Italian Course in Florence, Italy

Accademia Europea Di Firenze, Florence:
Accademia Europea di Firenze (AEF) is an Italian language, culture, art and music school situated right in the heart of historic Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy. AEF offers a variety of Italian language courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced students, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your needs. At AEF, our main objective is to offer high quality courses in every subject we teach, through fully qualified and highly trained instructors. The teachers at AEF are highly qualified professionals with plenty of teaching experience enabling you to make the most of your studies in Florence. For full Italian immersion, homestay accommodation with local host families is available.

Italian language courses in Florence, Italy include:

Italian Standard Course 20:
20 lessons/week of Italian language, held in the mornings from 9:00am-12:30pm, Monday to Friday.

This course provides a thorough study of the language, alternating grammar lessons with conversation lessons enabling students to acquire the knowledge they need and put it right into practice.

This course gives students plenty of time to participate in the extra-curricular activities organized by the school, so they can learn the Italian language better by practicing with the other students and teachers. It is also possible to attend only the Grammar portion of the Standard course.

It is also possible to attend only the Grammar portion of the Standard course 20 (10 lessons/week from 9:00am-10:30am) or just the Conversation portion of the course (10 lessons/week from 11:00am-12:30pm).

Italian Standard Course 16:
16 lessons/week of Italian language, in the mornings, 9:00am-12:30pm, from Monday to Thursday; allows students to participate in the extra-curricular activities organized by the school, in the afternoon, so they can learn the Italian language better by practicing with the other students and teachers, as well as enjoy a long weekend to travel, to study, or to do personal activities.

Italian Standard Course 12:
12 lessons/week of Italian language, in the mornings, 9:00am-12:30pm, from Monday to Wednesday; allows students to participate in the extra-curricular activities organized by the school, in the afternoon, as well as enjoy a long weekend to travel, to study, or to do personal activities.

Italian Standard Course 10:
In this course you can choose to attend only grammar lessons (10 lessons/week from 9:00am-10:30am) or only conversation lessons (10 lessons/week from 11:00am-12:30pm). The classes are held from Monday to Friday. This way you can develop in the area you think would be more interesting according to your needs or difficulties.

Italian Intensive Course:
For those who are interested in learning the Italian language and in making the most of their time spent in Florence, the intensive linguistic course offers the possibility to delve into the study of the Italian language through the Standard course 20 and a series of 6 additional weekly lessons related to language, literature, writing and conversation helping the student to learn a lot faster.

Private Italian Lessons:
Accademia Europea, thanks to its years of experience, offers at any moment, and at any level of instruction, individual courses that meet the personal needs of each student.

The students may choose the number of private lessons and may suggest specific topics to discuss with the instructor during the private lessons, or use the time for review or conversation.

Italian Combined Course (group + individual lessons):
A combination of group and private lessons; Students will attend the group course in the morning and will supplement his/her learning with private lessons in the afternoon.

The individual course is recommended to students who need a specific program of study or who simply prefer having a more direct, one-to-one contact with the instructor.

Yearly Course:
This course, articulated in 12 phases, consents attaining a complete mastery of the Italian language, even if starting at a level of absolute beginner. After having obtained the diploma at the end of the advanced course, the lessons will be concentrated on the more difficult and intricate aspects of the Italian language in order to reach a solid and long-lasting acquisition. The content of the lessons will treat not only linguistics, but also all aspects of Italian culture, from art history to cuisine and from music to enology.

The end of the course coincides with the dates for the CILS certification (June and December), however this course prepares students for any type of Italian linguistics exam for admittance to schools, academies, or Italian departments.

The staff of Accademia Europea di Firenze will assist students in the necessary steps toward applying for certification exams.

Italian for Tourism:
The course is designed for people who work in the tourism industry and aims to bring each student to a level of linguistic competence specific to their profession.

The AEF offers the course for all levels, from beginner to advanced and the teacher will focus on all your needs and personalize the classes in order to boost your time of learning and perfecting your skills.

The course will also provide information about tourism in Italy, studying the aspects of climate, geography, culture and economy.

Students will work on the knowledge they need to perform tasks (the level of difficulty is according to the level of each student) such as hotel reservations and letters of confirmation, telephone conversations, giving and requesting information, as well as study more technical language (laws, regulations, and publicity). 

Exam Preparation Courses for CILS, CELI, DELI and DALI Certifications:
AEF regularly organizes preparatory courses for those students who intend on taking certification exams. After taking a placement test to assess the student’s level and to which certification he/she should take, the student will work on a series of exercises and tasks that will help him/her become acquainted with the content of the certification exam.

Aside from the exercises related directly to the linguistic part of the exam, the instructor will also provide tips and advice on how to best manage the timed sections of the exam, as well as understanding the mechanisms of the comprehension sections and recognizing the most effective language structures.

Italian for Business and Commerce:
This course enables students to communicate using specific vocabulary of the business and commerce sector and is recommended for people who have any contact with Italian businesses or need to communicate in Italian using technical business terms.

The business and commerce Italian course comprises the specific language of commercial correspondence, as well as enables students to obtain the linguistic capability to deal with colleagues and clients using the correct and appropriate expressions and structures.

Students will learn how to write business letters, letters of presentation, resumes, descriptions of the company, its services and products. Articles related to the Italian economy and current affairs will also be studied and discussed in class in order to acquire a deeper understanding of the Italian economic sector.