Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini Italian Language School in Viareggio
Description of Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini Italian Language School in Viareggio
The Italian language school in Viareggio is a partner of the Italian language school Leonadro Da Vinci. The educational institution, located in the popular resort of the Tuscan Riviera, offers a wide selection of Italian courses. Students of Centro Giacomo Puccini Viareggio can combine studying with a chic beach vacation. In addition, the resort, where the school is located, does not limit its guests in the choice of entertainment.
Centro Giacomo Puccini Viareggio in the Tuscan city is very conveniently located. It is in walking distance from the beach, the central picturesque park, tourist, shopping, entertainment infrastructure. Also the center attracts foreign students with warm atmosphere. Students study Italian in the company of like-minded people, motivated to achieve their goals. Friendly, relaxed atmosphere in the school contributes to overcoming the language barrier, which significantly accelerates the progress in learning Italian.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini Italian Language School in Viareggio
Italian cuisine (for professionals)
Short information. Program of acquaintance with Italian cuisine for professional cooks.
About the course. The program provides theoretical, practical training for cooks, passing the exam at the end of training.
- This course is an introduction to professional Italian cooking.
- Course duration - 1 week (5 meetings)
- One meeting lasts approximately 3 hours.
- The course can be extended
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round
Entry requirements: Initial level of Italian proficiency.
The result of the training: the acquisition of experience in preparing Italian dishes, obtaining a diploma confirming the qualification of a specialist in cooking.
Class size: 3 to 8.
Lesson duration: 3 hours .
Tuition fees: from € 300 per week.
Short information. The FIRENZE-AIL exam preparation program for students with any level of basic language training.
About the course. The program provides for the study of Italian grammar, phonetics, syntax, vocabulary, listening practice, dialogue, reading, writing, communicating with a book, talking on a given topic. The course lasts 4 weeks. The program includes general Italian lessons and additional classes for the practice of exam tests. Students of the courses actively develop general language skills, get acquainted with effective methods of passing the examinations of priority level.
Students age: 18+
Dates of the beginning: June 1 - June 26 / August 31 - September 25
[ 999.16] Admission requirements: Italian proficiency at A1 level.The result of the training: improving the language skills, increasing the level of Italian to A2 - C2, obtaining a Firenze diploma with confirmation of the received level Qualifications.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: 4 weeks - € 1265.
Short information. Program for students wishing to engage with a teacher, native speaker, individually.
About the course. The program of individual classes is available in three versions:
one-on-one with the teacher;
2 students in the group;
3 students per group.
The minimum course duration is 1 week. On the day, students are offered at least 3 lessons of intensive study of the Italian language. The program also provides for the possibility of lunches with a teacher to intensify the language practice.
Emphasis is placed on the development of conversational skills. The program is compiled for each student individually. It aims to maximally meet the personal and professional educational needs of the student.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round, daily.
Requirements for Enrollment: the level of the Italian - A1 - C1.
The result of the training: rapid progress in Italian.
Class size: 1 - 3 people.
The duration of the lesson: 60 minutes.
Tuition fee: € 40 - 60 per lesson. [ 999.57]
Brief information. Combined course of general and business Italian.
About the course. The program is designed for 2 weeks. The load is 30 h / wk. Every day, 4 general Italian lessons and 2 classes with an emphasis on business correspondence are offered to students. The course is ideal for those who have to deal with written business communication.
Students Age: 18+
Start Dates: Every Monday.
Admission Requirements: Italian - from B2.
Learning Outcome: Improvement of Writing Skills Reports, letters, invitations, other documents in Italian.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Duration of the lesson: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Short information. Combined language course for foreign students engaged in commercial activities in Italy and / or internationally.
About the course. A two-week special program involves studying the general aspects of the Italian language and topics related to trade issues. The emphasis on lessons is on replenishing the vocabulary with special terms used in a professional environment. Themes of a commercial nature are studied in three ways: according to the textbooks of the schools of commerce, through the analysis of letters, business documents, communication with specialists in the commercial sphere of activity. The program provides for the possibility of visiting some commercial enterprises in Florence with an excursion purpose.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: on Mondays.
Enrollment requirements: Italian - from B2.
