurs Evening 19:00-20:30 21 Nov 2023 £155.00 (4 weeks)
Need to speak Italian in time for CHRISTMAS??
Join our crash course! Twice a week on Tues & Thurs evenings (8 lessons)
MHS Book
B1 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 15 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
B1 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 15 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B1 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 15 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
OS Book
B1 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 16 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
OS Book
B1 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 17 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B1 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 17 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
B1 Thursday Evening 18:45-20:45 18 Jan 2024 £199.00 (7 weeks)
In classroom
2 hours per lesson
MHS Book
B1 Saturday Afternoon 12:00-14:00 20 Jan 2024 £199.00 (7 weeks) OS Book
Beginner B2
B2 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
B2 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B2 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
OS Book
B2 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 24 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B2 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 24 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
Beginner B3
B3 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B3 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
B3 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
OS Book
B3 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 24 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
MHS=Marylebone High Street     OS=Oxford Street
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The following are courses we have scheduled for the new/current term.
If the days and times do not suit you, please contact us as we may be able to offer alternatives
Current courses marked may have a place available. Please contact us.
Level Day Time of day Time Start date Price Venue BOOK
Intermediate I1
I1 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
I1 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
Intermediate I2
I2 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
I2 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
I2 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
Intermediate I3
I3 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
I3 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
Intermediate I1/I2/I3
I1/I2/I3 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 28 Nov 2023 £80.00 (4 weeks)
Conversation classes
MHS Book
MHS=Marylebone High Street     OS=Oxford Street
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The following are courses we have scheduled for the new/current term.
If the days and times do not suit you, please contact us as we may be able to offer alternatives
Current courses marked may have a place available. Please contact us.
Level Day Time of day Time Start date Price Venue BOOK
Pre Advanced PA1
PA1 Tuesday Evening 19:00-20:30 23 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
In classroom
MHS Book
Pre Advanced PA2
PA2 Thursday Evening 19:00-20:30 25 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
Pre Advanced PA3
PA3 Saturday Morning 12:00-14:00 20 Jan 2024 £199.00 (7 weeks)
In classroom
2 hours per lesson
OS Book
PA3 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
Advanced A2
A2 Monday Morning 10:30-12:00 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
A2 Monday Evening 19:00-20:30 22 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
A2 Wednesday Evening 19:00-20:30 24 Jan 2024 £199.00 (9 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
A2 Thursday Morning 10:30-12:00 25 Jan 2024 £199.00 (10 weeks) or
£109.00 (5 weeks)
ONLINE Book
A2 Thursday Evening 18:45-20:45 25 Jan 2024 £199.00 (7 weeks)
In classroom
2 hours per lesson
MHS Book
MHS=Marylebone High Street     OS=Oxford Street

Ideal before going to Italy or for preparation to exams, they can be organised as 1 week long or more, subject to minimun nunber/on demand.

Intensive 4 day EVENING course (online)
Courses:

4 days in total (8 hours)
Monday to Thursday 18.30-20.30

Level: All levels, subject to a minimum of students at any given level
Dates: TBC
Course Fee: £146
Venue: Online
Please contact us for further information.
 
Intensive 2 day DAYTIME Weekend course (online)
Courses: 2 days in total (8 hours)
Saturday and Sunday 10.30-14.30
Level: All levels, subject to a minimum of students at any given level
Dates: TBC
Course Fee: £156
Venue: Online
Please contact us for further information.
 
Intensive 4 day DAYTIME course (face-to-face)
Courses: 4 days in total (12 hours)
Tuesday to Friday 10:30-13:30
or
Tuesday to Friday 14:30-17:30
Level: All levels, subject to a minimum of students at any given level
Dates:

TBC

Course Fee: £235
Venue: Marylebone High Street
Please contact us for further information.
 
Intensive 4 day EVENING course (face-to-face)
Courses: 4 days in total (8 hours)
Tuesday to Friday 18:30-20:30
Level: All levels, subject to a minimum of students at any given level
Dates:

TBC

Course Fee: £156
Venue: Marylebone High Street
Please contact us for further information.


