Centro Italiano

The school is in the heart of the historical centre of Naples, in the university area. Here you will meet friendly people who can help you with accommodation and give you all the information you need for a pleasant stay in Naples. You’ll become part of familiar surroundings, informal and cheerful just like the Neapolitans’ nature. The teachers have long experience in teaching Italian as a foreign language. Apart from the language courses themselves, you’ll take part in other interesting activities: lectures, guided tours in the city, Italian films, and walks which discover the most original features of our city.

In the city centre of Naples.

The teaching method adopted at the Centre is one with an integrated approach, based on the direct method and with only Italian being used during the lessons. Students are stimulated to use Italian and then to reflect on and understand the basic structures and grammar of the language. This allows them to apply linguistic models already learnt to different situations. During any lesson great attention is given to the students' needs and their different ways of learning. For this reason teachers use different methods (individual, couple, group levels) and various expressions. LEVELS There are seven teaching levels. After an entry test, students are enrolled in the group best suited to their need and will move to the next level after passing a final test. Beginners This course is for students who have never been in contact with the Italian language. Teachers will offer them simple communication instruments to get in touch with other people (introducing, speaking about themselves, ordering at a bar, going shopping, asking for information) Elementary 1 This course gives the same communication instruments as the beginners' along with study of grammar and a greater number of words and expressions. Elementary 2 This course gives the students the essential grammatical and lexical instruments for everyday social situations, to narrate past experiences and speak about future expectations. Intermediate The aim of this course is to give the students the ability to speak correctly about past happenings or to express wishes and suppositions. At the same time, the students will be put into contact with simple Italian texts and passages for discussion. Medium At the end of this course, students will have the ability to formulate suppositions in a complete way and to express ideas about every situation. The teaching method is enriched by reading newspapers and magazines and producing written texts. Advanced 1 The two objectives of this course are a good, analytical knowledge of Italian grammar and the development of speaking abilities through the use of difficult texts and audio-visual media. Advanced 2 The objectives are the same as those above, but with greater attention to learning different linguistic styles and written production

During the period of the course, the secretariat of the Centro provides, free on request, the booking of single or double rooms in apartments to share with other students, or in hotels. The apartments have 2 or 3 rooms, kitchen and bathroom. They are located in the city centre, in Vomero or in other areas that are well connected to the centre. They are fully furnished. The room is available from the day before the starting date of the course till the day after the end. The students share kitchen and bathroom, so it is necessary to follow some basic rules of order and cleaning in order to respect each other. For any problems you can ask the secretary of the Centro who will always try to solve them if possible.