World-renowned as the birthplace of Bolognese sauce, and home to the world's oldest still-functioning university, Bologna is a varied and unforgettable city – so Italian courses in Bologna are an ideal option for anyone seeking to learn Italian in a richly varied, beautifully-preserved...
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World-renowned as the birthplace of Bolognese sauce, and home to the world's oldest still-functioning university, Bologna is a varied and unforgettable city – so Italian courses in Bologna are an ideal option for anyone seeking to learn Italian in a richly varied, beautifully-preserved setting where there are wonders to be discovered – be they architectural, historical or culinary. Have no fears of going hungry after class – you'll be impatient for courses to be over so you can go out and sample all the variety of food, cheeses and wines while admiring the sights, including the twenty towers remaining of the over two hundred the city possessed in the Middle Ages for its defence. With 100,000 students streaming in to take their courses at the famous university, Bologna is never dull during the school year – and you'll end up wanted to learn the language double-quick just so you can join in. And for all the basketball fans out there, Bologna is the perfect choice – it has more basketball nuts than it does fans, and whether that or football is your taste, you'll have many a chance to keep yourself entertained and to practice your Italian with the others watching. With its extraordinary variety of festivals, ranging from all sorts of music to film festivals centered on specific styles, Bologna is a feast for the mind, the eye and the ear as much as it is for the gourmet. An Italian school in Bologna offers you the chance not only to learn a new language – but to embrace an entire culture.
For those who want to the maximum amount of study during their time in Bologna, an Intensive Italian language course is the answer. You will participate in a morning class with students doing a General Italian course, as well as joining another class for two hours each afternoon.
We recommend this course to students who wish to learn the language and absorb the culture naturally, without rushing, but with no delays. It consists of 20 morning classes per week plus (at least) one afternoon workshop per week.
This highly intensive course combines our Standard Italian Course AM and Standard Italian Course PM . This course is available all year round, and is ideal for participants who only have 2 or 3 weeks.
This is the most personalised option – a class entirely taken as individual lessons. The programme is based completely on your individual needs and will adapt to take account your language development.
For students on exchange programmes at Bologna University, au-pairs, and others who cannot attend classes during the day, we offer evening classes, twice a week, for four weeks at a time. Students on evening classes are welcome to participate in the social programme organised for our "full-time" students - a great way to meet new people in Bologna, while practising your Italian.
Choosing individual Italian lessons gives you complete flexibility and privacy while you're learning Italian. You can choose to study in the morning, or in the afternoon, and at a time to suit you.
Choosing individual Italian lessons gives you complete flexibility and privacy while you're learning Italian. You can choose to study in the morning, or in the afternoon, and at a time to suit you.
Combined 20+5
This course consists of morning classes plus one hour of private (one-to-one) lessons in the afternoon. The private lessons give students the opportunity to concentrate on their own individual needs and interests.
This is the most personalised option – a class entirely taken as individual lessons. The programme is based completely on your individual needs and will adapt to take account your language development.
A Home Language International immersion course means you live the language you are learning and is the fastest, most natural way to learn.
You are staying in your teacher’s home, have one-to-one language lessons and continue to use and practise your language skills sharing the daily life of your teacher’s family during meals, conversations, visits and activities as they all take place in the language you are studying.
A Home Language International immersion course means you live the language you are learning and is the fastest, most natural way to learn.
You are staying in your teacher’s home, have one-to-one language lessons and continue to use and practise your language skills sharing the daily life of your teacher’s family during meals, conversations, visits and activities as they all take place in the language you are studying.
A Home Language International immersion course means you live the language you are learning and is the fastest, most natural way to learn.
You are staying in your teacher’s home, have one-to-one language lessons and continue to use and practise your language skills sharing the daily life of your teacher’s family during meals, conversations, visits and activities as they all take place in the language you are studying.
A Home Language International immersion course means you live the language you are learning and is the fastest, most natural way to learn.
You are staying in your teacher’s home, have one-to-one language lessons and continue to use and practise your language skills sharing the daily life of your teacher’s family during meals, conversations, visits and activities as they all take place in the language you are studying.
It is the most effective way to make rapid progress: you live with your teacher who will give you private language lessons and correct you at all times spent with them. It completely immerses you in the language you are learning as you put into practice what you have learnt during your lessons through social interactions and meal time with your host.