Italian Immersion Programs in Tuscany, Italy

Pasolini Language School, Tuscany:
The Pasolini - Italian Language School has been organizing Italian language courses in Castiglioncello, Tuscany (60 miles to the southwest of Florence), northern Italy for over 25 years. We offer Italian language courses by the sea in Tuscany, Italy's most beautiful region, famous for its landscape, architecture, food, culture and art. Visit our Italian language courses in Italy. Our language school offers year round language programs and cultural activities in Italy. Standard Italian language courses, private lessons and cultural courses. The Italian language school offers preparation for the CILS exams. Our Italian language courses take place in Castiglioncello's wonderful castle Castello Pasquini, just a 5 minutes walk from the beach. Come to the perfect place in Italy to combine learning Italian with an unforgettable holiday at the seaside, an encounter with Italian culture, and visits to some of the most famous places in Italy such as Florence. We also have a school in Pisa.

Italian language courses:
Lessons are held in groups of 6 to 10 students, from Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.50. 30 lessons are given per week. Our Italian language school is open during the whole year. Courses begin every week, and individual starting dates are flexible. Following an assessment test on the first day, students are placed in different courses, guaranteeing the homogenity of the groups. All Italian language courses are taught in Italian.

Beginner (A1) and Elementary (A2)
At the beginner level students learn the constitutive elements of the Italian language, i.e. grammar and syntax. This first step into the world of Italian language includes the mastering of everyday situations and the acquisition of basic communicative competence.
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Intermediate I (B1) and Intermediate II (B2)
The Italian language courses - Intermediate levels are focusing on communication with native speakers. In order to reach the ability to speak fluent Italian many oral exercises are conducted. More difficult and complex syntactic and grammatical constructions are examined and learned.

Students have the opportunity to learn a wide-ranged and advanced vocabulary enabling them to understand abstract texts and articles from, for instance newspapers.

Minimal requirements for Intermediate 1 is the mastering of the past tense and easier terms, for Intermediate 2 all terms of the indicative.

Advanced 1 (C1) – Advanced 2 (C2)
In the advanced Italian language courses difficult and complex structures of the Italian language are taught.

The participant will reach a sophisticated level of understanding, summarizing and presenting texts with complex content. A near-native pronunciation and the ability to speak fluent Italian are the objectives of the Advanced II courses. The main emphasis of the theoretical part will be grammar-exercises.

Exam Preparatory Courses for the CELI, CIC and CILS certificates
This Italian language courses include the visit of one of the mentioned Italian group courses (the course level depends on the level of the certificate you want to pass) and special preparation in 2 additional individual lessons daily. Alternatively the preparation can be done only with individual lessons, which ensures a faster progress.

Italian Grammar Course
This course offers students with a good grammatical base the chance to perfect their knowledge in this specific field. The aim of the language course is to study the Italian grammar thoroughly and deeply in order to reach a new and advanced understanding of the language.

The language course will be held in July, August and September and will last for 2 or 4 weeks with four hours of teaching each day.

Combined Courses
All participants who take part in the group courses (Beginner 1 - Advanced) have the option to get additional private or 2 on 1-lessons in the afternoon to reinforce their knowledge and/or to learn more subject-specific terminology.

Language classes on Italian history and politics
The Italian language courses on Italian history and politics are designed for students with a solid advanced knowledge of the Italian language, who are interested in the political and historical situation of Italy. We deal with important historical events from 1860 until today, reading articles and historical documents, and watching movies. Additionally, we analyze interviews that were conducted in Italy with politicians, historicoligists, writers, workers, and intellectuals.

The classes take place in July and September. Duration: 2 or 4 weeks, 4 lessons a day. Exact dates of the language classes on request.