Book Club

What is the Book Club about?
A perfect way to read (naturally!), converse, and improve your Italian overall, the Book Club will be dedicated to Italian literature. The Club will discuss the most interesting and famous Italian authors and their works, from classics to modern and contemporary books. Each session will deal with a different writer/period, and excerpts, or the entire book, will be read in advance. There will also be activities to improve on your vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking skills.

What is the session about?
This Book Club session will be dedicated to the novel ‘’Per dieci minuti’’, by Chiara Gamberale, published in 2014. Thanks to the engaging style and themes covered, this novel was awarded Premio Selezione Bancarella that same year. In the session, students will have the chance of practicing on their vocabulary, listening, and speaking skills.

What will we cover?
L’incontro sarà focalizzato sul romanzo “Per dieci minuti”, della scrittrice Chiara Gamberale. Il libro è un racconto biografico, in cui alla protagonista viene richiesto di fare un esperimento per 30 giorni. Tutti i giorni, per 30 giorni, per almeno 10 minuti al giorno, deve provare qualcosa di nuovo. Questo la aiuterà ad avere una prospettiva differente sulla vita e su quello che sta passando.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The Book Club is entirely in Italian and you should have an intermediate/advanced knowledge of Italian.

Dates & Time
TBC

Fee
£25 (1½ hours)

The tutor
The tutor has a degree in Literature and is qualified to teach Italian to foreigners as LS and several years of experience in tutoring.

Please contact us for further information.


Italian through Art
Lo sguardo in pittura

The bond between the painter and the viewer, the intimacy that is created between the viewer and the work, is the great miracle of painting.

The painter seduces the gaze of the observer, inviting him into the pictorial space.

This workshop will analyse the viewer's gaze as both an internal and external component of the painted images.


Duration: 15.00-16.30 (1½ hours)
Location: Online
Date: Saturday 28 October 2023
Fee: £25

Level:
For all levels. Students will be grouped according to their knowledge of Italian. The workshop will be given both in Italian and English.

Class size: From a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8 students per group.

Book Art Workshop 28 October 2023

Italian Cinema Club

Every second Saturday of the month, the Italian Club invites you to familiarise with the main historical, cultural and social aspects of Italian filmmaking by looking at the work of some of its most influential authors/actors/directors.

The next meeting will suit any student who wants to examine the ‘Golden Age’ of Italian cinema and explore Blasetti discovers La Coppia Perfetta: Sophia e Marcello. "Peccato che sia una Canaglia" is a «witty comedy of characters» which launched the star duo Loren-Mastroianni, a pairing that gave birth to one of the most-loved couples Italian cinema has ever presented. The Loren-Mastroianni tandem, from then on, will always be popular, especially in Europe. They appeared in 10 films together, plus a cameo appearance by Mastroianni in "Questi fantasmi".

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, the golden couple of Italian Cinema, throughout their careers, have been a couple on set several times. They have played the role of lovers, boyfriends, husband and wife, so many times that in the collective imagination the two were really married.

Level: For all levels.
Fee: £21 (per meeting)
Date: TBC

Please contact us for more information

Italian on Foot (face-to-face conversation session)

Practise your Italian in the most natural way possible. 40 minutes of this 1 hour session will be spent talking in Italian with your teacher, whilst you stop in front of shops, parks and gardens (according to where the tour takes place) and of course at an Italian bar where you will carry on conversing over a coffee and recap all what you have learnt without effort with your specialised tutor. What better than this? Small groups or individually (all levels, apart from absolute Beginners).

Fee: £24 (in small groups) or ask for individual fees.

Please contact us for more information

NEW! Breaking News

Unlock the power of discussing current events in Italian! This exciting course is your gateway to enhancing your vocabulary, refining your listening and speaking skills, and staying abreast of Italian affairs.

In our Breaking News Conversation Classes, you will:

  • Broaden Your Vocabulary: Explore the latest headlines, political developments, cultural trends, and more. You'll learn essential vocabulary and phrases for discussing diverse topics.
  • Sharpen Your Listening Skills: Engage in live discussions and analyse real-time news broadcasts. Improve your comprehension and become a more attentive listener.
  • Hone Your Speaking Skills: Participate actively in thought-provoking conversations. Practice articulating your thoughts and opinions in Italian, boosting your confidence in speaking.
  • Stay Updated with Italian Affairs: Gain a deep understanding of Italy's current events and culture. Be well-informed and ready to converse about contemporary topics.
Don't miss this opportunity to take your Italian language skills to the next level while staying connected to the dynamic world of Italian affairs. Join us for our Breaking News Conversation Classes, where learning and current events converge seamlessly!