The result of the training: improving the language skills, gaining experience in writing a resume in Italian, creating presentations, An interview, a meeting on the sale of goods / services, etc.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
[ 999.34] Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Short information. A course of professional Italian for students whose educational or professional activities are related to jurisprudence.
About the course. The program provides for a daily workload of a general language character (4 lessons) and 2 lessons on Italian legislation. Students are invited to study Italian, considering various branches of law. In the lessons, the emphasis is on general legal vocabulary. The program covers the following topics: constitutional, commercial, labor, criminal, administrative, civil, economic, public, private, Roman law. Skills students work out in communication with each other and the teacher, in the practice of listening, performing written works on the given texts.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round (every week on Monday).
Admission requirements: Italian - from B2.
The result of the training: development of skills of written, oral speech, vocabulary replenishment with legal terms, mastery The technique of negotiating in a professional environment.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
[ 999.34] Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. A special course for airline employees who want to speak with passengers in Italian.
About the course. The program is aimed at students with a high level of basic language training. The course provides for a high academic load (6 lessons per day). Of these, 4 are allocated for the development of general language skills, 2 - to study vocational vocabulary, the practice of communication in Italian on various topics, from medicine to technology.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round on Mondays.
Admission requirements: Italian - from C1.
The result of the training: the possibility of free communication with passengers in Italian, gaining an advantage in moving up the career ladder and increasing salaries (many airlines encourage employees who are fluent in foreign languages).
Class size: up to 12 people.
Duration of the lesson: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. Program for students engaged in tourism or planning a career in this field.
About the course. The combined program includes a general language and special modules. The curricula of the latter focus on different sectors of tourism. In the classroom, students get the opportunity to supplement vocabulary with professional terms, learn to analyze a rather complex sector of the market, make tourist forecasts, talk with practitioners (representatives of travel agencies, tour operators). The topics covered in the lessons are taken from standard hotel documents, tourist brochures, methodological literature for colleges, academies, universities.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: every week on Monday.
Admission requirements: Italian - from C1.
The result of the training: improvement of spoken Italian, mastering of special vocabulary, familiarity with the work of tour operators and agencies (during excursions to company offices).
Class size: up to 12 people.
Duration of the lesson : 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. Program for students of medical universities, health workers.
About the course. A special Italian course is designed for at least 2 weeks. The program is divided into a common language and thematic blocks. The latter is presented by 10 lectures on different topics of the medical profile. The general language load provided by the program does not exceed 4 lessons per day.
The special course involves the consideration of topics on anatomy, human physiology, patient care in the hospital, communication with the patient on examination, the principles of work of emergency teams, medical insurance, pharmacy. In addition, in the lessons the patient's psychology is studied. Topics on general biology, chemistry can also be considered during the program.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round (every Monday).
Enrollment requirements: Italian - from intermedio.
Learning outcomes: improvement of oral, written, communication skills in a professional environment.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Duration of the lesson: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. A theoretical course for students interested in the world of fashion as a hobby or for professional reasons.
About the course. Program with a load of 30 h / wk. Is designed for 2 weeks. The course can be extended. In special lessons, students are invited to consider various topics related to the world of fashion. They provide an opportunity to study the assortment of modern fabrics, their features, recommended combinations, the principles of clothing design, types of accessories, style characteristics. Also, the course allows students to focus on learning the terminology of marketing, management, sales, the organization of the salons and fashion stores.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: every week on Monday.
Admission requirements: Italian - at the level of intermedio and above.
Result Training: deepening the basic knowledge of Italian, mastering the professional vocabulary, understanding the specifics of the work of boutiques, design studios, ateliers, etc.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees:€ 1160 for 2 weeks.
Short information. Program for lovers of Italian literature and those whose professional activities are related to the study of this subject.
About the course. The combined program combines lessons of general language and special theoretical training of students. Thematic block is presented in three versions.
Program A provides for the study of Italian through the reading of reviews, works of popular authors of the twentieth century (Italo Svevo, Benedetto Croce, D'Annunzio, Pascoli and others). The course also includes an introduction to the main literary trends and trends of the era.
Program C focuses on the students' attention to the study of works by specific authors or certain literary trends.
Program C provides for an in-depth analysis of specific works.
Students Age: 18+
Start Dates: All the year round on Mondays.
Requirements for Enrollment: Italian - from B2.
