Blog and Student Reviews: Italian

Student: Mrs K Level: Intermediate Duration: One week Super friendly school. Relaxed atmosphere. Very professional teachers.

To be honest I didn’t really know what to expect. I just had an instinct that it would be an amazing experience and there would be a lot to do. Linguistically, I expected it to be difficult but I did hope to be challenged so I wasn’t too worried. The lessons moved faster than I […]

Justyna Paszkiewicz   2 wks Standard Course I expected to consolidate my knowledge of Italian and to improve it, especially the spoken language. I also wanted to integrate myself into the Italian culture and to have many opportunities to use my newly learnt language skills.

Gabriella 3 weeks Italian course in Sorrento “I expected to have general conversations with others, be able to understand and converse about ordinary, everyday situations. I also expected to meet new people from different places, make some new friends and see some of the area. My vocabulary improved dramatically, and I met lots of brilliant […]

 A fabulous week in May – spent in Siena. Good food, great conversation, new friends with plenty of laughter and a chance to work on those Italian language skills – perfect! The September course places are filling fast. If you can’t make the dates, then there’s always a choice of other locations or you can […]

Connie Chalmers 1 wk in Venice Italian A level revision My time in Venice was spectacular, the atmosphere was so enjoyable with incredibly lovely people in class and out. The accommodation was very well suited to the culture of Italy as it was situated next to beautiful church and had an amazing view over the […]

Ann Hauser One week Italian course  May Over 50s Course in Siena Before going I was frightened to death! However the experience exceeded my expectations giving me far more confidence in Italian.  Now thinking of doing a GCSE or AS to improve my grammar.

Brenda Evans Two weeks in Florence Italian for the Over 50s A wonderful experience.  The school was excellent, teachers and staff friendly and helpful.  Visits well organised with expert tuition. 

Colin Fraser 12 weeks : Languages for Life course Italian in Florence  (Feb/Apr) It was such a spur of the moment decision to take off to Florence to learn Italian, so I didn’t really have many expectations before I went. The Italian language course in Florence was brilliant, enjoyable and worthwhile.

Mrs Johnston : 1 wk Standard Course I wanted to spend a well structured week studying Italian and hoped for good progress in the language, from a limited starting point.