Blog and Student Reviews: Siena

 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 […]

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.

I was hoping for an intensive course with a lot of practice in listening and speaking and ideally a nice friendly atmosphere and some enjoyable tours with like-minded people.  Thankfully I can say that all of these goals were realised! I was exceedingly challenged by the standard of the lessons and it took 2 to […]

Adrian is a Doctor, in his early 60’s, who speaks some German and wanted to improve his Italian and he loves Italy and wanted to get the most from his visits to the country. He decided to follow a two week programme at elementary level in the wonderful mediaeval city of Siena.          “I […]

David, in his early 60’s was looking for a short Italian course week programme, suitable for a beginner. He was studying a language abroad for the first time.          “I found the whole experience very enjoyable. It was the first time I had taken this type of trip and I would definitely go again, […]

Two week Intensive programme prior to going to University. She already had good Italian and French but wanted to hone her skills, before starting University.       “I expected to improve any spoken Italian by growing in confidence during the course. I certainly feel more confident when I speak, but hindsight tells me that 2 […]