The result of the training: raising awareness in the field of Italian literature, improving language skills.
Class size: up to 12 people
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
[ 999.46] Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. Course for connoisseurs of Italian cinema and professionals in the field of cinematography.
About the course. The course includes general language training and specialization classes. The latter include viewing, analyzing pictures of certain genres, specific films, individual scenes.
The program is presented in three versions:
A - post-war Italian cinema from neo-realism to the avant-garde;
Ð’ - emphasis on a certain style of motion picture, genre;
C - study of specific paintings, creative achievements of the actor, director, scriptwriter.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: weekly.
Admission requirements: Italian - at the intermediate level.
The field of cinema, the development of communication skills in Italian in a domestic, professional environment.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. A special program for connoisseurs of opera who want to improve the skills of opera singing and / or deepen the knowledge of the Italian language.
About the course. The combined program includes lessons of common Italian and libretto. The lexical course focuses on studying the differences between modern, archaic and poetic Italian. Students are offered to listen to music:
Mozart (Non più andrai, "The Wedding of Figaro", Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata, "Don Juan"),
Bellini (Ah, non credea mirarti, "Somnambula"), 999.7]
Verdi ("Troubadour", "Rigoletto");
Puccini (Gianni Schicchi, La Boheme, Tosca), Rossini (Unavocepocofa, The Barber of Seville)
and other authors.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round (on Mondays).
Requirements for admission: Italian - from B2.
The result of the training: the deepening of knowledge about opera, the development of linguistic and / or vocal skills.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. A course for those who want to get acquainted with Italian culture, one of the main features of which is theatrical art.
About the course. The combined course provides for the development of general language skills and acquaintance with the Italian theater. For the latter, 2 academic hours a day are taken from Monday to Friday. At weekends, students are offered an extra-curricular theater program (visiting premieres and popular performances).
The program is represented by three modules:
A - study of the creativity of great Italian actors, theatrical movements, trends;
B - study of creativity of specific authors;
C - study of certain works.
Students age: 18+
Start Dates: every week on Monday.
Requirements for admission: the minimum level of proficiency in Italian is intermedio.
The result of the training: the deepening of knowledge about Italian theater art, the development of oral speech skills, understanding of the language.
Class size: up to 12 people
Lesson duration: 60 minutes [ 999.23]
Tuition fees:€ 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. Program for students interested in Italian culinary and wine traditions for personal or professional purposes.
About the course. The course includes lessons of Italian (colloquial speech, grammar, vocabulary, writing, reading) and cooking classes, winemaking. The program allows you to get acquainted with the centuries-old Italian traditions in these areas, popular national recipes, features of regional cuisine. Particular attention is paid to the study of professional terminology in the field of winemaking. This allows students to understand the technology of wine production, to feel confident afterwards on excursions to wineries, lectures-tastings.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: every week on Monday.
Admission requirements: Italian - from B2.
Learning outcome: understanding Sufficiently specific language of the two sectors of the Italian economy, mastering the terminology that is common in the fields of winemaking and cooking.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees:€ 1160 for 2 weeks.
Brief information. Program for professional architects and students of architectural faculties of foreign universities.
About the course. A special course for students interested in learning Italian for professional activities in the field of architecture. The program provides for general language active practice and lessons of thematic vocabulary. Also in the classroom, students are invited to familiarize themselves with the principles of reading drawings, standard project documentation in Italian. During the training, the topics of the history of architecture, specifics of the styles of decoration of buildings, science, physics, modern technologies in the sphere of construction, restoration of historical heritage objects are also touched upon.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: every week on Monday.
Admission requirements: Italian proficiency at the level of intermedio.
The result of the training: the acquisition of basic knowledge of the Italian language in the professional field.
Class size: up to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 1160 for 2 weeks.
Short information . Program for those wishing to study at Italian academies of Polimoda, Istituto Marangoni, Domus Academy, NABA and others.
About the course . The program provides for the study of Italian, specific terms used in a specific professional field. The course also provides an introduction to the cultural base (studying the history of Italian art, design, fashion).
Students age : 18+
Start dates : 30.06 - 25.07, 25.08 - 19.09.
Requirements For admission : Italian - at the level of B1 and higher.
