Learn Italian in Milan

spacious classrooms, free internet access, library, air conditioning

Il Centro is located in a Milanese building from the 18th century, with frescos on the ceiling and wooden floors that evoke the atmosphere of distant times. The school building is situated in the centre of Milan, just a couple of minutes up the street from La Scala opera house, a stone’s throw from the Brera Art Museum, in the artists’ quarter full of restaurants, pubs and galleries. Every month Il Centro organizes extracurricular activities for its students, as opportunities to improve their knowledge of culture and Italian language. The school on those occasions becames a meeting point for all the students of different classes. The school offers a wide variety of courses. Groups consist of 6-10 students from countries all over the world creating a stimulating and creative atmosphere in class. Each lesson lasts 60 minutes. Il Centro organizes Italian language courses with a range of schedules and durations. Students can choose among groups that meet 5, 3 or 2 times a week, for either 2 or 4 hours per day. Students with time constraints related to work or other commitments can also opt for individual lessons that can be scheduled to suit their needs. Group courses have a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 students per class, and course content is closely aligned with the students’ real needs. At the elementary levels, for example, we emphasize oral Italian over writing and grammar. The forms and vocabulary needed to deal with common situations related to shopping, public transport, bureaucracy and such are introduced. When selecting teaching methods, we favour those that permit a modular approach to the communication needs of individual students, including differentiation of the materials employed. We try to utilize cultural differences to the advantage of all participants through the exchange of information and experiences that can be used in group activities. Learning materials include not only the most recent Italian language textbooks, but also worksheets developed by Il Centro’s staff. These use passages from authentic Italian, both spoken and written, as well as games, video-based activities and grammatical summaries extracted from real-life experience and indicative of the differences between Italian and other languages. Outside classroom hours, students may also work on their Italian during cultural-linguistic activities organized in the afternoon or do individual work in the self-study lab.

ELLCI two seats in the centre of Milan. The school in Via Stradivari is situated in a 19th century buildung and offers 2 offices, 1 secretary room, three balconies, and 3 spacious, bright and quiet classrooms. There are 6 computers and a library with various Italian books, and audio-visual materials. In the ground floor students can enjoy the garden during breaks. The second seat is in Via Palestrina, just a few meters from Via Stradivari. There are 4 quiet classroom, 2 very spacious ones and 2 of average size, all with big windows making the rooms very bright. Students can also use a library and a room for study and recreation.