This is a continuation course but can be open to new students with prior knowledge of the language.

Do you wish to strengthen your vocabulary, range of tenses, fluency and confidence in Italian?  This course is designed for experienced learners who have completed at least three years of part-time study and who wish to connect with the Italian lifestyle  through a wide selection of cultural topics. The emphasis will be on speaking, reading and listening, but also some grammar and written work will be covered as appropriate.

Half term is 29th May – 2nd June 2023

Nicla Mazzoni is an Italian native speaker, passionate about Italy, its language, culture, history, traditions and, obviously, FOOD!  She is from Livorno, and she currently lives in Bologna, so her online classes are an unique chance to connect with Italy, live, whilst improving your Italian from home.

Nicla has a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Foreign languages and literatures (University of Pisa - 2005) and a Certificate to teach Italian as a second, foreign and additional language (Ditals II - University for Foreigners of Siena - 2009).

She is a qualified teacher with extensive teaching experience in a wide range of settings, face to face and online. Since 2002 she has been teaching to adults, children and teenagers, in Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, UK (Brighton)  and she is now in Bologna.

Her adult classes in local Colleges and Community centres ranged from complete beginners to conversation and advanced levels, she also teaches to younger students, from primary school pupils to GCSE and A level preparation. Currently all her classes are online, taught from Italy.