ABC school has been offering students from all over the world the opportunity to study the Italian language in Florence since 1982. The school is located in the heart of Florence, in the characteristic and bustling neighbourhood of Santa Croce with its many stores, artisans’ workshops and its proximity to the city's most important monuments and museums. From the windows of the beautifully frescoed classrooms of the Venerosi Pesciolini Palace, in Via dei Rustici, you can enjoy the view of the Palazzo Vecchio from one side and Piazza Peruzzi on the other.

ABC school is a member of ASILS (Association of Language Schools of Italian as a Foreign Language) and AIL (Italian language association "Accademia Italiana di Lingua"). The school has been recognised by the Bildungsurlaub of Hamburg, the Swedish National Student Assistance Board and cooperates with the American Institute for Foreign Study. ABC school is officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education.

For many years the ABC Center has carried out research in the field of linguistics and didactics according to the Direct Teaching Method but the Center also takes into account the various existing trends in didactics especially regarding a solid grammatical base. The aim of this teaching method is oral and written communication and to achieve this there is a maximum of ten students per class. This situation makes accurate and precise teaching possible where the students learn quickly and thoroughly. Two teachers lecture standard and intensive courses offering the students the opportunity of hearing different accents.
The teachers at ABC Center are Florentines and are certified or have studied at Florence University.

In order to place the students in the right level, there is an oral and a written test first.

The courses are divided into six levels and into two programs:

The Formation Program is divided into three levels (elementary, middle and superior) and allows the students to reach the Threshold Level, i.e. the level of communicative competence according to the Modern Language Project of the Council of Europe. At the end of the program the students are able to express themselves correctly in Italian in written and in spoken form.

The Specialization Program is divided into three levels (Advanced 1, Advanced 2, and Advanced 3) and allows the students to have complete command of the language and a notable ability to express themselves in written and in spoken form.

Adult courses:

General Italian courses
Professional courses
Exam Preparation Courses*
Individual courses
Duetto course
Family and children course
Teach Italian preparation course
Cultural courses
Art courses
Cooking course
Wine course
Pre academic course
Personalized course
Special holiday programs
Senior courses

*preparation of Diploma "Firenze" DELI-AIL, DILI-AIL, DILC-AIL , DALI-AIL, DALC-AIL, CILS (University of Siena) and preparation course for CELI (University of Perugia)

Accommodation:

Homestay
Apartment
Hotel


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