A Door to Italy in Genova A Door to Italy is specialised in the successful organisation of every aspect of a study holiday: language courses, social activities, accommodation for all needs and pockets.
Language courses are available all year round in our premises in the heart of Genoa.
Genoa, located in the middle of the Liguria region, a fascinating land between mountains and sea, is nowadays a modern town with the largest Medieval Quarter in Europe, rich in history, art, and culture.
Good location for a study holiday.
The school is located in an elegant and fascinating 19th century building and offers to its students 6 large and sunny classrooms, balcony, coffee corner and snacks, free internet points and WiFi connection, small library, front desk for all information regarding school, social activities, excursions planned and receive any help related to daily life in Genoa. Learn more..
Programmes
A Door to Italy offers a wide variety of general and specialised courses, geared to the specific needs of our students. Courses are catered for groups or individuals and for people coming from different countries and with different purposes and are available all year round. Our Italian language courses can also be held in companies or at student's accommodation.
In winter season extensive evening courses are held for all levels' students.
We also offer courses combining Italian language and culture, ranging from literature and history to cookery and local crafts, diving and photography.
More targeted courses offer Italian for professionals, such as Italian for business (spoken and written), Italian for law, Italian for healthcare, Italian for hoteliers and for the tourist industry, Italian language of the Opera.
Certificates and Diplomas
At the end of a course each student receives a certificate of attendance from the school, on at least 80% the presence
Teaching Materials
The school provides students with all books and teaching materials. Most of it is developed by our teachers and is continuously updated. The didactic material is rich and various.
The official book is created and provided by the school: each level has its own book, which is supplied at the beginning of the course.
All additional didactic material is drawn from newspapers, magazines, multimedia material and videos.
Methodology
Language classes are aimed at developing the student's general language competence and the ability to communicate in an international environment and in everyday situations, as well as at work and in social life situations. Throughout the course, learners expand their vocabulary repertoire and learn new grammatical structures which they practice in the context and, further, they improve their ability to communicate, read and write fluently and correctly. At school we use the communicative method, preferring oral communication but not disregarding aspects of written ability, focusing on the four language abilities (listening, speaking, reading, writing).
Social and Cultural Activities
The school organises a rich and full program of social activities for students in order to practise the language also outside the classrooms and to let students socialize in a friendly atmosphere.
Living in Italy - even if it is only for a short time - is a unique experience, full of opportunities. Genoa is a lively city, with an exciting cultural scene! The city offers a broad range of events throughout the year to satisfy the tastes of all age groups.
The school's cultural program makes it possible for you to enjoy the city and its events while learning Italian.
The following activities are offered on a regular basis:
Introduction to Genoa with a guided tour of the town with our teachers
Welcome cocktail
Visits to some of the most famous and interesting museums
Visit to the aquarium (the biggest aquarium in Europe, main centre of the scientific biological studies of the last decades)
Sing the songs: Italian and Genoese songs to exercise pronunciation
Soirées to the theatre: opera, drama or comedy
Dinner or “aperitivo” at the Italian way
Excursions over the weekend to surroundings
Participation to most of the school's extra curricular activities is free of charge.
It is always requested to students to cover their trips, meals, museum and transport tickets.
Students interested in moving on their own find our staff ready to help planning visits and excursions on their needs!
Accommodation
A Door to Italy offers a wide range of housing options, from basic accommodation up to the high level solution, to guarantee our students a pleasant stay.
All of our accommodation arrangements are carefully selected and continuously monitored by the staff of the school. Accommodation are conveniently located close to the school and in the city centre.
Our students can choose to live with an Italian family (half board on request) or to share an apartment with other students (single, double and triple room's option available). For those who prefer to live independently it is possible rent one of our nice private apartments completely furnished and conveniently located close to the school. Many hotels solution from 2* up to 5* are available at special rates.
Excursions and Visits
Excursions over the weekend to surroundings
Participation to most of the school's extra curricular activities is free of charge.
It is always requested to students to cover their trips, meals, museum and transport tickets.
Students interested in moving on their own find our staff ready to help planning visits and excursions on their needs!