Dilit (Divulgazione Lingua Italiana), established in 1974, was one of the first language schools in Italy to teach Italian as a Foreign Language and has established itself as one of the most prestigious Italian Language Schools in the country today.

It is part of International House, the well-known world-wide organisation of 120 language schools.

Apart from its Italian Language Courses, Dilit International House is also well-known and appreciated in Italy and abroad for its Teacher Education Courses for Teachers of Italian and the publication of course books and other language teaching materials.

TEACHERS
The teachers are all native speakers and hold both a university degree and a diploma in the teaching of their mother tongue as a foreign language. Dilit-International House is also well-known for its Teacher-training Centre (Accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education). Each year more than 50 teacher-trainees obtain their teaching diploma and those with the highest grade are selected to form part of the teaching staff of the school.

At present, the school employs 24 teachers who have been teaching in the school for an average of 10 years. All the teachers have a regular work contract. One hour per week of each teacher's contract hours is devoted to professional development. This development is implemented by means of monthly teacher education seminars organised by the Teacher Training Department. This is all reflected by the high level of professionalism and responsibility of the teachers towards the school and all the students.

STUDENTS
The school caters for students from all over the world at all levels and with a wide variety of needs. The minimum age is 16. Each year about 2000 students from more than 60 countries come to Dilit-International House. This situation avoids the concentration of students of the same nationality and favours the use of Italian outside the classroom and the exchange between different peoples and cultures.

GROUP COURSES
All levels from absolute beginners to advanced are available throughout the year. The minimum age is 16. The maximum number of students per class is 14. Students who already know some Italian can enrol at times other than course-starting dates. On arrival, non-beginner students are tested and placed in classes according to their level and their particular needs.

• 15 hrs/week *: afternoons, 3 hours a day, from 2 to 52 weeks.
• 20 hrs/week *: mornings*, 4 hours a day, from 2 to 40 weeks.

  (*at certain times of the year, for 1 week out of 4, lessons may be held from 2pm to 6pm)

• 30 hrs/week: mornings and afternoons, 6 hours a day, from 2 to 28 weeks.
  
  

Classes are held twice a week, mornings or afternoons, and last 3 hours.
Each course lasts 12 weeks.
These courses are run all year except July, August and September.
Minimum attendance is 12 weeks.

Attendance is daily from Monday to Friday and varies from 3 to 6 hours a day.
Minimum attendance is one week.

Attendance is a minimum of 3 hours a week for a minimum of 30 hours in all.

ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY
The aim of the course is to give the participants a brief introduction to the most common methodologies used in archaeology within a general framework of Roman history. As a result the participants will find themselves in contact with the customs and traditions of Ancient Rome. The course is divided in eight lessons, each lasting three hours.

First Lesson
• Historical-archaeological outline of the territory of Rome: general introduction to archaeology, identification of archaeological sites, methods of excavation.
• Rome: the origins, the Republic, the Empire.

Second Lesson
• Imperial Rome: topography and location of the principle archaeological sites found in the present urban area.

Third Lesson
• Visit to the Foro Romano.

Fourth Lesson
- Roman building techniques.
• Material Culture.


Fifth Lesson
• Ostia: a magnificent example of Roman construction techniques.

Sixth Lesson
• The Necropolis: chronological differences, excavations.

Seventh Lesson
• Restoration techniques: treatment of skeletons, the figure of the anthropologist, treatment of funeral remains.

Eight Lesson
• Visit to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Romano.

ITALIAN ART
Rome is an unparalleled repository of monuments from all periods. Great architectural structures, unforgettable avenues, breathless sculptures, naturalistic wonders of the Roman period, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque, all these have left their mark on the Rome we see today. Every lesson lasts 3 hours. Slides and information hand-outs are provided together with booklets on the subjects dealt with.

First Lesson
• The legacy of the Roman Period and its symbols: the triumphal arch, the column...
• The structure of the Forum and its influence on world culture.

Second Lesson
• The Medieval period: churches and their masterpieces.
• The importance of mosaics; the legacy of a family of artists in 13th century Rome, the Cosmati.

Third Lesson
• Visit to little known places concerning Medieval Rome.

Fourth Lesson
• The birthplace of the Renaissance.
• Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, painting
•The "perspective" - its influence on architects, artists and sculptors.


Fifth Lesson
•The urban policy of the Popes: the transformation of the city into a true Baroque city.
•The protagonists of the Baroque.


Sixth Lesson
• Visit to the principal courses of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, to discover the external space of an artwork, the visual and spatial correlation between points distant from each other: S. Giovanni, S. M. Maggiore, the Trident of Piazza del Popolo.

Seventh Lesson
• Neo-classic urban transformations.
• Modern art in Rome.

Eight Lesson
• Visit to the park at Villa Borghese to see an important example of "giardino romantico".
• Comments and feedback.

For more courses, please ask the school.

A "lesson hour" lasts 55 minutes on all courses and all programmes.

* At certain times of the year, for 1 week out of 4, lessons may be held from 2pm to 6pm.
* * Each additional week: 25% of 4 week fee.

* Special offer for CSN Swedish students

*Each additional week: 25% of 4 week fee.

*Accommodation with family; **Accommodation in shared flat.

 Further information for School Year Programme 

• Enrolment fee: € 110
  Payable once only, on enrolment.
• Course fee includes: 
  20 lessons (55 min. each) per week for 32 weeks 
  Books and educational materials 
  Double room with host family or shared flat with use of the kitchen for
                    35 weeks Standard category (see Accommodation section)
  Progress tests
  Support, advice and personal assistance during the entire stay 
  Documentation for Visa and Stay Permit purposes 
  Attendance Certificate at end of stay (with number of hours of actual attendance)
  DILIT Exams/Diplomas 
  CILS or CELI Exams/Certificates . Social activities, free or at cost. 
• Supplementary  fees: 
  Single room: € 875 (with family); €1,138 (in shared flat) 
  Host family half board: € 126 per week. 
  Standard Plus accommodation: 
       Single room € 1,750 (with family); € 2,056 (in shared flat) 
       Double room € 700 (with family); € 700 (in shared flat) 
  Transfer service: from airport € 81, from station € 59.
• Min/Max age: 16/28.
• Group size: 5-14
• Course Holidays: 
  Christmas Holidays: Dec  22nd, 2008 - Jan 4th, 2009; Easter Holidays: April 11th - April 19th, 2009; Italian Public Holidays:Dec 8th 2008, 6th Jan, 1st  May, 2nd June 2009.
• Enrolment deadline:
  The number of places on the School Year programme is limited. Enrolments are processed in order of date of receipt of application. The final deadline is, in any case, 31st  August 2008.

Further information

• Prerequisites:
  Minimum age: 18 years
  High school diploma or degree
  Language Competence: B1 level of the Common European Framework for Languages
• Enrolment fee: € 85 (for language + Internship component)
  Payable once only, on enrolment; valid for 12 months.
• Language Component : see Italian Language Courses section.
  

* At certain times of the year, for 1 week out of 4, lessons may be held from 2pm to 6pm.
** Each additional week: €108 (15 hrs); €138 (20 hrs).