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Didactic method

The teaching methodologies used in the courses are specific to the communicative/situational approaches and allow for the improvement of all language skills through techniques for the development of linguistic processes.

We strongly believe that learning a language is closely linked to context and culture, always taking place within a network of linguistic, social, and cultural relations.

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ILI students

Our approach to teaching is therefore an integrated, communicative/situational one which:

  • Is based on the centrality of the student and on the enhancement of the communicative function of the language;
  • Enhances the student’s affective-cultural heritage by identifying the linguistic-communicative needs on the basis of the new sociolinguistic context in which the subject is to be found, so that high motivation favours learning;
  • Foresees that the student is the artifice of their learning thanks to the teacher’s guidance, with a programme that directs, observes, follows, advises and encourages;
  • Provides contents dictated by the needs identified above;
  • Considers the life contexts in which the language is placed, giving priority to the oral language without neglecting written capabilities;
  • Protects the integration of the language with other non-verbal and cultural languages.

For us, teaching the language thus signifies being able to offer and transmit it as a tool for reading the socio-cultural context.

It means transmitting, through such a language, that flexible network of knowledge, categories, values and practices that constitutes culture; signifies transmitting the ability to modulate mental patterns and models (cognitive, emotional, moral, social) that are produced, shared, reproduced and modified within a community of participants.

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The Italian Language Workshop
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Mirjam, Switzerland

Mein Name ist Mirjam. Ich komme von Winterthur, aus der Schweiz. Ich verbrachte zwei Wochen Ferien in Lugano, in der...

Mirjam

5.0
2017-10-20T16:44:01+02:00

Mirjam

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Mein Name ist Mirjam. Ich komme von Winterthur, aus der Schweiz. Ich verbrachte zwei Wochen Ferien in Lugano, in der Ferienwohnung meiner Eltern. Mit der ILI Sprachschule (Intensivkurs am Morgen) habe ich eine gute Erfahrung gemacht. Ich denke, ich konnte mein Italienisch verbessern. Auch waren die beiden Lehrerinnen, die ich hatte sowie die Leute im Sekretariat sehr nett. Il mio nome è Mirjam. Vengo da Winterthur, in Svizzera. Sono stata a Lugano per due settimane di vacanza, nella casa di vacanza dei miei genitori. Con la scuola di lingua ILI (corsi intensivi della mattina), ho fatto una buona esperienza. Penso di aver potuto migliorare il mio italiano. Inoltre le due insegnanti che ho avuto e il personale della segreteria erano molto gentili.
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Alex, Russia

I liked that we also got to interact with oher classes because it allowed us to communicate more in italian...

Alex

5.0
2017-10-20T16:49:32+02:00

Alex

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I liked that we also got to interact with oher classes because it allowed us to communicate more in italian as we would in the outside world. The teachers are also patient and attend to cure individual needs as students.
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Sarah, Germany

Die Lehrer waren sehr freundlich und konnten gut erklären Der Unterricht war gut organisiert, wir haben viel diskutiert und auch...

Sarah

5.0
2017-10-20T16:49:50+02:00

Sarah

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Die Lehrer waren sehr freundlich und konnten gut erklären Der Unterricht war gut organisiert, wir haben viel diskutiert und auch einiges geschrieben. Die Lehrer war immer „present“ und haben alles sehr gut erklärt.
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Steve, Canada

L’ambiente familiare. Ho apprezzato i gruppi piccoli e la struttura delle lezioni. I professori sono molto bravi e dinamici. Le...

Steve

4.0
2017-10-20T16:50:24+02:00

Steve

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L’ambiente familiare. Ho apprezzato i gruppi piccoli e la struttura delle lezioni. I professori sono molto bravi e dinamici. Le attività ottime per conoscere tutti!
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Nicola, Scotland

I arrived here 4 months ago in the beautiful city of Lugano with very little Italian and a huge mission...

Nicola

5.0
2017-10-20T16:48:23+02:00

Nicola

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I arrived here 4 months ago in the beautiful city of Lugano with very little Italian and a huge mission to learn as quickly as possible for work. With the commitment and enthusiasm of the wonderful teachers at the school, it has been possible to start work as a doctor, albeit very challenging, and the guys continue to laugh at my regular mistakes but inspire me to learn and communicate in a calm and encouraging environment! What a wonderful experience with very important friendships made.
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Anne, Olanda

Buoni gli insegnanti, lezioni facili da seguire, spiegazioni molto chiare e una buona quantità di tempo di conversazione.

Anne

4.0
2017-10-20T16:50:42+02:00

Anne

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Buoni gli insegnanti, lezioni facili da seguire, spiegazioni molto chiare e una buona quantità di tempo di conversazione.
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David, Sweden

Enthusiastic teachers! I appreciated the level of passion that the teachers had of teaching. They made the course really fun....

David

5.0
2017-10-20T16:49:16+02:00

David

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Enthusiastic teachers! I appreciated the level of passion that the teachers had of teaching. They made the course really fun. I liked the teachers and the rest of the staff in the School.
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Paul, Sweden

I appreciated the teachers and their positive attidude. Keep doing what you are doing! I liked the atmosphere in the...

Paul

5.0
2017-10-20T16:48:48+02:00

Paul

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I appreciated the teachers and their positive attidude. Keep doing what you are doing! I liked the atmosphere in the School, it is very cozy and welcomming.
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