The PASOLINI Italian language schools were founded in 1980 with the aim at to give a wide range of people the chance to learn the Italian language, with a focus on developing conversational skill.

All teachers are native-speakers with the certified ability to teach Italian as a foreign or second language. In addition to lessons, evenings featuring discussion groups, cultural events, and lectures that are presented in Italian are organized. This will not only enhance your ability to speak and understand Italian, but also give you interesting insights into the Italian way of thinking and living.

The programs of our Italian language schools are specially designed to provide total language immersion. Each program presents one of the most comprehensive curriculums combining in-class instruction with added features, such as lectures on Italian civilization, customs, and cuisine, as well as excursions and activities with native Italian speakers. The additional features may vary depending on the season, please contact our language schools for further information.

In the lessons we concentrate on topics and issues from different fields, such as fine arts, Italian culture, Italian economy, Italian politics and society. Our Italian language school is open during the whole year. The lessons are held from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 13.50.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
Learn Italian in Italy by the sea

You can take a walk to the new 2.000 seat theatre right next to the castle. Choose from a huge variety of cultural events, from plays to dance shows, from ballets to exhibitions - the theatre has something for everyone. In summer the Castello turns into a meeting point for artists, actors, and freethinkers from all over the globe. It surely provides fertile ground for many discussions where you can test your newly learned ability to speak Italian. Students of our Italian language school are granted discounted rates for all events taking place at the Castello.

Italian language courses by the sea

Lessons are held in groups of 6 to 10 students, from Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.50. 30 lessons are given per week. Courses begin every week, and individual starting dates are flexible. Following an assessment test on the first day, students are placed in different courses, guaranteeing the homogenity of the groups. All Italian language courses are taught in Italian.

Italian language courses
Beginner (A1) and Elementary (A2)

Italian language courses
Intermediate I (B1) and Intermediate II (B2)

The Italian language courses - Intermediate levels are focusing on communication with native speakers. In order to reach the ability to speak fluent Italian many oral exercises are conducted. More difficult and complex syntactic and grammatical constructions are examined and learned.

Students have the opportunity to learn a wide-ranged and advanced vocabulary enabling them to understand abstract texts and articles from, for instance newspapers.

Minimal requirements for Intermediate 1 is the mastering of the past tense and easier terms, for Intermediate 2 all terms of the indicative.

Italian language courses
Advanced 1 (C1) – Advanced 2 (C2)

In the advanced Italian language courses difficult and complex structures of the Italian language are taught.

The participant will reach a sophisticated level of understanding, summarizing and presenting texts with complex content. A near-native pronunciation and the ability to speak fluent Italian are the objectives of the Advanced II courses. The main emphasis of the theoretical part will be grammar-exercises.

Exam Preparatory Courses for the CELI, CIC and CILS certificates

This Italian language courses include the visit of one of the mentioned Italian group courses (the course level depends on the level of the certificate you want to pass) and special preparation in 2 additional individual lessons daily. Alternatively the preparation can be done only with individual lessons, which ensures a faster progress.

Italian Grammar Course

This course offers students with a good grammatical base the chance to perfect their knowledge in this specific field. The aim of the language course is to study the Italian grammar thoroughly and deeply in order to reach a new and advanced understanding of the language.

The language course will be held in July, August and September and will last for 2 or 4 weeks with four hours of teaching each day.

Combined Courses

All participants who take part in the group courses (Beginner 1 - Advanced) have the option to get additional private or 2 on 1-lessons in the afternoon to reinforce their knowledge and/or to learn more subject-specific terminology.

Language classes on Italian history and politics

The Italian language courses on Italian history and politics are designed for students with a solid advanced knowledge of the Italian language, who are interested in the political and historical situation of Italy. We deal with important historical events from 1860 until today, reading articles and historical documents, and watching movies. Additionally, we analyze interviews that were conducted in Italy with politicians, historicoligists, writers, workers, and intellectuals.

The classes takeplace in July and September. Duration: 2 or 4 weeks, 4 lessons a day. Exact dates of the language classes on request.

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