Terramare

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Advantages of studying here

The Italian language school Terramare located in Orbetello, Tuscany, offers language and cultural courses with an intensive outdoor program with many cultural activities, as the courses that are held in small groups (not more than 2-6 students) do not only take place in the classroom but all around this lovely city and region: the participants learn the Italian language getting to know the Italian society, taking part in various cultural events and exploring the natural paradise as well as the artistic and cultural treasures of the surrounding area. At Terramare students experience an intensive and unforgettable Italian language holiday.

Areas of specialisation

COURSE LIST :
a – Intensive Italian group course
2 week standard group course: 20 hours/week + 3 cultural activities and excursions per week

b – Combined Italian course
Italian standard group course: 20 hours/week in the mornings + 3 cultural activities and escursions per week +10 hours/week individual lessons

c – Individual lessons and CILS exam preparation course
For students who are interested in particular aspects of the Italian language (economics, law, science, historical-artistic, etc.) or who want to prepare for the CILS exam.
From 2 to 6 hours a day.

d – Special courses
The special courses consist of the standard group course (20 hours/week) + 3 cultural activities and excursions + 20 hours of special activities on 3 afternoons per week.
1 – Language, Art & Archeology: visits to artistic sites and monuments, historical centers, and archaeological sites, practical pottery workshop
2 – Language, Nature & Sports: for those who want to combine studying the Italian language with enjoying their favorite sports activities like canoeing, rowing, sailing, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, sea watching, horseback riding, trekking and cycling.
3 – Language, cuisine and the wine trail: preparation of traditional dishes, visits of biological farms, wine and food tasting.

e – Extraordinary practical language courses – group courses or individual lessons
1 – The language of travelling
Educational journey through four Italian regions: Tuscany, Sardinia, Umbria and Lazio; linguistical, historical and anthropological workshop.
2 – From creating to speaking
Art and archeology in museums and archeological sites, visits of historical towns as well as of sites of modern art; language and art workshop to experience various artistical techniques.

Description

The Italian language center Terramare is specialized in teaching Italian language and culture to students from all over the world for more than 20 years. The school is located in the seaside town Orbetello in Tuscany, a place surrounded by natural reserves. The school team is highly motivated to offer not just language courses but to enable the students to experience the Italian life and culture; therefore the lessons in small groups of not more than six students are not limited to the classroom but enriched by many activities that take place in the afternoon. For those with special interests the school offers courses of language and sport, architecture, cuisine or culture. It is the close contact with the life in town and the strong focus on communication and interaction small groups that enable the participants to make fast progress by combining the language learnt in class with the practical use in everyday life.

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