Our Courses - Italian Language

Our Italian courses consist of four hours of lessons in the morning, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., from Monday to Friday. The lessons are held in comfortable settings with small homogeneous groups (maximum eight students) in order to deepen students’ structural understanding of the language, thereby increasing both comprehension and communication capacities by amplifying their lexical, phraseological and idiomatic learning expressions and databases.



Group Courses (20 hours per week):
For a minimum of four students and a maximum of eight, these courses are comprised of four hours of lessons each morning from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, making a total of twenty hours per week. Our groups are usually a mix of different world cultures - American, English, Japanese, German, Polish, among others - yet blending in a homogenous Italian language level.

Courses for Two or Three (15 hours per week):
With two to three students, these courses run only when the minimum of four students required to initiate a Group Course is not met. The price is the same as for Group Courses and the ambiance is a bit more intimate, each student receiving more personalized attention.

Individual Courses (10 hours per week):
For one student only, these courses run only when the minimum of two students required to start a semi-individual course is not reached. The price is the same as for the Group Courses yet, as one can imagine, the student has the benefit of the full attention of the instructor.

Private Instruction
This kind of lesson is designed to satisfy individual needs of each student. Lessons are sixty minutes long and may be taught offsite - in the student’s hotel room or rental apartment, for instance.

Preparatory Courses for Exams and Certification (all levels)
For serious linguistic students, these courses are designed to prepare students to achieve CELI certification through mock exams based on actual recent tests. The percentage of our students passing the exam is 100%!

Cinema Italiano
Every Friday the school organizes a free guided viewing of a nationally known film in original Italian, accompanied by a teacher and often followed by a dinner also frequented by Italian students who are interested in cultural exchanges with foreign students

Study Tours of Todi
Guided by one of our teachers and specifically designed for our new arrivals, the school organizes a free tour of Todi including our partnering stores and services, thereby offering students a deeper understanding of the city and its whereabouts - and where to find a good bargain!

Professional Courses
These courses offer a good answer to the increasing demand of learning Italian for business purposes. The number of managers, specialists, officials and professionals utilizing La Lingua La Vita to acquire the level of proficiency in Italian required by their respective work is ever increasing. The most popular format is the intensive course, ensuring the quickest and easiest way of learning. The courses can be held externally (in apartments, country houses or at the firm itself). For further information see the web site: www.wellanguage.com

“A PROFESSOR, A FRIEND”
This is a new format allowing students to have a private instructor completely at his/her disposal during various daily activities. Students can ‘book’ their favorite teacher to accompany them on walks, to sporting activities, to take car trips, have lunch or dinner in local restaurants, or just to chat while queuing at the post office or at the bank. This course is totally flexible in terms of the student’s own needs and priced accordingly.

Italian Culture Studies
These courses aim at integrating the language instruction offered in the morning with afternoon lessons on aspects of Italian culture. Based on the student’s preferences upon their arrival - art, music, crafts, cooking, opera, archaeology, etc. - La Lingua La Vita staff will arrange experts for seminars and/or personal sessions that match the expressed interests.