Our Italian courses are always popular and we offer courses for everyone from beginners to advanced.
To enhance your language learning you can also join us for courses about Italian art, music, opera, stories and films.
Courses 2024/25
Italian Level 2A - Intermediate (L18T)
Description: For learners at intermediate level who have completed courses at Level 1 and have acquired a good basic understanding of the language
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 16 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Mon 12:30-14:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3C - Advanced Conversation (L30T)
Description: 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.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 16 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Mon 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1B - Part 1 Beginners Plus (L12T)
Description: For learners at post- beginner level who have studied the language for approx. 60 hours or for learners who would like to refresh previously acquired basic knowledge of the language.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 17 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Tue 13:00-15:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1C - Lower Intermediate (L16T)
Description: For learners at lower intermediate level who have completed Level 1 A and B or have studied the language to some extent in the past, whether at school, or on courses elsewhere, and who have a reasonably good grasp of the basics.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 17 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Tue 18:30-20:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 2A - Intermediate (L19T)
Description: For learners at intermediate level who have completed courses at Level 1 and have acquired a good basic understanding of the language
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 17 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Tue 11:00-12:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £192 (Concession: £116)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 2C - Upper Intermediate (L22T)
Description: For learners at upper intermediate level who have a good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and understanding of the language.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 18 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Wed 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1A - Part 1 Complete Beginners (L10T)
Description: These courses are for complete beginners – please do not join these courses if you already know any Italian.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 19 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Thu 13:00-15:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1B - Part 1 Beginners Plus (L13T)
Description: For learners at post- beginner level who have studied the language for approx. 60 hours or for learners who would like to refresh previously acquired basic knowledge of the language.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 19 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Thu 18:30-20:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3A - Advanced (L24T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 19 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Thu 12:00-14:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3A - Advanced (L25T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 19 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Thu 14:15-16:15 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3C - Advanced Conversation (L31T)
Description: 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.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 19 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Thu 09:30-11:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3A - Advanced (L26T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 20 Sep 2024 (Autumn) Times: Fri 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreFilm & comicità (1): Smetto quando voglio (2014) (L34T)
Description: Un classico della commedia italiana moderna. Guarderemo il film, rifletteremo sull’umorismo e sul contesto, faremo attività di lingua e di comprensione e dibattito. Per studenti con un livello avanzato o intermedio-avanzato.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 12 Oct 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 10:00-14:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £32 (Concession: £20)
Find Out MoreDonne italiane famose nella storia (L37T)
Description: La storia italiana con alcune donne famose. Da Isabella d’Este (Rinascimento) a Artemisia Gentileschi, pittrice del 600. La Regina Margherita (1850/1900). Luisa Spagnoli (1880/1930) creatrice di moda e cioccolatini. Le sorelle Fontana (1950/2000) del made in Italy. La scrittrice Oriana Fallaci.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 12 Oct 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreEsploriamo l'arte italiana - Parte 1 (L38T)
Description: In questo breve corso visiteremo l’Italia attraverso opere d’arte e le sue città. Andremo a Ravenna con i mosaici bizantini, in Sicilia con i mosaici di Piazza Armerina e a Roma. Andremo ad Assisi e Padova con Giotto. Esploreremo il Rinascimento da Botticelli a Raffaello.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 09 Nov 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreEsploriamo l'arte italiana - Parte 2 (L39T)
Description: Scopri l’Italia attraverso l’arte e le sue città. Da Caravaggio ad Artemisia Gentileschi e le donne in pittura. Il barocco a Roma. La scultura da Michelangelo a Bernini e Canova. L’architettura in Italia con il Palladio, i teatri d’Opera e palazzo Civiltà a Roma. Il Futurismo. Modigliani e Guttuso.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 23 Nov 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreItalian Day: Opera Puccini e Verdi - Tenuto in Italiano (L40T)
Description: L’Opera italiana con Verdi e Puccini, la loro vita e le “arie” più famose con Pavarotti, Caruso e Renata Tebaldi. Parleremo dei grandi teatri italiani e i direttori d’orchestra. Gli studenti devono avere un buon livello di italiano.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 07 Dec 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreFilm & comicità (2): Tre uomini e una gamba (1997) (L35T)
