COURSES

The minimum number of students per class: 3. Maximum number: 6 (during the summer 8)

Classes last 55 minutes.

 

Standard course S3 course 15 hours a week
Intensive courses

I4 course 20 hours a week

I6 course 30 hours a week

Ipiù course 20 hours in a group + 5 individual lessons a week

Individual course 10 hours a week
Preparation for CILS examinations The hours and the content of the course can be established according to your special needs.
Diction course for opera singers 2 weeks: 20 or 30 hours of language course + 8 hours of singing course + 2 hours of diction course.
Stage of lyric opera New! 1 week in Spring a course of operatic singing that consists of 18 hours where you will study the Italian language, vocal techniques, diction, interpretation and the reading of music. At the end of the course there will be a concert. For information write now to elisabetta@linguanova.com
Summer stage of lyric opera New! 2 weeks at the end of July a course of operatic singing that consists of 36 hours where you will study the Italian language, vocal techniques, diction, interpretation and the reading of music. At the end of the course there will be a concert in an 18th Century cloister at the most popular Festival of Livorno Effetto Venezia. For information write now to elisabetta@linguanova.com
Business Italian courses The structure and content of the course con be developed according to the requirements of individual students
Additional courses

Italian cooking 16 hrs or 8 hrs for 2 weeks

Italian cinema 9 hours

Italian art 9 hours



Levels
The participants will be admitted, after a test, to one of the following language-levels equivalent to those of the european standards:

BEGINNER: level 0

ELEMENTARY: levels A1 and A2

INTERMEDIATE: levels B1 and B2

ADVANCED: levels C1 and C2


The Program & the Objectives of the Courses

The Program

The standard course program consists of 2 hours per day of listening, reading, writing, oral, and grammar practice. Plus 1 hour of guided conversation.

The intensive courses program consists of 3 or 4 hours of listening, reading, writing, oral, and grammar practice. Plus 1 or 2 hours of guided conversation.

The Objectives of the Course

Beginner and Elementary Levels: to be able to take part in a conversation in Italian about topics concerning everyday life. To understand texts of average difficulty and to be capable of writing simple texts in a correct manner.

Intermediate and Advanced Levels: to be able to read Italian texts of a certain difficulty, express yourself correctly in a written form, also with complex topics, and to participate in high level conversations.


 

DATES OF THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSES 2005
January 10 July 4 / 18
February 7 August 1 / 16 / 29
March 7 / 21 September 12 / 26
April 4 / 18 October 10 / 24
May 2 / 16 November 7
June 6 / 20 December 5


2005 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
January 1 / 6 June 2
March 28 August 15
April 25 November 1
May 1 December 8 / 25 / 26




PRICES 2005
Registration fee
€ 55

1 Week S3 course
€ 125
1 Week I4 course
€ 160
1 Week I6 course
€ 235
1 Week Ipiù course
€ 300
1 Week Individual c.
€ 310

2 Weeks S3 course
€ 215
2 Weeks I4 course
€ 260
2 Weeks I6 course
€ 440
2 Weeks Ipiù course
€ 490
2 Weeks Individual c.
€ 600

3 Weeks S3 course
€ 280
3 Weeks I4 course
€ 345
3 Weeks I6 course
€ 615
3 Weeks Ipiù course
€ 695
3 Weeks Individual c.
€ 870.

4 Weeks S3 course
€ 350
4 Weeks I4 course
€ 440
4 Weeks I6 course
€ 735
4 Weeks Ipiù course
€ 885
4 Weeks Individual c.
€ 1120

Course for opera singers 20hrs. language / 2 week
€ 350
Course for opera singers 30hrs. language/ 2 weeks
€ 400

If you choose courses I4 / I6 and Ipiù longer than 4 weeks, we give you a 5% discount and a 10% discount for courses longer than 8 weeks.

ADDITIONAL COURSES
Italian cooking (16 hrs / 8 hrs)
€ 170 / € 100
Italian cinema
€ 100
Italian art
€ 100