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CENTRO STUDI ITALIANI, the Italian language school in Urbania

The first school of Italian language and culture for international students between Tuscany and the Adriatic coast

Welcome to the Centro Studi
Italiani, the first school of Italian
language and culture for
international students in the
Marche, founded by Carlo_
Amedeo_Pasotto
in 1986. Since
then students from over 120
countries throughout the world have
attended the school.
Urbania is a charming town, rich in
art and history
, friendly and safe,
where everyone speaks Italian and
it is easy to make friends with the
locals and practise the language
;
an alternative to big towns that are
invaded by mass tourism.
Furthermore the territory, between
Tuscany and the Adriatic sea, is
one of the most beautiful and best
preserved in Italy: mountains, sea,
hills, and near to the famous art
cities of Central Italy
.
Our courses in Italian language and
culture are unique in their kind. Our
standard intensive course is 25
hours per week (and not 20, which
is normally considered intensive),
with a rich and varied programme
including conversation and
cultural subjects (included in
course fees)
. We also offer a varied
programme of special courses,
including arts and handicrafts and
traditional Italian cooking
.


Teaching staff

The value of a school depends on its teachers. For this reason the Centre of Italian Studies takes great care in selecting and training them. To teach in our school it's not enough to have a degree; we require long internal, theoretical-practical training.
The candidates for teaching must, first of all, frequent a preparatory course organized every year by the Centre of Italian Studies, with its exclusive programme. These courses are also attended by teachers from state schools who profit immensely from them.
Following this the candidates must make a certain amount of attendances, both in the language and conversation courses. If considered eligible for promotion, they will be called for temporary posts.
Their first appointment will be as teachers in the conversation courses, and only after adequate practice and experience will they be entrusted with an Italian language course, in a level compatible with their university training. Every year they will then be required to attend a refresher course which is also organized by the Centre of Italian Studies. This is why our teachers are professional and have an unmistakable pedagogic-didactic style.


The director conducts the training courses for the internal teachers and he is also called to hold these courses in other schools in Italy and abroad.
Dozens of teachers have been trained in our courses; some of these have afterwards had excellent results in state schools or in a university career. From this point of view also, ours is a school with followers!



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Centro Studi Italiani is an Italian language and culture school in Italy for international students | legal notes
Contacts: Via Boscarini, 1 61049 Urbania (PU) Italia - P.IVA 02040841005 - Tel. +39 0722 318950 - Fax +39 0722 317286 - E-mail urbania@centrostuditaliani.org