Courses 2023/24
For our new 2023/24 courses, see list below:
NEW Get By in Italian
Learn some basic ‘survival’ Italian for your next visit to Italy, whether for holiday, visits to friends and family, business or cultural visits. Topics may include: greetings and introductions, numbers, finding your way around, booking accommodation, visiting places of interest, shopping, travelling around, eating out, asking and answering questions, having a simple social conversation. Please note that this course is for total beginners.
Thursdays 3pm to 5pm Marika Parisi
6 sessions from 18th April £90/£54 LIM36 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 A, Part 2 Complete Beginners continuation
For learners who have studied at complete beginners’ level for approx. 30 hours. This course is a continuation of Level 1 A Part 1.
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Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 30 January £240/£144 LIM3 Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 1 February £240/£144 LIM4 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 B, Part 2 Beginners Plus
For learners at post-beginner level who have studied the language for approx. 90 hours, and who know basic vocabulary and grammar.
Tuesdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 30 January £240/£144 LIM7 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 2 B Intermediate
For learners at intermediate level who have completed courses at Level 1 and 2 A, and have a good basic understanding of the language.
Mondays 12.30pm to 2.30pm Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 29 January £240/£144 LIM13 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 2 D Upper intermediate
For learners at upper intermediate level who have a good, solid knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and understanding of the language.
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 31 January £240/144 LIM16 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 B Advanced
For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Thursday 12noon to 2pm Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 22 February £240/£144 LIM20 Stoke Lodge
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Fridays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 2 February £240/£144 LIM22 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 D Advanced Conversation
Il nostro corso offre agli studenti avanzati di lingua italiana la possibilità di conversare in italiano su vari argomenti di attualità, cultura, letteratura, interesse generale. Si leggeranno in classe brevi testi e articoli di quotidiani online che offriranno lo spunto per la discussione.
Mondays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 29 January £240/£144 LIM25 Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 8 February £240/£144 LIM26 Stoke Lodge
Italian Art, Culture and History courses
NEW La storia d’Italia
Un breve corso dedicato alla storia d’Italia. Inizieremo dall’antica Roma con gli Etruschi. Passeremo poi dal Medioevo al Rinascimento. Il Risorgimento e il Regno d’Italia. Finiremo con la Prima e Seconda Guerra Mondiale in Italia. Gli studenti devono avere un buon livello di italiano.
Fridays 1pm to 3pm Marika Parisi
5 sessions from 19 April £75/£45 LIM30 Stoke Lodge
Italian Cookery
Italian cookery: Arancini
Arancini are Italian rice balls that are stuffed with a savoury filling, coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried. The most common arancini fillings are: al ragù or al sugo, filled with ragù, mozzarella or caciocavallo cheese, and al burro, filled with ham and mozzarella or bechamel sauce. A number of regional variants exist, differing in their fillings and shape. Arancini al ragù from eastern Sicily have a conical shape, inspired by the volcano Etna.
Please bring containers to take your dishes home.
Saturday 10am to 3pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 20 April £75/£50 CTS9 Stoke Lodge
Italian cookery: Pizza and Tiramisù
From the best pizza dough to secret techniques for making pizza, you will learn how to knead and roll out the perfect and traditional pizza. We will also make Tiramisù, one of the most famous Italian desserts. Please bring containers to take your dishes home.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 15 June £65/£40 CTS10 Stoke Lodge