Professionals and non-professionals alike from all across the country have seen great benefits from a SIMON & SIMON Italian Language Course. SIMON & SIMON’s team of qualified Italian teachers are made up of native speakers who average 15 years of experience.
What’s more, with Italian being one of the top 3 business languages to learn in London and the U.K, taking up a business Italian course with SIMON & SIMON can help you advance your business skills and career growth.
Our teachers will make sure that your Italian Course in London is tailored to your specific needs so that you will benefit regardless of your language proficiency. We regularly receive positive feedback regarding our language trainers’ performance, and what’s more before starting your course you will be sent a profile on your specific trainer, detailing their previous experience and background.
If the only experience you have of studying a language is what you can remember from school, then you are in for a treat. Modern Language training has been revolutionised over recent years, and the experience is now considered much more fun and rewarding. Your Language Teacher will conduct your Italian Course in London almost entirely in Italian, a modern teaching method known as the Communicative Approach, where progress can be made right from your very first session.
At SIMON & SIMON we can offer Italian Courses in London on either a 1:1 or group basis. Although group sessions prove to be great value for money, a 1:1 Italian course will allow for a faster progress, as the course can be fully tailored to the requirements of each individual student. Group Sessions will require the commitment of all candidates involved and should be kept at a maximum of 6 students per session. If you require faster progress, then a 1:1 Italian Course in London will be better suited to your requirements.
One of our highly experienced, multilingual Account Managers oversees each SIMON & SIMON Italian Language Course. Before the start of your Italian Course in London you will be sent various materials including a profile on your trainer, a Course Plan and course materials. You will then also be sent a Progress Report after every 40 hours of completed training.
SIMON & SIMON have experience arranging Italian Language Courses in a host of locations. We have a global network of language trainers, which means that we are able to organise your Italian Language Course for just about any location in the UK, Europe and even further afield. Most of our clients choose to run their Italian Language Course within their own offices, so as to minimise travel. However we can also accommodate your Italian classes within your own home. Full-time Italian Courses can be arranged upon request; contact our offices for further information.
Our Italian Courses in London are run throughout the year, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. We can also accommodate weekend courses upon request. Many of our students will choose to attend more than one session a week, however, the vast majority of our clients will choose to attend at least one 90-minute session weekly. We can also accommodate Intensive 30 hour per week Italian language courses, which can be held on a clients’ premises or at residential centres in the UK or abroad. Intensive courses consist of 30 hours of language learning a week, 6 hours a day, from Monday to Friday.
Whatever your personal level of experience and future goals, your Italian Course in London will be customised for you. Before starting your course we will comprehensively assess your level of Italian and speak with you in detail about your desired focus. You may simply wish to gain everyday Italian skills from the level of a complete beginner, or you may be more experienced and wish to further your Italian skills for use in business situations. Whatever your goals and needs, you can be sure that your Italian Course in London will be customised to your requirements, so that goals can be quickly met.
Here at SIMON & SIMON we can also offer assistance with the preparation of language examinations, whether of a business nature or otherwise. We are very proud of our students’ 95% pass rate for such examinations, which we believe highlights the value of working with Italian teachers in London whose experience is above average. SIMON & SIMON can also take care of the registration for and administration of language examinations as well as the issuing of your results.
Italian is a Romance language spoken as a native language by about 70 million people in Italy, Malta, San Marino and parts of Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia and France. Many native speakers are native bilinguals of both standardised Italian and regional varieties. Italian derives diachronically from Latin and is the closest national language to Latin. Unlike most other Romance languages, Italian retains Latin’s contrast between short and long consonants. As in most Romance languages, stress is distinctive. In particular, among the Romance languages, Italian is the closest to Latin in terms of vocabulary. Lexical similarity is 89% with French, 87% with Sardinian, 85% with Catalan, 82% with Spanish, 78% with Rhaeto-Romance and 77% with Romanian.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. London has the biggest population within Europe with over 8.6 million residents. However, this is not the largest population London has seen, with the current population equivalent to the population 76 years ago. To cope with the extreme population of London, there are approximately 10000 miles of sewage pipes underneath London.
London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Founded by the Romans, who called it Londinium, London retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries where you will find today’s financial and business hub of London. London is a leading global city, with its strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence as a city. London is the world’s largest financial centre alongside New York and has the largest city GDP in Europe.
London is home to 43 universities which forms the largest concentration of higher education institutions in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games three times. London is also leading the way in transport and is home to London Heathrow airport which sees the largest amount of international passengers pass through it compared to any other airport in the world, and is also home to the London Underground which has annual passenger numbers of over 1.25 billion.
The table below is based on recognised language levels used by various academic institutions across the European Union. A highly motivated student attending weekly sessions with their Italian language trainer in London can expect to move from one level to another after 50 hours providing they also commit to a similar number of hours of self-study.
Of course, some people find learning languages easier than others, and some students will have more opportunities to practice Italian in the course of their work and leisure, so these factors also need to be considered when trying to assess how long it will take to move from one level to another.
If you require information about fees, we can give you a tailored proposal that will outline the investment for a course to match your needs. Call us on 020 7821 0999 or click below to send us an email and we will respond to you very soon.
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