Italian Facts
During the Renaissance, Italy was considered the artistic centre of the world for educated European gentlemen, who would be expected to make the 'Grand Tour'
Italian is widely taught in schools around the world, but rarely as the first non-native language
Diphthongs (two vowels following each other) in Italian are pronounced as two separate letters
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La Toscana
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Toscana significa tante cose, una buona cucina, la culla dell’ egregio poeta e scrittore Dante Alighieri, Firenze e le sue magnifiche opere d’arte e non per ultimi i suoi cittadini dal carattere gogliardico che si rispecchia nel suo più grande comico Roberto Benigni.
Questa splendida regione ospita dolci colline ricche di vigneti, dai quali provengono i migliori vini d’Italia come il Chianti e il Brunello di Montalcino. Sono molte le famiglie che decidono di trasformare il loro casolare in un’accogliente struttura ricettiva dove è possibile trascorrere un rilassante fine settimana a contatto con la natura.
Firenze raccoglie gran parte del patrimonio artistico e culturale dell’Italia ed ogni giorno opere archittetoniche quali La cupola di Giotto, S.Maria Novella ed il ponte Vecchio lasciano migliaia di turisti provenienti da ogni parte del mondo a bocca aperta.
In questo splendido capoluogo della Toscana vi nacque nel 1265, nel quartiere di S.Martino uno dei maggiori poeti italiani e di tutto il mondo, Dante Alighieri, che rese celebre la storia di questa città attraverso il suo capolavoro, La Divina Commedia.
Infine Toscana significa anche un popolo caloroso distinto per la sua vivacità e bonarietà che trova il suo culmine in Roberto Benigni, attore e regista che con i suoi films “La vita è bella”, “Il piccolo diavolo”, “Don Baillou” e “Johnny Stecchino” ha fatto ridere e commuovere gli spettatori di tutto il mondo.
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Italian Courses in Wigan
Our native-speaking qualified Italian teachers can guide you and your group at your work or at home, at a time convenient to you. Classes can take place on any day of the week - even weekends - morning, afternoon or evening. If needs be, if meeting at your office or home is not suitable, you can take your lessons at the trainer's office. Study materials are supplied for you.
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These courses in Italian are meant for those that feel that learning Italian would make a change in their work. For starters, it is expedient to learn how to say hello/goodbye, as well as basic business protocol; once the basics have been mastered, reading and writing come to the fore. Students who have greatly benefitted have been involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where another language is required, and those working in the international academia and government circuits. Even on our most fundamental beginner's course, students can anticipate ending the course with basic telephone Italian and e-mail Italian skills for communicating, as well as survival Italian if a short visit to the country is needed.
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This set of Italian tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning Italian. Even though all novice students will cover survival Italian: enough Italian to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these courses have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in Italian culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in Italian.
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If there are 2 or more of you with the same level of Italian, the same targets within the language, and be able to study at the same time and location, then you'll be happy to know that these Italian courses can also be made available for Two-to-One Italian Courses or Small Group In-Company Italian Courses. Listen & Learn do not generally recommend classes of more than 6-8 people, although Taster courses in Italian can run with up to 12 people. Bookings must be made for all participants at the same time.
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Wigan
A town in Greater Manchester, in northwest England, Wigan has a population of around 85,000. It was formerly an industrial hub for textile manufacture, but the last mill closed in 1980. The town remains a centre of popular music for youths, with many alternative pubs and clubs to be found in the town centre, all eager to promote and host local musicians and bands. Currently in the middle of a large "regeneration" project, Wigan is undergoing many changes to give it increased commercialism and tourism.
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