Terramare Italian Language Courses at the Seaside in Orbetello

  Italy

• All Other Areas in Italy: 
Maremma

Dates: all year round

Description: Our school, founded in 1986 in Orbetello (Tuscany's Maremma), is specialized in teaching Italian for foreigners. At present we are developing a very interesting collaboration with the University for Foreigners Siena through courses aimed to accumulate university credits.

For over 20 years we have accompained students on their journey of discovery of, not just Italian language, but also of this unique natural and historic region. Orbetello, surrounded by its lagoon, offers a panorama formed by spectacular landscapes: wetlandes of WWF Bird Sanctuaries; two strips of accumulated sand known by the Tuscan name of "Tomboli",called Feniglia and Giannella that close the Lagoon and open onto the sea with their long beaches; Maremma Natural Park and Argentario Promontory.

You'll find the Terramare school in the earth of the ancient city of Orbetello. This beautiful town with its historical, urban and natural feactures provides the ideal conditions for meeting people.

We offer a unique opportunity for those who want to learn a language and also want to practice using in active everyday situations.Our courses garantee full immersion in Italian Culture and Nature. In fact, the school cultural activities are aimed to exploring the "Italian way of life", cuisine, traditions, art and history.

Our method of teaching is essentially based on the communicative approach and utilizes classroom activities which encourage practical application of the language. It includes elements of analysis, assimilation, revision and oral language production based on topics linked to our countries courrent social and cultural situation. The student are expaected to partecipate actively in the classroom, interacting with one another through group-work, games and role-plays.   

Highlights: The school is open all year round and it's possible to enrol at any time: every Monday the new students take a little test to determine their level and to enable us to create homogeneous classes.

Classes are always small (minimum 2 maximum 6). There are six levels recognized by the Common European Framework for Languages: from elementary to upper level.

Our courses, specially tailored to any requirement, are aimed to exploring all the specific linguistic areas such as Italian for art or architecture, history; Italian for economics, business, medicine, banking etc...

The student can choose one the following courses:

Standard courses
* Intensive groupe (20 hrs/wk Italian Language and Culture)
* Combined (20hrs/wk classes + 10hrs/wk individual)
* Individual intensive (20/30hrs/wk)
* Individual non intensive (10hrs/wk)

Special courses
* Language Nature and Sporting activities (20hrs/wk classes + 3 afternoon sporting activities/wk)
* Language Mediterranean cuisine and the Wine Trail (20hrs/wk classes + 3 afternoon special activities/wk)
* Language Art and Archaelogy/Pottery and Painting workshop (20h/wk classes + 3 afternoon visit to archaelogical and historical sites and museums; architectonic, artistic sites and monuments or pottery/painting workshop)
* Language Literature and Drammatization workshop (20hrs/wk classes + 3 afternoon special activities)
* Italian and yoga
* The economic correlation between the lagoon of Orbetello and the Sea
* Archeology and history: Etruscans and Romans, Middle Age and Renaissance
* Wine and gastronomy in the Maremma: typical disches and wines
* The language of travelling: Educational journey through 4 Italian regions - Tuscany, Sardinia, Umbria and Lazio
* From creating to speaking: art and archeology in museums and archeological sites

Cost in US$: Please Visit our Website for updates

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Year Founded: 1986