OMNILINGUA
The School
OMNILINGUA is situated in the famous resort town of Sanremo. The school is located close to the historical part of town and just a few steps away from the beach. The school building, Casa Valdese, has a long literary and academic tradition dating back to the 1940's when Italo Calvino, the renowned Italian author studied here. Following in his footsteps, OMNILINGUA's objective is to offer high quality, stimulating Italian language lessons in a warm and friendly environment.
The team of motivated teachers are all professionally qualified and have several years of experience teaching Italian to foreign learners. All of them are native Italian speakers and fluent in at least two other languages, including English.
Methodology
OMNILINGUA's objective is to ensure that students learn to speak Italian fluently and confidently. The classes are kept to a maximum of 9 students. This enables teachers to give individual attention to each student while providing an environment that encourages open discussion and conversation. OMNILINGUA also ensures that students obtain a sound understanding of Italian grammar to ensure a strong foundation for the spoken and written language.
OMNILINGUA provides a full immersion experience by exposing students to the Italian language in as many forms as possible. Teaching materials are made up of a variety of media including: newspaper articles, editorial material, magazine articles, literary excerpts, song texts and poetry. Students are also encouraged to contribute their own materials and ideas to the class. Multimedia such as DVDs, videos, CDs, the Internet and television also make up an integral part of the teaching material and methodology. Teachers choose from a range of contemporary and engaging topics to help students gain insight into modern Italian culture, society and lifestyle
OUR COURSES
Standard courses
4 group hours per day from Monday to Friday 9.15am to 1.00pm.One teaching hour is 50 minutes long. In summer lessons are also available from 1.45pm to 5.25pm.
This type of course is perfect for those who want to combine study with other cultural and leisure activities in the afternoon or morning.
Standard-PLUS Courses
4 group hours in the morning plus 1 hour individual lesson in the afternoon, a total of 25 teaching hours per week. One teaching hour in the morning is 50 minutes long, in the afternoon 60 minutes. This type of course is ideal for those who would like to combine the experience of a group class with the individual attention of a one on one lesson.
This course type, if requested, also offers adequate preparation for the CILS (Certificate of Italian Language as a Foreign Language.) CILS is an official title that rates the degree of competence in Italian as a foreign language and is often required for entrance to universities in Italy. OMNILINGUA provides the necessary preparation and assistance for students to take this exam and can advise on the choice of universities and entrance requirements. The exam preparation takes place in Sanremo and the actual exams are held at centres located in close by cities.
Intensive Courses
6 group hours per day, 4 hours in the morning 9:15am to 1:00pm, with 2 additional group hours in the afternoon from 1.45pm to 3.25pm. One teaching hour is 50 minutes long. This type of course is designed for students wanting to maximise study time during their stay.
Private Lessons
This teaching programme is one of the most flexible and efficient methods of learning. In coordination with the teacher, the student decides the speed and rhythm of learning, the timetable and the content of the lessons. This programme guarantees an optimal and individually controlled learning process. One private lesson is 60 minutes long.
Cultural and Social programme
OMNILINGUA understands that language education does not stop when the classroom lesson ends. In order to ensure a full immersion experience the school organises an extensive and interesting cultural and social programme designed to educate, motivate and interest students of all ages. Cultural activities include trips to places such as: "Bussana Vecchia", a medieval village and home to local craftsmen and artists, "Villa Hanbury" The Botanical Gardens described as the "most wonderful garden" on the Riviera of Flowers, "Imperia", a guided tour of the biggest, local olive oil production plant, among other trips.
School name: OMNILINGUA
Address: Via Roma 14
Zip & city: 18038 Sanremo
Phone: (0039) 0184 / 599 828
Web: http://www.omnilingua.net/
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