INTENSIVE ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE
IN VENICE

The Residential Concept

Ideal choice of the people, who appreciate time and result

With more than 25 years of experience of our team members’ work in the sphere of Foreign Language training for world’s leading corporations and government institutions, we have found intensive residential one-to-one tuition method to be the most powerful and effective means of language studying together with the splendid living conditions, the highest teaching standards and leisure activities.

Executives and businessmen from all over the world have admitted this approach of foreign language studying, based on communicative methods as highly effective.

The main participant’s purpose – is the comprehensive improvement of communicative skills. Any opportunity to have real communicative practice is being used for achievement of the purpose. The whole programme is directed for making the process of communication easier and more available.

Location

The center is located right in the heart of Venice, overlooking the Grand Canal and a few minutes' walk from St. Mark's Square. Students stay the night at the nearby Hotel Diana, wich offers a 4-star service and has well-appointed rooms. Two dinners are arranged per week, together with an evening social activity. All lunches are taken with the teacher.

Programme and Schedule of the training

Competent professional and experienced teachers shall arrange the training so, taking into account all specific and individual requirements and professional needs of the participant. The participant’s current level of language, individual purposes of training, time frameworks, sphere of professional activity – all this factors shall define the training program.

Our specialists have developed their own approach of language study, which integrates the traditional communicative method and new present-day procedures and ways (role game, case-study, on-line assessment, analysis of situations from companies’ everyday activity).

Programme includes:

• Mastering of lexical, grammar and phonetic constructions
• Mastering of professional terms
• Elements of cross-cultural training
• Mastering of communication skills in the Russian language on themes: telephone communication, business and personal correspondence, negotiations, conclusion of contracts

The course is divided into weekly modules, (2 - 6 modules within the course are recommended). Lessons start at 9 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. (from Monday to Friday). Besides there are good opportunities for language practice in social context.

Cultural programme including excursions and walking, is harmonious addition to the studying process, making it not only useful, but also interesting and pleasant, it enables to have a good practice and to learn more about cultural life of Italy.

High teaching standards provided by the fact that all our instructors meet the following minimal criteria:

• University degree
• International teachers’ certificates
• 5 years’ teaching experience
• Experience of working with multinational and government organizations
• Experience of interaction with different cultures

and offer personal, structured solutions of communicative tasks of the students.

The fees:

€ 2600 per participant, per week

The price of the course includes:

• One-to-one tuition from Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00
• Test and need analysis
• End of course report
• Accommodation in a hotel
• Lunches with tutor
• Tea and coffee
• All teaching materials
• Cultural programme
• Transfer to and from airport