Getting Started
Speaking Italian in Florence offers all levels of teaching, tailored to your individual needs. Once you contact me, I will discuss what is best suited to your needs and the type of class you prefer. After that, you will be assessed to identify the level at which you should begin.
Assessments are based on the rules of Italian Language Training established by the European Union: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 plus, we offer an additional option for students who want to achieve the B1 proficiency to obtain the CILS certificate required for Italian citizenship certified by the University of Siena.
The online group lessons we offer via Zoom
Each course, taught at every level, consists of a light intensive program of 16 hours, two hours twice a week, in small groups settings. Each 16-hour course can be renewed, progressing to the next level.
We will provide you with all of the materials needed for your instruction and homework assignments.
Absolute Beginner
This program will enable you to approach the language from the basics and improve your speaking skills through activities related to everyday life. You will learn how to structure sentences, tenses, and gender, (masculine/feminine) and how to participate in simple conversations.
Advanced Beginner Course A1
For those students who have completed the Absolute Beginner program and want to consolidate the basics while developing speaking skills in the present tense.
Advanced Beginner Course A2
For those students who want to improve their conversational skills by building useful common phrases using the present and past tenses.
Pre-Intermediate
For those students who would like to practice present, past, and future tenses in phrases using direct and indirect pronouns. You will learn to express yourself spontaneously and talk about personal and professional topics.
Intermediate to Upper Intermediate
For those students who want to expand their grammar and vocabulary competencies to the fluency level. This program will empower you to express ideas confidently while handling a wide variety of complex situations. Emphasis is placed on oral production. This is the right path to prepare for the B1 test for Italian citizenship. It is aimed at perfecting your acquired communication skills.
Business Course
This is an additional option within the Intermediate and Upper Intermediate programs . It is a short workshop focused on corporate relations. Students will learn the basic vocabulary and expressions that are most often used in the Italian business culture in order to achieve targeted goals through exercises and discussions.
Our goal is to help students achieve speaking, writing, reading, and listening proficiency in the Italian language.
At all levels we work a lot on language, focusing on developing conversation skills, with an emphasis on verbal practice, vocabulary expansion, listening activities and idiom acquisition, performing useful dialogues and taking a result-oriented approach.
Benefits of group classes:
Students have the opportunity to interact with others who are also studying the language, allowing them to practice speaking, reading and listening in a realistic setting, learning from each other and progressing together. Group classes can also provide a sense of accountability. Students are more likely to attend classes and complete assignments when they are part of a group.
Small groups
The groups are small, and flexibility is built into the program. The courses are available monthly.
Motivation
Learning in a group can be motivating because students encourage and support each other.
Cost-effective
Group classes are often more cost-effective than private lessons because the cost is shared among the participants.
Diversity
Group classes usually consist of people from various backgrounds and cultures, which can help expose students to different perspectives and experiences.
Fun and social
Students have the opportunity to make new friends who have similar interests. This is especially good for expats.
Recordings of each live lesson
Classes are recorded and shared with students, so they can be reviewed at their own pace.