Italian Courses in Italy - Otranto Language School Programs

Scuola Porta D'Oriente, Otranto, Lecce:
The school is situated in Otranto, one of the most beautiful seaside resorts in the South of Italy. Why study italian in Otranto? Here everything is on a human scale: the town, the school, the people; you will not find the mass foreign tourism there is in the big cities. Studying in a small town means that you can speak Italian everywhere and that you will not feel like a "stranger" because people are full of human warmth and special attention to the newcomers.

Italian language courses for adults and seniors, Italian for children; Business Italian; Legal Italian; Italian courses for medicine; Italian of art; Italian literature; Italian cinema; Cooking courses in Italian; Courses for Italian teachers; Cils, Celi and Plida certificate preparation courses.

The teaching staff consists of experienced, university-trained professionals with a solid experience in the teaching of Italian as a foreign language. Some teachers have worked abroad with students of very different nationalities and levels and have acquired a particular sensitivity to the specific demands of every participant.

The service of reception and didactic orientation offered by the tutors is based on the didactic principles of the "project work": upon their arrival the students will determine with the teachers the level of their linguistic knowledge. The teachers will help the students clarify their real purposes and they will plan together the stages of "the learning-project".

On a basis of a standard program, some grammatical and conversational subjects can be decided and planned together with the students. staffed with experienced teachers having a sincere desire to help you to learn in an atmosphere of relaxed, but attentive, individual support.

We offer a wide range of cultural activities such as the guided tours on the beautiful coast, the guided tour of the Greek area of the region, the olive-oil and wine tours. You can take also a cooking class to discover the regional gastronomy or a wine course.

Learning Italian in Italy, in a human scale city has many advantages. Here it is possible to combine your Italian language program, with a holiday in the magical atmosphere and culture of Southern Italy and a vacation in one of the most crystalline seas of the Apulian coast.

People have time to stop and speak to you (in Italian!) and are more than generous with their help and enthusiasm.
There is virtually no English spoken locally, so our students have an undiluted stunning stage on which to practice their new-found Italian skills!