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Assisi

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Setting

Clinging to a hillside beneath dark Mount Subasio, Assisi is an enchanting hill town located in the Umbria Region. The city is of extraordinary beauty, with its medieval houses and streets of high pink and white sandstone and flowers spilling from windows, balconies and old staircases. Umbria and Assisi in particular offer an important legacy of medieval art, culture, religion and folklore, as well as remains of Etruscan and Roman civilization.

The Accademia Lingua Italiana is a private institution that is officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and serves as a University Center of CILS Exams (Italian language proficiency). It is located in one of Assisi's historic buildings in the center. The Accademia organizes courses of Italian language and culture for foreigners. The institute offers courses all year round; lessons take place from Monday to Friday. Each class has a maximum number of 15 students.

The small size of the school and its almost family-setting makes it an ideal school for students who are at the beginning level or wish to study in a small, intimate setting that provides abundant opportunities to practice Italian. The student body is international.

The Academy uses a communicative-situational approach which, in a short time, enables students to speak fluent Italian. The teachers have a university background, may years of professional experience in the field of teaching Italian to foreigners and make use of modern and tested multimedia materials.

Assisi is the place to retrace the steps of the medieval period and the journeys and life of St. Francis. This is the city where multitudes of pilgrims and tourists make their way from distant places drawn by Assisi's spiritual and cultural legacy. The Basilica of St. Francis remains a great treasure of early Italian painters, from Cimabue to Giotto. Assisi is a beautiful medieval city in the Umbrian Region that is rich in art treasures going back to Etruscan times. The city is mid-way between Rome and Florence. Green valleys surround the area and other famous medieval towns such as Perugia, Orvieto, Todi, Spoleto (the city of the Festival of the Two Worlds) and others.

The Accademia

Courses

Italian Language

	Intensive Italian 20 hours per week, from two weeks to ten months
	Beginner, Intermediate, Advance
	Super-intensive Italian 35 hours per week, from two weeks to ten months.
	Beginner, Intermediate, Advance

Special Courses in Italian

	Business Course (15 hours per week for one month)
	March, June
	Music History Course (15 hours per week for one month)
	May , September
	Refresher Course on Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language to Adults
	August, first week (five days/7 hours daily)
	Refresher Course on Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language to Children
	Mid-August (5 days/7 hours daily)
	Private lessons are also offered.

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Calendar

2004 Italian

	Two-Week: Beginning of the month or mid-month.
	Monthly schedule: February 2-27, March 1-26, April 1-30, May 3-28, June 3-30, July 5-30, August 2-31, September 3-30, October 1-29, and November 2-30, 2004
	Quarterly schedule: Generally, February through April , May through July, August through October. Students can begin a quarter at any point between February and September, to finish no later than November.

Special Courses

	Business Course March , June
	Music History Course May , September
	Refresher Course on Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language to Adults: August, first week
	Refresher Course on Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language to Children: August, first week
	Refresher Course on Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language to Children: Mid-August

2005 February 1-28, March 1-30, April 1-29, May 2-27, June 3-30, July 4-29, August 2-31, September 5-30, October 3-28, and November 3-30, 2005

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Costs

Language Courses

*Includes only one month of housing, except for the two-week program.
** Plus housing which is individually arranged.

Special Courses

Cost includes registration, tuition, books, certificate of attendance, lodging (except for the one or two-week programs) in a shared apartment or double room rented from an Italian family, and EHI fees. The single supplement is $125 more per month. Note: A substantial change in the exchange rate between euro and dollar may result in an adjustment up/down in fees.

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Language of classes

Classes are conducted in Italian.

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Examinations and Certificates

A Certificate of Attendance for one or more months of course(s) will be issued by the Accademia after demonstrated attendance in the one month course(s). A diploma, Certificate for Knowledge of Italian Language, will be provided upon successful completion of the examination. The examinations are given after three months of courses.

Courses at the Accademia Lingua Italiana Assisi have been rcognized by the Italian Ministry of Education (n° 42256/C19) and operate within the levels defined by the Common European Framework Of Reference. The Accademia issues a certificate of attendance and proficency certificate that identifies course levels and proficiency equivalent for the Common European Framework. More information on the European Framework is available on request.

Application Information

Persons who wish to apply should complete the application and send by mail or electronically to the European Heritage Institute. See details of the application process.

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Accommodations

Activities & Excursions

The Accademia’s facilites include a music room, library, and film viewing room (dvd- home theatre). Students also have access to a computer room with free e-mail service and use of cd roms.

The school arranges bicycle tours with a guide, nature walks with a guide, horse back riding with an instructor. It also arranges meetings and organizes guided excursions as follows:

• two-days trips (Saturday and Sunday) to Italian cities such as Rome, Florence, Venice, etc.
• outings to the area surrounding Assisi.
• visits to museums, monuments and places of interest in and around Assisi.
• meetings with sculptors and painters in their working environments.
• lectures concerts, meetings with writers and poets.
• tours of well-known Umbrian towns such as Todi, Gubbio, Perugia, Deruta, Spoleto.

The Accademia may also arrange meetings with craftsmen in glass, wrought iron, and ceramics in their studios. Trips and outings are at a nominal fee. The School may also assist participants in planning independent excursions.

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