ITALIAN COURSES IN VIAREGGIO

The School

The school is located in a two-story building, in the centre of Viareggio, within walking distance from the beach.

There are 9 classrooms and facilities include:

·         an out door terrace, gazebo, and a small garden

·         wheelchair access

·         full internet service

The school is next to a wooded area where you can go jogging, rent a bicycle, or play tennis. From the school everything is accessible by foot.

WHY CHOOSE THE VIAREGGIO SCHOOL?

There are several reasons to choose our Centre:

• Founded in 1988, we have long experience in teaching Italian in Italy
• The school is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
• The school is officially recognized by the Swedish authorities
  (Vår skola är godkänd av CSN och Högskoleverket)
• A young and higly motivated professional teaching facultiy all specially trained in teaching Italian to foreigners
• We are members of ASILS (Association of language schools for teaching Italian as a foreign language)
• All levels of Italian offered the whole year around
• 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
• Meet students from all over the world while studying at Centro Giacomo Puccini
• Friendly and helpful staff that give personal attention to each student
• Access provided for disabled students

The method

Direct method —There are four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking which need to be studied and developed right from the first level to achieve understanding and expression in authentic communicative situations. You will speak Italian from day 1!

 Situations are simulated in the classroom using authentic teaching material. Structures and vocabulary are adapted to the lower levels and become progressively more complex. At advanced levels different types of text are used to encourage the recognition and reproduction of different language styles.

The teachers

Native Italian speakers —We place great emphasis on our selection and training of teachers. We look for lively, well-educated, motivated, interesting people who will be capable of motivating all their students. They must be native Italian speakers and have a University degree; in addition, they have prepared themselves for their inter-cultural task through intensive studies covering various topic areas; they have been trained in both traditional and more modern teaching methods and frequently use role-play, rhythm excercises and word games.

Teaching materials

Textbooks, excercises, homework— We developed a highly effective teaching system which has been made into a series of textbooks. These books form the basis of most of the teaching but they are also supplemented by other material drawn from radio, TV, music, magazines, newspapers etc. The textbook contains a progressive series of lessons with integrated exercises and homework, each of which are intended to form one day's work.

Teaching material used in class and the attendance certificate given at the end of the course are included in the course fee.