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I have an Italian background but I had little knowledge of the language.  I was looking forward to the linguistic challenge, but  was very nervous and excited.  Definitely felt better prepared for the experience after talking to the CESA staff. Having lessons solidly in Italian was the real challenge – but it made learning the […]

Friends, Emma  (22) and Adam  (22) spent 5 weeks on a Standard course in Viareggio from July to September with CESA, hear what they both thought of their time in Viareggio: EMMA: “I expected to learn quite a bit of Italian whilst having a really good time! I expected it to be quite hard work […]

Three week Standard programme. Julia, in her early 20’s, had low intermediate Italian, and knew exactly what she wanted… to combine some serious beaching with a fun Italian language programme!    “I needed to refresh my Italian, but didn’t want to hit a city like Florence or Rome over the summer, the temperatures would have […]

Isobel : 11 wk Gap Year programme – from beginner level.  Having studied French at school she felt confident in tackling Italian from scatch: I had no idea what to expect and I had never heard or spoken to anyone who had taken a language course abroad in their Gap Year. Katherine at CESA was very […]

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 […]

Daisy, wanted to improve her Italian as she was planning to move to Italy with her boyfriend.    “I expected to finish my course with a more than basic understanding of Italian, whilst able to converse with relative ease with the natives. It was also as much to do with making new friends, having just […]

“I expected it to be hard work but that it would be of benefit to me as I knew would be speaking the Italian language constantly. The course was certainly hard but I am much more confident to ‘have a go’ at speaking Italian now. It was difficult for the first couple of days as […]

Matteo, 19, wanted a Gap Year to remember, to have fun but to really tackle his languages. He followed a full Academic Year course in Italy and then booked again for a German course in Berlin – now that’s dedication!  “The thirty-two week Academic Year programme in Italy was fantastic. I divided my time between […]