Learning outcomes : Improvement of language skills to a level sufficient to successfully pass the entrance examinations at the Italian academies of design and fashion.
Class size : 1 - 12 people.
Duration of the lesson: 45 minutes.
Tuition fees : from € 320 for the half-day to € 10520 for 6 months.
Short information. A universal six-level program for students wishing to improve their language skills and gain experience of communication in an intercultural environment.
About the course. The program is designed for at least 2 weeks. A course of this duration is suitable for those wishing to learn to communicate freely in Italian in a domestic environment. Programs of other levels are designed for 4 or more weeks. The intensity of training is 20 h / week.
The program provides for the development of general language skills. Students in the classroom are offered to study grammar and vocabulary, practice reading, performing written assignments, listening. Particular attention is paid to oral communication.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: year-round.
Requirements for admission: Italian - from the entry level.
The result of the training: the deepening of the language knowledge, the improvement of the skills of oral communication, writing, reading, listening, understanding the Italian.
Class size: maximum 12 Person.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 180 for 1 week.
Short information. Program for those wishing to immerse themselves in the world of Italian culture, learn the language to the level of free possession for living, studying, building a career in Italy.
About the course. The course is designed for 30 weeks (students starting their studies in September, stay in Italy for 34 weeks, taking into account the Christmas holidays). The program allows you to combine learning the Italian language and the history of the country's culture. The course includes 2 blocks: academic and linguistic. The attention of the students is offered 480 lessons of Italian (intensive study), 80 lessons with an emphasis on the preparation of DILI and DALI. Another 80 lessons are devoted to the study of Italian culture (the history of civilization, the history of art, design, architecture, the economy of the country). Also the course provides 10 lessons one on one with the teacher. Examination control of students' achievements is held twice for the course of study.
Students age: 18+
Start dates: From 07 April to 30 October 2015 (31 weeks)
[ 999.16] From 04 May to 04 December 2015 (25 weeks in Viareggio) and (5 weeks in Florence or Rome or Milan: optional)Admission requirements: Italian - from A1.
The result of the training: improvement of knowledge and skills of Italian language proficiency, readiness for the AIL , Advanced level (DILI and DALI).
Class size: 5 to 12 people.
Lesson duration: 60 minutes.
Tuition fees: € 5720 for 30 weeks.
Accommodation, meals, prices
In the cultural center students are offered individual selection of accommodation options. Foreign students can choose to stay in a host family, residence, hotel, hostel, apartments. Also, specialists of the center can choose for students an apartment, a house, a cottage.
Accommodation conditions and meals are determined by the individual needs of the customers. Most often, students choose a single accommodation in the residence, a family with half board meals.
Subjects, specialties
Activities Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini Italian Language School in Viareggio
In the cultural center students are offered a rich extra-curricular program. It includes many events of different themes and styles: literary evenings, discos, lectures and seminars on the history, culture of Italy are organized. In addition, the out-of-class program provides excursion support for foreign students.
Viareggio is a cycle of cultural, sporting events. At numerous festivals, concerts and matches of students of the school can accompany the school recommended guides or teachers - native speakers. Classical local and outgoing excursions, including sightseeing of architectural monuments, visits to galleries, museums, wine cellars (with wine tasting) and other interesting places of the Tuscan Riviera are also offered to foreign students. Nature lovers can go horseback riding or hiking through mountain passes along the Mediterranean coast.
Daily routine
Students are offered morning classes. After lunch, students of all courses and programs have enough time to relax on the beach, excursions and entertainment.
Advantages
- Centro Giacomo Puccini Viareggio is a famous cultural center in Viareggio. Studying here involves staying in an intercultural multicultural environment.
- The language school at the resort is an excellent choice for those who want to improve their knowledge of Italian during vacations or a business trip.
- A wide range of programs and courses.
- Young teachers of Italian as a foreign language work with international groups. All of them are native speakers.
- The lessons in the school are interactive. This allows students to progress faster in learning Italian by actively applying knowledge in practice from the first lesson.
Facilities and equipment at Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini Italian Language School in Viareggio
The Centro Giacomo Puccini Viareggio is equipped with modern audiences for 12 people. The language school also has a computer center, wireless Internet access is available. Students can relax in breaks between classes in a small garden with gazebos and benches or on an outdoor terrace decorated with fresh flowers.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
