Italian Academic Year - Gap Year

The Italian Academic Year "Gap Year" consists of 32 weeks of study, a total of 650 lessons which include 480 lessons of the standard language course, 80 lessons of exam preparation and 80 academic lessons (Italian civilization and history, art history, business Italian, history of Italian fashion and design). The remaining 10 hours consist of final research; there are 10 contact hours of tutoring.

Students can take part in the weekly cultural and social activities organized by the school.

This course consists of three elements:

1) Linguistic element:

480 lessons of the standard language course

80 lessons of preparation for the two Diploma «Firenze» AIL exams DILI (intermediate level) and DALI (advanced level)

2) Academic element (80 lessons):

Italian Civilization and History

Art History

Business Italian

History of Design and Architecture

Introduction to Italian Gastronomy

3) Private tutoring (10 lessons):

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The Academic School Year is a 32 week language and culture course for students who wish to experience living and studying in Italy. The course combines not only language courses with Italian culture classes at the Centro Puccini but the syllabus also incorporates the fundamental elements of level C2 of the European Language Portfolio. All in all, the course offers students the opportunity to see at first hand the various aspects of Italy’s rich history and culture.