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inlingua Alghero
Italian Language School in Sardinia, Italy
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Alghero is a school specialized in Italian language and culture. The wide range of courses
offered by inlingua Alghero is tailor-made to your needs and guarantees the ideal balance
between the rigors of study, flexibility of schedule and the relaxation of a holiday.
You will be welcomed and helped along by a
friendly and knowledgeable staff and will benefit from effective inlingua lessons that get
you speaking Italian immediately without lots of long and pointless grammatical
explanations. The lessons are held conveniently close to the beach in cool air-conditioned
rooms and as a student at inlingua Alghero you’ll be guaranteed 1-hour-per-day access
to the WI-FI connected computer lab so you can communicate with friends and family.
While at inlingua Alghero, you may elect to
participate in school-organised excursions and outings or special courses on Italian
cuisine or modern Italian culture. The accommodations office will make sure that you get
the lodging you require – everything from family stay to B & B.
And when you finish your course and go back
home, you will receive one-month’s free access to the inlingua Online Learning
program. That way you’ll be able to correspond with your Italian trainer, have your
writing samples corrected and continue doing grammar & vocabulary exercises.
Location
 The school
is located in Alghero, a picturesque seaside town located on the northwestern tip of the
island of Sardinia. Though it has undergone numerous cultural influences, Alghero is
mainly known for its “Catalan” feel, which is evidenced in its Catalan street
names and in the dialect still spoken today by a handful of its inhabitants.
The Language in Alghero:
The Sardinian accent is extremely easy to understand and is considered to be one of
the accents closest to the Standard Italian spoken in theatre or television. By learning
Italian in Alghero, you will be learning Italian that can be understood and spoken
anywhere in Italy, not just in Alghero.
Facilities
 The school is located near the public gardens in an
attractive, modern building in the centre with air conditioned rooms, a computer lab with Internet access (each student guaranteed 1 hour’s
access per day) and air-conditioning.
Course Options and Fees
Below are the types of
courses we offer. If you are uncertain about which course to choose, sign up for the
Holiday Course and upgrade once you get here.
“Holiday
Course”
The “Holiday Course” – 20 lessons a week of fun and challenging group
tuition!
Cost : 200 EUR the first week, 185 for every week after that. |
“Holiday +
Culture course”
Care to learn a little about Italian history? Modern Italian culture? Classic Italian
cinema? Take this Holiday Course of 20 group lessons tuition plus three one-hour seminars.
Cost : 245,00 EUR for the first week, 235,00 EUR for every week after that. |
“Combi
Course”
For those who want to get the most out of their group lessons and want something
“super-intensive”. 20 lessons group tuition + 5 hours of individual lessons per
week.
Cost : 325,00 EUR for the first week, 185 for every week after that. |
“Holiday
Course + Italian Cooking”
For those of you who’d like to learn Italian as well as a few secrets of the kitchen,
we highly recommend this course. On top of the 20 lessons of group tuition you’ll
have a special 3-hour seminar in which you will learn to cook a few classically Italian
dishes.
Cost : 295,00 EUR for the first week, 315,00 for every week after that. |
Crash
Intensity Program : 20 lessons, 40 lessons or 50 lessons
For those who want to learn fast and crave a flexible solution, the “CIP” (Crash
Intensity Program) is ideal! Your individual lessons can be set up with your Italian
trainer almost any time of the day and you are free to progress as fast you like!
Cost :
| CIP |
1st week |
Subsequent weeks |
| 20 |
450,00 EUR |
420,00 EUR |
| 40 |
810,00 EUR |
790,00 EUR |
| 50 |
1000,00 EUR |
950,00 EUR |
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Starting Dates
Dates for Beginning Italian
Courses 2008:
Typically, students
arrive on Sunday before lessons begin, stay for at least week and depart on the following
Sunday or Saturday, though this may depend on your flight and accommodations arrangements.
inlingua Alghero guarantees a new beginner’s
course will be begin the first and third Monday of every month from the March through
September. For those of you who know some or a lot of Italian, you may enroll whenever you
like. So, if you want to learn Italian and you are a complete beginner (i.e., you know
“ciao” and that’s it), then it would be better if you came on the following
dates.
Teaching Method
 inlingua Alghero uses the tried and tested “direct method” of teaching. Students are
encouraged to participate actively in the lesson and in their learning, with an emphasis
on speaking in Italian straight away!
inlingua Alghero aims to keep
the “holiday” in “holiday study”, so that your Italian lessons are
part of the fun. “Holiday students” are therefore encouraged to participate
actively in the lesson and in their learning, with an emphasis on speaking in Italian
straight away! The school also includes seminars on Italian culture, local traditions and
music to help you keep up with new trends, idiomatic expressions and even Italian gestures
(a language unto its own!).
Staff & Teachers
The enthusiastic and knowledge
staff at inlingua Alghero have put together a wonderfully articulated course offering to
satisfy a wide range of interests.
All of Italian
trainers are selected on the basis of experience and qualifications as well as of their
ability to establish rapport with students, be flexible in their approach and personalize
course content.
Accommodation
There is a wide range of
offering for accommodation in Alghero. Everything from hotels to self-catering apartments.
Be sure to specify in
your enrolment form what kind of accommodation you would like.
| Type of accommodation |
Cost per
week* |
|
| Family home stay (use of kitchen) |
180,00 EUR – 300,00 EUR |
|
| Shared apartment, single room |
150,00 EUR – 260,00
EUR |
|
| Shared apartment, double room |
140,00 – 245,00 EUR |
|
| Hotels and B&B |
Estimates available upon
request |
|
| Airport pick-up or drop-off |
|
17,00 EUR |
| Housing assistance |
|
50,00 EUR |
| * Accommodation prices may vary according to season |
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Activities
As well as being able to study & learn Italian in Alghero, you will have the
opportunity to participate in a wealth of leisure-time activities: sunbathing on its
beautiful white beaches, snorkeling in its crystal clear waters, mountain-biking along its
trails through Mediterranean scrub brush, scuba-diving, hiking, sailing to places
accessible only by wind-driven vessels, wine- and food-tasting in its delicious
restaurants, strolling along the wide promenade on the “lido mare”, having an
aperitif in an outdoor café overlooking the port. Don’t forget that you will have
plenty of time for all of these activities while studying Italian!
There are excursions to see the breath-taking sea caves “Grotte di Nettuno,”
which are accessible by authorized vessels departing daily from the main port or from
“Capo Caccia,” or by a cliff-hanging walk down the breath-taking stairs (only
654 steps!) “Esacala del Cabirol.” There are also numerous points of historical
and cultural interest, such as the intriguing ruins left behind by the mysterious
Neolithic “Nuraghic” civilization, which you can explore at the
“Palmavera” or “Anghelu Ruju” complexes. Equally interesting are the
“bastioni”, the high fortified walls dotted with lookout towers that encircle
the city’s western waterfront and southern flank
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