Founded in 1977, we have years of experience and specialise in teaching Italian in Italy All the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci schools are located in the city center Professional and young teachers all of whom have studied at the University level and who have been specially trained in teaching Italian to foreigners Members of ASILS (Associaton of language schools of Italian as a second foreign language) Italian at every level, all year round, Small study groups Courses start every 2 weeks (including beginners) After 3 or 6 months the AIL-exam "Firenze" (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) DELI/DILI/DALI/DALC can be taken A whole range of activities offered for students to gain insight into the Italian culture Variety of students from over 50 countries study at the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci schools Friendly and helpful staff that give personal attention to each student Equipped for handicapped students
TEACHING METHOD
Our Teaching method takes full account of modern didactics and is oriented towards the "Foreign Language Concept of the Council of Europe" and the "Guidelines of the Accademia Italiana di Lingua (AIL)".
The Leonardo da Vinci schools teach according to the Direct Method: from the first day on, at all levels, only Italian will be spoken.
We emphasize the spoken language and live language. Continually stressing the use of verbal communication permits you to learn Italian "naturally", to unite theory and practice easily and to increase your knowledge quickly and with confidence. The structure of the language and its practical application is very important. Advanced courses also practice the written language.
Our teaching staff consists of young teams of experienced language teachers, all of whom studied at University and who have been specially trained in teaching Italian to foreigners.
Most of the teaching material has been developed by our schools and is excellently suited to the needs and requirements of the students. Thanks to a permanent work group the didactic material is continuously updated and adapted to the newest research on teaching languages to foreigners.
But learning Italian does not consist, for us at the Leonardo da Vinci schools, in just teaching grammar and vocabulary. We want to allow our students to gain insight into the Italian way of living and thinking. That is why we offer, in addition to the language courses, a whole range of italian culture extracurricular activities for our students.
FIRST SCHOOL DAY
On the first school day there is an entry test (written and oral), testing the student's knowledge of the Italian language. Beginners will join a pilot course which is aimed to divide complete beginners from students with a little knowledge of the Italian language.
LEVELS OF ABILITY
Our schools offer courses on 6 monthly ability levels (subdivided on 12 ability levels ot two weeks, each), following the Assessment Grid of the European Language Portfolio (ELP), based on the assessment grid of Schneider/North.
DIDACTIC PROGRAM (according to the level)
Intensive grammar study Phonetics Development of vocabulary Syntax and application Listening and comprehension Dialogue and communication Situation method Idiomatic and phraseology Written and oral comprehension Lecture and analysis Live guided discussion and synthesis Free conversation NOTA BENE
Teaching Material: Text books and supplies are provided by the school and is already included in the price of the course. You are expected to bring your own dictionary. Minimum Admission Age: The minimum age for participants is 16. Course Dates: In our calendar we specify the course dates, the public holidays and the days off for group language courses and courses in Italian culture. Certificate of Attendance: On request, all students receive a Certificate of Attendance. Lessons: The duration of each lesson is 45 minutes.
Established in 1980 by a group of professionals, ISAD has the purpose to give an alternative chance to who attends the University of Architecture and wish to study in the field of Interior Design.
After 20 years of experience, the school is involved in a constant evolution and changing process which allows it to bring up to date whether the address of the didactics or the teachers who are presently young professionals actively engaged either in the freelance profession or into the critical or editorial field.
A changing which in any case has not injured the original spirit of the school which goes on to be founded on the work groups, on the presence of the teachers, on the students' social life, on the interchangeable of the experiences and of the teachers as well. The spirit of community, where a good competition does not exclude the collaboration and the mutual exchange.
Domus Academy was born in Milan in 1982 as an open project around the Italian design and fashion experience. During the years, DA also asserted its importance as a school, in the full meaning of the term: a place of post-graduate training and research laboratory on the processes of industrial creativity, on the aesthetic and consumption scenarios, on space and time relationship, on the form of public and private services and on the radical changes deriving from the diffusion of the "Web". Strongly rooted in Italy, Domus Academy works in an international perspective, in order to enrich, spread and update the design culture. Domus Academy is a real point of connection between design, fashion and management culture.
In 1994 Domus Academy was awarded to Compasso d'Oro for the career for the quality of its teaching and publishing, for its constant attention to borderline themes, from humanization of technology to exploring the relationship between design and fashion, from reflection on the sociology of design to design management and to design of services.
TRANING The Master courses are at the basis of Domus Academys training activity. With the structure of post-graduate courses, according to the typical DA training formula, they address young graduates from various disciplines. Students are enrolled after a selection based on their resume and portfolio of projects. Thanks to the collaboration of a staff made of designers, consultants, visiting professors and tutors, students are offered the possibility to get in touch with some of the most stimulating professional realities of the Italian and international scenario.
Domus Academy proposes nine Master courses in Milan:
Accessories Design Business Design Car Design and Mobility Fashion Design Interaction Design Interior and Living Design Jewellery Design Product Design Urban Management and Architectural Design
and one in Rome: Cultural Experience Design and Management
Together with the Master courses, Domus Academy offers tailor-made courses for companies and institutions and a wide range of summer sessions.
RESEARCH AND CONSULTING Through Domus Academy Research and Consulting -DARC - DA carries out research and professional consulting activities. Since 1985 DARC has been working side by side with companies, associations and international research centres on the themes of innovation in the project. DARCs original design approach is based on the Italian culture of the project that considers Design as an integrated activity able to perceive the signals of transformation of society and markets, in order to translate them into new products and services, as well as strategies for corporate innovation. DARC explores and grows competences in new territories of design through activities of basic research and provides consultancy to the management of companies, to internal Design groups and to Research & Development groups in the following areas: advanced design and scenarios, soft architecture, brand culture and integrated communication, service design, identity of materials, interactive media.
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