Italian Language Schools in Italy: Arezzo - Tuscany

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Italian Language School in Arezzo, Italy

Arezzo is a beautiful medieval town in Tuscany, between Florence and Rome . It lies on an extensive plateau on the edge of the Val di Chiana at 296 meters above sea level. Arezzo's historic centre is rich in culture. You can find artistic and architectural treasures from the Vasari Lodges to the Piero della Francesca frescoes, the Romanesque Pieve, Petrarch, Guido Monaco and Michelangelo. Join us at our Italian Language School in Arezzo, Italy and learn Italian in historical surroundings.

In Roman hands, Arezzo was under great development and many Roman remains can be seen in the Archaeological museum in Via Margaritone overlooking the vast space of the Roman Amphitheatre. In the museum, you will find Greek and Roman vases and Aretine ceramics: the typical coral vases for which Arezzo was famous during the Roman period. There are also Roman and Greek Etruscan, Italic, coins, Bronzes from Etruscan and Roman times, and remains of the Amphitheatre. The Chimera, a bronze statue from Etruscan times dating back to the 5th century B.C. has become the symbol of the town

The antique fair takes place in Piazza San Francesco, Piazza Grande and the Logge Vasari.

Held for over twenty years every first Saturday and Sunday of the month, the fair attracts about 20,000 people each year.

Piazza Grande is in the heart of the city and centre of the medieval city and Aretine life, here La Giostra del Saracino takes place the 1st Sunday in June and September. La Giostra is a tournament where the four regions of Arezzo challenge each other with knights horseback and ancient spears - ancient local traditions, costume and culture are re-lived each year during the tournament, which has an ethnical value.

In Piazza Grande you can see Vasari's Logge which was built in the late Renaissance period (Vasari, born in 1511, was a painter, historian, architect and writer) and many other ancient buildings such as the Palazzo Lappoli, The Law Courts, The Lay Fraternity Building and Palazzo Cofani. The medieval steps of the Vicolo dell'Arco links the Logge of Vasari to Piazza del Praticino and many other medieval streets and squares.

Italian Language School in Arezzo, Italy - Fees

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Our Italian Language School in Arezzo, Italy

There are six teachers working at our Italian language school, all qualified with a university degree, and specialized qualifications in teaching Italian for foreigners. Our teachers have many years experience teaching Italian language courses in Italy . On average there are from 15 to 40 adults students in the Italian language school . There are 10 different levels, with an average of either 6, 7 or 8 different classes. We pride ourselves on our friendly relationships between students and teachers.

The school is located in Arezzo, a medieval city with Etruscan origins whose beauty hasn't been discovered yet by mass tourism. The school and the town's size are ideal to learn Italian in Italy : there are 92,000 inhabitants (almost double size of Siena ), no tourism, but it's one of the most beautiful towns in Tuscany . The lifestyle here is still typical from this region, so much that Roberto Benigni decided to film “La vita è bella” here. You can live a quiet life in Arezzo, in real Tuscany, and after school you can visit Florence (just 45 minutes away by train) and be back home in Arezzo for a exquisite Italian dinner.

Our Italian Language Courses in Arezzo, Italy

Italian Language Courses in Arezzo, Italy begin on Monday with the classification test for 10

different levels. They consist of 20 lesson-hours plus 10 hours of extracurricular programs per week. The first part of the lesson is focused on grammar structure and vocabulary, the second part on expression and communication. The lesson is each of 50 minutes. Besides the normal classes of 6-12 students the school also offers small group classes with 3-5 or 2 person and individual classes. At the end of the course the participant receives a certificate valid for professional goals.

The Active Learning Classes are held by professional teachers with lots of experience in teaching Italian language courses in Italy . Classes consist of learning the forms of the Italian language, its rules and its communicative use. Particular care will be given to the usage of the language, to expression, to a good comprehension and to the ability to use the language in particular situations. Because of the intensive character, our courses require much cooperation from the participants. About 2 hours' homework per day is expected of each student. You can take the homework at home or at our Italian language school with a tutor. In case of didactic differences within a single class, the school suggests to divide the class into smaller groups and reduce the class-time as follows: 4-5 people: three lesson-hours; 2-3 people: two and a half lesson-hours; 1 person: one and a quarter lesson-hour. The work within small groups is more pleasant and even more effective than that in classes of 6-12 people. As such, they will achieve the same results.

Standard Group Course

20 hours per week 6-12 students per class

10 hours per week of extracurricular activities

2 hours per day of homework at home or at school with a tutor

Small Group Course

Same as intensive but only 3-5 participants per class

If there are no other participants at the same level, the student is free to choose either:

A. The intensive course 6-12 people of four hours a day, 20 hours a week, plus an additional individual hour each day, i.e. five hours of additional one-to-one instruction per week without any extra charge

B. The intensive course 6-12 person course of four hours a day, 20 hours a week, with the same price of the intensive course 6-12 people)

Certificate and University Diploma

At the end of the Italian language course the School confers a certificate of participation indicating the level attended. Our Italian language school in Bologna is also a recognized Centre for the preparation for Siena University's Certificate.

Specially Designed Courses

Our school in Bologna also offers the following specially designed courses. Please contact us for further details.

• Italian for Business, Marketing and Industry
• Italian for Matriculation to Italian Universities
• Italian for cooking and wine tasting
• Italian for Tourism Industry
• Italian for Art History
• Italian Literature
• Italian for Architecture
• Italian for Medicine
• Translation
• Italian Language Teaching

Program of Extracurricular Activities

The selection of the program's activities is adapted according to the students' interests and follows four general topics:

• The town
• Art, history and music
• Environment
• Current events
• Italian cooking and wine tasting

The aim of the various activities is to facilitate and encourage contacts between the participants in the course and their Italian environment, and to provide a general understanding of contemporary Italy . Arezzo is an ideal places to learn Italian. It is easy to make contact with the people in these cities, in which most Italians would prefer to live because of their respect of the quality of social relations.

Examples: a walk to discover the hidden beauty of the town, painting from the 14th century to the present day, the modern architecture, contemporary art, Etruscan town, restoration of old paintings, restoration of musical instruments, trip to medieval castle and villages, Italian opera, tenors in the 19th century, popular song, medieval music, music of the 16th, 17th and 18th century, environment, the transformation of Roman rural organization, wine producers, landscape of the plane, of the hills and of mountains, typical local wine bars, readings, film performances, events of various types, aperitifs followed by a meal and many other occasions to practice the language, meeting with members of the various political parties, as well as representatives of different professions. We also run Italian cooking and wine tasting activities. Italian cooking is provided by our school to learn easily the best Italian food. Wine tasting teaches how to choose and recognize the different kind of wine

Seminars

The school offers seminars on the following topics: Italian literature, history of music, history of Italian language, painting and drawing

Italian Language Courses in Arezzo, Italy - Accommodation

A special reservation service, run by the School free of charge, finds and books rooms for the duration of the Italian courses, i.e. from the Sunday of the arrival to the Saturday of the departure.

Please note: All prices are quoted in Euros . For the equivalent in your currency, please visit www.xe.com/ucc.