From Renzo Piano in Liguria, to Gino Strada (Emergency) in Lombardia, from Roberto Saviano representing Campania, to Andrea Camilleri (the writer who created the famous carachter of Commissario Montalbano) standing for Sicily.

Each region gives food for thought in analyzing many cultural aspects of the country; through main topics such as cities, food, healthcare national system, politics, crisis, we guide the student into an interesting cultural and lexical study path.

We thought this course in particular for those who work with the Italian language like interpreters and translaters, but also for all students (minimum level B1) that love Italy and its culture, particularly interested in studying Italian current events.

The teaching material is always up-to-date, constantly refreshed through new multimedia, interviews, newspaper and magazine articles and so on.

ART EN PLEIN AIR

CARTOLINE DA GENOVA - Digital Photography Course

Held in small groups, this course is dedicated to photography lovers.
It combines Italian language and culture in the morning to practical and theoretic lessons of photography in the afternoon.
At the end participants will receive a collection of their printed pictures.
The teacher is a professional photographer. 

   

50+ PROGRAM

This course is thought for over-fifties that desire to get deeper into italian language and discover Genoa and its surroundings.

It is a pleasant 2 weeks intensive program which includes Italian lessons and cultural and gastronomic actvities:

• 40 Italian language lessons in the morning, in small groups of different ages
• 1 guided tour in the historical centre in Genoa
  
• 2 cultural walkings discovering the town
• 1 pottery class and tour of artisan old shops of Genoa  
• 1 half day excursion in Genoa surroundings (Nervi, Portofino, Camogli) 
• 1 full day trip to Cinque Terre or Portofino 
• 1 wine tasting 
• 1 dinner in typical Genoese restaurant 

All of these activities are in italian language always accompanied by a one person from A Door to Italy's staff.

Price includes: 

• Enrolment fee 
• Books and certificate of attendance
• Welcome kit with map and guide of the town 
• Internet point and free Wi-Fi at school
• Student's card offering many discounts in shops and restaurants in town
• Accommodation booking service

2020 Starting dates for "50 plus" Program:

ITALIAN FOR OPERA SINGERS & LIBRETTI LESSONS

The purpose of this course, addressed to Opera singers, is to practice pronunciation through opera's libretti reading and to improve intonation with singing classes with a specialised singing teacher.
During winter courses, participants will have the chance to enjoy special price reductions at the Opera Theatre of Genoa, "Carlo Felice".

ITALIAN & COOKING

At the end of the lesson, the prepared dishes are offered for dinner. This is also considered a great experience and an unforgettable moment of socialization. It is also possible to follow special cooking lessons based upon special recipes. 

ITALIAN AND DIVING

All didactic materials and the equipment regarding the diving lessons are provided by the diving school and are included in the price.  

Divers will discover a beautiful coast with alternation of cliffs and beaches. Along the coast there are a few small islands which are peaks of an underwater topography. The few islands of the coastal Ligurian arc have been maintained as an intact environment and are very interesting both from a geological point of view and for the underwater hide world.

The Ligurian Sea introduces all the ideal conditions for scuba divers, the seas depths extend to 2000 meters. The Ligurian coast entertains world famous tourist locations for its numerous attractions and for the transparency of the water. From 1997 Liguria has two sea reserves: the first one covers the coast from the point of the Punta del Mesco to Capo Montenegro, in the Cinque Terre; the other one is located in the Portofino area, in the eastern coast, where in the backdrops of the bay of San Fruttuoso is immersed the statue "Christ of the Abysses"

SPECIALIST COURSE FOR INTERPRETERS

The course is addressed to professional interpreters and interpreting students who have almost finished their studies.

Course goals: improvement of general and sectorial language; developement of anticipation skills; analyses on basic grammatical elements (connectives, conversational signals, verbs, substantives); full comprehension of oral language; general knowledge of italian society, politics, history and culture.

Didactical methods are the result of years of experience and direct sperimentation, developed with constant updating on linguistic theoretics and neurolinguistic.

Our approach guarantees a constant research of empathy between teacher and student.

Our methodology is not a close system: actually, we do prefer talking about flexible modality rather than method. This offers the chance of experiencing a training which is strongly shaped on the student's personal and professional needs.

Learning techniques include audio and written texts. Listening and interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, chochutage), intense and stimulating activities, articles and cloze tests developing lexical skills, improvement of grammar in anticipating, textual coherence and cohesion analysis.

Teaching material entirely authentic and up to date.

Starting dates of the group courses 2020:

STUDY IN GENOA AND FLORENCE!!!!

In cooperation with ABC School in Florence, we offer a special program that will bring you through two wonderful cities.

Enjoy our Sea and our History, and then move towards the city of Art!

Our special offer includes:

- 1 week in Genoa
- 1 week in Florence
- 20 Italian lessons per week

For further information, contact us!

STUDY IN GENOA AND TURIN

In cooperation with AbbeySchool CiaoItaly in Turin, we offer a special program that will bring you through two wonderful cities...

A single journey, two different cities: discover mountains and sea, Piedmont and Liguria, the largest medieval historical center in Europe and the first capital city of Italy!

Our special offer includes:

- 1 week in Genoa
- 1 week in Turin
- 20 hours Italian lessons per week

For further information, contact us!