Level: For all levels.
Fee: £21 (per meeting)

Dates:
Book Breaking News 25 Nov 2023 09:30-10:30
Book Breaking News 02 Dec 2023 09:30-10:30
Book Breaking News 09 Dec 2023 09:30-10:30
Book Breaking News 16 Dec 2023 09:30-10:30

Conversation
Simply conversation! - Online and F2F

Our students love these sessions!

Our conversation workshops are super to improve, learn and consolidate your Italian with a difference. Perfect to refresh and "let your Italian go", these workshops are very useful to enlarge your vocabulary, deal with social situations more confidently, and complement any Italian lessons. Through specific stimuli and activities you will be encouraged to practise your conversation and pronunciation in Italian, and speak more fluently. Available on several days of the week online and F2F, intensive, sem-iintensive or regular, to spoil you with choice and leave you with no excuse that you
are busy that day!!

You are welcome to join our regular conversation courses, one-off sessions or even combine different levels on different days of the week, or earlier and later sessions, if you want to practise more. A different topic is dealt in each session.

All levels from Beginner1+ upwards (subject to minimum number of enrolments)

Please see the individual course levels above for available courses at each level

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Grammar Workshop

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, and raise your overall level of communication. This is a great opportunity to firm up on your Italian grammar and consolidate your Italian language studies!

What will be covered?
In one and half hours, we will try to cover the main topics of the grammar for your level, troubleshooting the most tricky areas and errors. Can we succeed in this heroic adventure? Come and find out!

All levels, from Beginners to Advanced. All one and half hours lessons, each level at £24 per session.

The Grammar workshops will be online.

NOTE: You are welcome to take more than one level on the same day.

Please contact us for more information

Strano & Sorprendente - a collection of unusual courses

Italian Through the regions in Italy
Let’s go to Italy, virtually. If you cannot go to Italy, we will bring Italy to you. Let’s explore the life, the food, the culture and the history of the Italian regions, through the eyes and the experience of one of tutors originally from the region on the spot.

Literature and teaching material will be sent to the participants after the workshop. Given in Italian and English, this special workshop is for everybody. Just come along to absorb La Dolce Vita, il Bel Paese and la Divina Lingua.
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online
Next dates: 20 January 2024
Fee: £21
BookItalian Through Italy - Le Marche - 20th January 2024, 10:30-11:30
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Italian Opera Club

Opera as an Art form has contributed enormously to the shaping of Italian worldwide cultural legacy with composers as Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini. The Club will meet once per month, every first Friday of the month.

We'll continue exploring Rossini's Masterpiece "La Cenerentola",  examining the first Act of this beautiful and immortal Opera. Rossini composed it when he was barely 25, but already an international superstar—  and his take on “Cinderella's story", is not just  magical, hilarious, but it is also heartfelt and the archetypes of fairy-tale narratives give way to  more complex and flesh-and-blood characters., always maintaining the brilliant, unmistakable Rossini's touch.

The tutor
Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Humanities at the prestigious La Sapienza University of Rome, the teacher is an established director who will address the history of Italian opera from an aesthetic-cultural perspective.

Level: For all levels. The workshop will be given both in Italian and English.

Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online
Dates: October Friday 17:30-18:30 (Date TBC)
Fee: £21
Please contact us for further information.


Writing Workshop

Improve your written Italian

The small group sessions will exclusively focus on written Italian. Each session is charged for 1 hour, half an hour of which will be spent with a tutor to work on pre-task activities, explore the building blocks of good writing and spelling exercises ("ortografia"). In each Zoom meeting the tutor will assign a different essay for the students to write at home and which will be individually corrected (hence the other 30 minutes of the hour). The tutor will help to identify areas for writing and structure development, with corrections and explanation of any grammar/spelling mistakes to enrich your vocabulary.

The essays will deal with different types of writing (creative writing, letters/emails, stories, reviews) and will be an invaluable help for CILS exam candidates, GCSE & A' level Italian students, or simply for anybody who likes to write and knows they would benefit from language inputs and advice to write in a foreign language.

