Italian
Italian Level 1 A, Term 1
These courses are for complete beginners – please do not join these courses if you already know any Italian.
Tuesdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 13 September £224/£134 LTD1 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 1pm to 3pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 15 September £224/£134 LTD3 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 A, Term 2
These courses are a continuation of the September Level 1 A, Term 1 course. Learners wishing to join Term 2 must have studied Italian at a very basic level for app 30 hours.
Tuesdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 31 January £224/£134 LTD2 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 1pm to 3pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD4 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 B, Term 1
This course is suitable for students at post-beginner level who have studied the language to a limited extent in the past (app 60 hours) or students who would like to refresh previously acquired fairly basic Italian
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 14 September £224/£134 LTD5 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 B, Term 2
This course is a continuation of the September Level 1 B, Term 1 course. Learners wishing to join Term 2 must have studied Italian at post-beginners’ level for app 90 hours.
Wednesday 10am to 12noon Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 1 February £224/£134 LTD6 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 C&D, Part C
These courses are suitable for students who have completed beginners’ Level 1 A and B courses or have studied Italian to some extent in the past.
Mondays 1pm to 3pm Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 12 September £224/£134 LTD7 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 15 September £224/£134 LTD9 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 1 C&D, Part D
These courses are suitable for students who have completed beginners’ Level 1 A, B and C courses or have studied Italian to some extent in the past.
Mondays 1pm to 3pm Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 30 January £224/£134 LTD8 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD10 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm Marika Parisi
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD12 ONLINE
This course will be delivered online using ZOOM
Italian Level 2 A&B, Part A
These courses at lower intermediate level are suitable for students who have completed courses at Level 1, and have a good basic understanding of the language.
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 14 September £224/134 LTD13A Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 2 A&B, Part B
These courses at lower intermediate level are suitable for students who have completed courses at Level 1, and Level 2 A, and have a very good basic understanding of the language.
Wednesdays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 1 February £224/134 LTD14 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 2 C&D, Part C
These courses at upper intermediate level are suitable for students who are reasonably competent in the language.
Fridays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 16 September £224/£134 LTD15 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 2 C&D, Part D
These courses at upper intermediate level are suitable for students who are reasonably competent in the language.
Fridays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 3 February £224/£134 LTD16 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 A&B, Part A
This course at advanced level is suitable for students who have been learning Italian for a number of years and who are fluent and proficient.
Thursday 12noon to 2pm Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 15 September £224/£134 LTD17 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 2.15pm to 4.15pm Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 15 September £224/£134 LTD18 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 A&B, Part B
This course at advanced level is suitable for students who have been learning Italian for a number of years and who are fluent and proficient.
Thursday 12noon to 2pm Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD19 Stoke Lodge
Thursdays 2.15pm to 4.15pm Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD20 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 C&D, Part C
These courses at advanced level are suitable for students who have been learning Italian for several years and are fairly fluent and proficient.
Mondays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 12 September £224/£134 LTD21 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 C&D, Part D
These courses at advanced level are suitable for students who have been learning Italian for several years and are fairly fluent and proficient.
Mondays 10am to 12noon Davide Ariasso
16 sessions from 30 January £224/£134 LTD22 Stoke Lodge
Italian Level 3 C – 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.
Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 15 September £224/£134 LTD23 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.
Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am Laura Geraci
16 sessions from 2 February £224/£134 LTD24 Stoke Lodge
Italian Art and Literature courses
Esploriamo l’arte italiana
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. Gli studenti devono avere un buon livello di italiano.
Fridays 10am-12noon Marika Parisi
5 sessions from 4 November £70/£42 LTD26 Stoke Lodge
Fridays 1pm-3pm Marika Parisi
5 sessions from 24 February £70/£42 LTD27 Stoke Lodge
Italian History on Saturdays – held in Italian
Una serie di sabati dedicati alla storia d’Italia. Inizieremo dall’antica Roma con i suoi primi imperatori e Adriano poi, passeremo per il Rinascimento e il Risorgimento e finiremo con la Prima e Seconda Guerra Mondiale in Italia
NEW Italian Day: Antica Roma – Dalla nascita a Nerone – in Italiano
Questo è il primo appuntamento di una serie sulla storia d’Italia. Iniziamo con la nascita di Roma tra storia e leggenda, la dinastia Claudia e i monumenti più importanti visibili ancora oggi. Parleremo anche dell’imperatore Adriano e della villa a Tivoli.
Saturday 11am to 4pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 12 November LTD28 £40/£24 Stoke Lodge
NEW Italian Day: Medioevo e Rinascimento
Questo è il secondo appuntamento di una serie sulla storia d’Italia. Il Rinascimento italiano fu un periodo storico che si sviluppò tra la fine del Medioevo e l’inizio dell’età Moderna. Parleremo delle principali famiglie dei Signori in Italia.
Saturday 11am to 4pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 26 November LTD29 £40/£24 Stoke Lodge
NEW Italian Day: Risorgimento
Questo è il terzo appuntamento della serie La Storia di Italia. Il Risorgimento o Unificazione d’Italia. Nel 1861 nasce il Regno d’Italia. Mazzini, Cavour e Garibaldi saranno i protagonisti di questo pomeriggio insieme.
Saturday 10am to 1pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 3 December LTD30 £40/24 Stoke Lodge
NEW Italian Day: Prima e Seconda Guerra Mondiale
Ultimo appuntamento sulla Storia d’Italia dedicato quasi interamente alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Racconteremo Roma con i suoi cambiamenti sociali. Nel 1947 nasce la Costituzione italiana.
Saturday 11am to 4pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 4 February LTD31 £40/24 Stoke Lodge
Italian on Saturdays
NEW Italian Day: Opera: Puccini e Verdi – tenuto in Italiano
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.
Saturday 11am to 4pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 4 March LTD32 £40/24 Stoke Lodge
NEW Italian Day: Meraviglie d’Italia / Beautiful places to visit in Italy
Have you decided to take a trip to Italy but you don’t know where to go yet? Would you like to know about new villages or small towns? Do you know “La via Francigena”? This session is for you!
Hai deciso di fare un viaggio in Italia ma non sai ancora dove? Vuoi conoscere nuovi borghi o piccole città? Conosci la “Via Francigena”? Questo appuntamento fa per te.
Saturday 11am to 4pm Marika Parisi
1 session on 25 March LTD33 £40/24 Stoke Lodge