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European school: italian language courses

LUCCA is a delightful little Tuscan city. It is, moreover, situated within easy reach of the beaches of Versilia and the mountains on the border of Tuscany and Emilia as well as the art centres of Pisa, Florence, and Siena. Visitors to Lucca can be sure of having an enjoyable and interesting time.
Lucca dates back to Etruscan times and in the middle of the sixteenth century it became an oligarchic republic. It was during this time that Lucca began to build the Walls which survive to this day in all their symbolic and sombre beauty.
The EUROPEAN SCHOOL is within these Walls, in the heart of this ancient city, creating its own traditions of quality and dedication. Throughout the years since its foundation in 1963, our professionalism and expertise have steadily grown. Our teaching methods are based on the direct method and designed to enable our students to learn how to speak and write Italian naturally.
Our TEACHERS are Italian, graduated in Italian or qualified to teach Italian as a foreign language. Our success in this field is due to their professionalism and to the related activities which are organized by the school. The atmosphere at the European School is both friendly and professional and the teachers and administrative staff are always ready to help students in any way.
Because we at the European School love Lucca and her famous sons, we have included courses with Puccini as their theme in our programme. These courses are intended for people who love Puccini and would like to learn more about him, whether for work or for personal interest, while studying Italian. The courses are called

I PUCCINIANIŽ

COURSES

GENERAL ITALIAN
Courses in General Italian consist of 20 hours of instruction per week, or more if requested, for a minimum of two weeks. Each lesson lasts for one hour. All levels from elementary to advanced are taught and each student at the beginning of the course does a written test and is interviewed in order to determine his or her level of competence. The maximum number in a class is eight and at least three students are required to form a class. In addition to lessons, courses include afternoons of cultural interest.

SPECIAL COURSES
Italian for businessmen and professionals
Italian with an academic theme
Italian for teachers of Italian
I Pucciniani

Courses on the following subjects can be organised:
history of art    literature    music (classical and popular)    cinema    cookery.

INDIVIDUAL LESSONS
Individual lessons can be arranged, either in addition to the student's course or separately.