Also the following aspects will be dealt with: Punctuation & Spelling

Duration: 30 minutes per session + 30 minutes homework assignment
Location: Online
Next dates: TBC
Fee: £21 (per session)


Improve your written Italian for exams – Special Edition

Especially ideal for all CILS candidates who would like to improve their written skills and get familiarised with the written part of the CILS exams, the workshop will focus on past papers practice and how to compose and address written complaints, job applications and request information in Italian. Also the following aspects will be dealt with:

  • Paragraph structure
  • Proofreading
  • Adding variety to your sentences.
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online
Dates: TBC
Fee: £24 (per session)
Please contact us for further information.

Italian through Cookery
“La cucina maleducata 2!”

If you missed our first successful session, you can join our second. If you want to learn more, join our cookery session and you will discover a whole world of fun (and some bad words)!
We will also prepare a couple of dishes whose name is peculiar and a tiny bit “rude”!

Everybody is welcome, whether you speak or study Italian or not!! The cookery workshop will be in both Italian and English, for learners of Italian at all levels.

Fee: £24 per session (minimum number: 6)

Duration: 75 minutes
Location: Online
Next dates: TBC
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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 an initial consultation with your company covering your current proficiency in Italian (if applicable) and your specific needs and objectives, we will put together the most suitable language programme, including a feedback and assessment schedule for your consideration.

Tuition fees:

In person
Based on minimum of 9 hours paid in advance:
1 Student: £44 p.h.
2 Students: £48 p.h. (shared between students)
3+ Students POA - we can offer competitive group rates

Online

 
NOTE: Travel expenses are applicable for face-to-face lessons.
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(1-to-1 or small group) allows you greater flexibility in learning and can more easily focus on the areas of interest or importance to you. Our tutors come to your office or home, or can teach you online.
Course fees: At your home or office
No of students Lessons paid
individually
(per hour)
6 hours or more
paid in advance
(per hour)
 
1 £44 £42  
2 £48 £46 (total shared between students)
3 £54 £51 (total shared between students)
All subject to a minimum 1½ hours per lesson for in-person tuition unless otherwise agreed.

NOTE: For face-to-face (in person) tuition within London Zones 1 & 2, there is a flat-rate charge of £5 per lesson to cover the tutor's travel expenses. If you require tuition outside Zones, or outside the London travel zones, please notify us of this and we will be happy to quote the appropriate rate for travel.

Online
We can offer online tuition on different platforms depending on students' preferences and on whether is it 1-to-1 or 2/3-to-1 tuition.
 
No of students Lessons paid
individually
(per hour)
6 hours or more
paid in advance
(per hour)
 
1 £41 £39  
2 £44 £42 (total shared between students)
3 £48 £45 (total shared between students)
 
  All subject to a minimum 1 hour per lesson for online tuition unless otherwise agreed.  
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We offer private one-to-one tuition to your son or daughter to prepare them for their Italian GCSE, IB or A-level. We have experience with both the AQA and EDEXCEL curricula and aim to help your child achieve a top grade.

Tuition is on a one-to-one basis, and the lessons can all be face-to-face or a combination of this and online video lessons.

If your child is aiming for a top grade in their Italian exam, please contact us for an assessment and to discuss further.
Fees: At your home:
No of students Lessons paid
individually
(per hour)
6 hours or more
paid in advance
(per hour)
 
1 £50 £47  
2 £54 £52 (total shared between students)
3 £58 £56 (total shared between students)
Online:  
No of students Lessons paid
individually
(per hour)
6 hours or more
paid in advance
(per hour)
 
1 £48 £45  
2 £52 £50 (total shared between students)
3 £56 £54 (total shared between students)
 
NOTE: All tuition subject to a minimum 1½ hours per lesson (face-to-face) or 1 hour per lesson (online) unless otherwise agreed.

For face-to-face (in person) tuition within London Zones 1 & 2, there is a flat-rate charge of £5 per lesson to cover the tutor's travel expenses. If you require tuition outside Zones, or outside the London travel zones, please notify us of this and we will be happy to quote the appropriate rate for travel.
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Italian tuition for children

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.

Course fees: Variable depending on the number of students. Book Tuition for Kids

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