Description: Un classico della commedia italiana moderna. Guarderemo il film, rifletteremo sull’umorismo e sul contesto, faremo attività di lingua e di comprensione e dibattito. Per studenti con un livello avanzato o intermedio-avanzato.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 07 Dec 2024 (Autumn) Times: Sat 10:00-14:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £32 (Concession: £20)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 2B - Intermediate (L20T)
Description: For learners at intermediate level who have completed courses at Level 1 and 2 A, and have a good basic understanding of the language.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 03 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Mon 12:30-14:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3D - Advanced Conversation (L32T)
Description: 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.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 03 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Mon 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1B - Part 2 Beginners Plus (L14T)
Description: For learners at post-beginner level who have studied the language for approx. 90 hours, and who know basic vocabulary and grammar.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 04 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Tue 13:00-15:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1D - Lower Intermediate (L17T)
Description: For learners at lower intermediate level who have completed Level 1 A, B and C, and have studied the language to some extent past, whether at school, on courses elsewhere, and who have a good grasp of the basics.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 04 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Tue 18:30-20:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 2B - Intermediate (L21T)
Description: For learners at intermediate level who have completed courses at Level 1 and 2 A, and have a good basic understanding of the language.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 04 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Tue 11:00-12:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £192 (Concession: £116)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 2D - Upper Intermediate (L23T)
Description: For learners at upper intermediate level who have a good, solid knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and understanding of the language.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 05 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Wed 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1A - Part 2 Complete Beginners Continuation (L11T)
Description: For learners who have studied at complete beginners’ level for approx. 30 hours. This course is a continuation of L 1 A Part 1.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 06 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Thu 13:00-15:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 1B - Part 2 Beginners Plus (L15T)
Description: For learners at post-beginner level who have studied the language for approx. 90 hours, and who know basic vocabulary and grammar.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 06 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Thu 18:30-20:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3B - Advanced (L27T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 06 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Thu 12:00-14:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3B - Advanced (L28T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 06 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Thu 14:15-16:15 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3D - Advanced Conversation (L33T)
Description: 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.
Tutor: Laura Geraci Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 06 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Thu 09:30-11:30 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreItalian Level 3B - Advanced (L29T)
Description: For advanced learners who have been learning Italian for several years and are almost fluent.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 07 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Fri 10:00-12:00 Duration: 16 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £256 (Concession: £154)
Find Out MoreLa Storia D'Italia (L41T)
Description: 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.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 08 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreFilm & comicità (3): Qualunquemente (2011) (L36T)
Description: Un classico della commedia italiana moderna. Guarderemo il film, rifletteremo sull’umorismo e sul contesto, faremo attività di lingua e di comprensione e dibattito. Per studenti con un livello avanzato o intermedio-avanzato.
Tutor: Davide Ariasso Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 08 Feb 2025 (Spring) Times: Sat 10:00-14:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £32 (Concession: £20)
Find Out MoreMeraviglie d’Italia - Parte 1 (L43T)
Description: Vuoi fare un viaggio in Italia, ma non sai ancora dove andare? Vieni a scoprire luoghi sorprendenti, nuovi borghi e piccole città in regioni d'Italia meno frequentate dai turisti come Piemonte, Emilia, Umbria, Trentino, Lombardia, Marche, Veneto, Liguria, Puglia, Calabria, Molise, Abruzzo.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 17 May 2025 (Summer) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
Find Out MoreMeraviglie d’Italia - Parte 2 (L44T)
Description: Hai deciso di fare un viaggio in Italia, ma non sapete ancora dove andare? Vuoi conoscere nuovi borghi o piccole città? In questa lezione scopriremo luoghi sorprendenti e nascosti in Toscana, Lazio, Campania e Sicilia.
Tutor: Marika Parisi Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)
Start Date: 14 Jun 2025 (Summer) Times: Sat 11:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)
Availability: Places available Fee: £40 (Concession: £24)
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