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Italian for Adults

Terms Calendar

10-WEEK SUMMER TERM 2023

9th May 2023  – 23rd July 2023

(Half-term no calsses 29th May –  2nd June2023)

10-week Autumn Term 2023

11th September  2023 – 17th November 2023 (No Half-term break)

10-WEEK WINTER TERM 2023

20th November 2023  – 18th February 2024 (Christmas break:  18th December 23 – 8th  January 2024)

(half-term break 19th Feb to 24th Feb 2024)

10-WEEK SPRING TERM 2024

26th February 2024 – 10th May 2024 (Easter Holiday 12th April  –  21st April 2024)

10-WEEK SUMMER TERM 2024

13th May 2024 – 27th July 2024

(Half-term no classes 27th May –  1st June 2024)

10-week AUTUMN TERM 2024

9th September  2024 – 15th November 2024 (No Half-term break)

10-WEEK WINTER TERM 2024

18th November 2024  – 14th February 2025 (Half-term/Christmas break:  15th December 24-  6th January 2025)

(half-term break 17th Feb to 22nd Feb 2025)

10-WEEK SPRING TERM 2025

24th February 2025 – 9th May 2025 (Easter Holiday 18th April  –  24th April 2025)

10-WEEK SUMMER TERM 2025

12th May 2025 – 25th July 2025

(Half-term no classes 26th May –  31st May 2025)

Free Italian Taster Classes at La Dante

Friday 21st of April 2023:

  • Beginners A1 and Improvers A2 at 5.30pm to 6.30 pm

Saturday 22nd of April 2023:

  •  Beginners A1 and Improvers A2: at 11am until 12 pm
  • Improvers B1, Intermediate B2 and Advanced C1 at 4.30 pm to 5.30pm

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What people say about our Italian classes

I studied for a one week “full immersion” course in Italian for my A level in October. The professionalism and attention to detail in relation to both course content and course administration was absolutely second to none. I was really impressed by the quality of the school’s total offering. I can thoroughly recommend La Dante for any Italian student, at any level. A first class learning experience

Martin Carter

‘Thank you La Dante! I didn’t know a single word of Italian on day 1 but now, after my lessons,  I have a strong understanding of the basics. My Italian teacher was very patient and her lessons were well structured so we made excellent progress in each session. Her activities were engaging and she made me feel very comfortable learning something that was taking me out of my comfort zone. Not only have a learnt a lot, I feel I have made a friend. I am really looking forward to coming back for more lessons and becoming part of the La Dante family’

Ruth Blom
Our teacher Tamara is excellent. She has made the whole experience very comfortable and productive and has ensured that everyone is confident with learning that way.

“I think that you all deserve high praise for your skill, kindness and cordiality and the way you make your client students feel supported and encouraged. Many thanks for this!”

Philip Curtis

Emilia is an amazing teacher, and I am really happy with the progress that I am making with her

John Souter
Our teacher Tamara is excellent and has made everyone comfortable and confident in this new environment. Thank you to everyone at the school who has enabled us to continue to learn over this past year and more.

Our teacher Tamara is excellent and has made everyone comfortable and confident in this new environment. Thank you to everyone at the school who has enabled us to continue to learn over this past year and more.

Upper-intermediate student

Our teacher Tamara is excellent. She has made the whole experience very comfortable and productive and has ensured that everyone is confident with learning that way.

Improvers 2 student

‘I was so impressed by the level the students had reached given that they had been studying for such a short space of time. This is obviously due to the high standard of teaching that you provide.’

Alison Hales
My son Daniel and his friend Benjamin were the only two in their class this Term, and that was really a bonus for them as Federica is a wonderfully engaged teacher who has picks up really well on what the boys in her class are and aren’t understanding. So two main things: a fantastic teacher (thank you, Federica!) and the class size.
Theresa B.
Ludovica is a very good teacher & is guiding me well although I have a way to go for the Plida certificate.
Elena C.

Dear Erika, I just wanted to say thank you  for the great Italian lesson with Carolina.

Rachel D.

I just wanted to say that I have enjoyed this weeks lessons with Mathilde and Erika.
We covered many interesting subjects and I think it has helped with my conversation and listening comprehension.
After Monday was sorted I really felt I made actual progress – Mathilde has sent me links to various items on La Dante website to listen to during August to ‘keep my ear in’!
Many thanks
Dinah

Dinah P.

Last term I had 10 private lessons with Emilia and I wanted to let you know that I was very pleased with the quality of her teaching and the lesson content. We covered a lot of ground during the lessons, in terms of grammar and practice for the B1 oral exam. It was exactly what I was hoping for. Best regards,  Catherine

Catherine V.

Dear Gilda,  Thanks so much for organising the course with Emilia. She was wonderful, really professional with a great sense of humour so the lessons were also fun. Her training on exam technique was excellent and flexibility to fit to my hours much appreciated. Thanks again, Clare M.

Clare M.

I’ve just completed my 60th lesson with Emilia, so just now I have booked another 10 lessons. As ever, I am completely happy with Emilia as my teacher, she is wonderful! J.S.

J.S.
Hello, I am beyond delighted to receive your email and notification of my success (on the PLIDA B1 Cittadinanza Exam) , which I still can’t believe! (..) I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team at La Dante most sincerely for all their help and support throughout this whole process.
Kindest regards, A. C.
A.C.
Dear Carolina,
Thank you very much for your email. I have just had my first lesson in Italian. It was great.
Grazie!
Wenyan L.

My teachers have all been and still are excellent, very helpful, and I like very much the interesting work we do. I particularly appreciate the current help I am getting from Ginevra in writing academic Italian.

R.

Silvia is just a really nice teacher: she is flexible and encouraging and lessons are always very enjoyable and rewarding.

J.
I find one to one suits very well and really enjoy my weekly hour with Silvia.
One of our students
Ginevra my teacher is fantastic, dedicated, highly skilled, responsive, empathic and resourceful
One of our students

Lovely teachers or are very patient but thorough with their teaching

One of our students
I think you are all wonderful: I greatly appreciate all the patient teaching and kind encouragement I receive.
One of our students

The attention to detail in the teaching is high and good. The teacher takes an active interest in you as a person and tailors the course to your needs.

One of our students

Despite my current reservations, the course to date has been very good. We also had a superb teacher in Tamara Benassi.

One of our students

the course to date has been very good. We also had a superb teacher in Tamara Benassi.

About group classes

Clear informative teaching by native and friendly tutors that makes progress so much easier and rewarding.

One of our students

The excellence of the teaching!

One of our students

(Our Italian teacher) Marta is a real gem, I suspect you know that.

Mark M.
 I really enjoyed my lessons with Emilia and Silvia. They are both great teachers and not only did they manage to show me a lot of things in a short time, but they also kept me entertained during the lesson.
Thank you for everything
Rafaela

Luisa is great! She is clearly skilled at designing and delivering lessons appropriate to the level of existing knowledge and personality of her client. She is consistently patient and always supportive, never critical, of my faltering attempts to speak and write Italian. Being a (very) mature student, it takes me longer to learn and recall new things than it used to but with her help I am confident I am making real progress.

Kira

Hello La Dante, Emilia is a very fine teacher, super intelligent and very patient. I would reccomend her to anyone. La Dante is luck to have her on the books.

Mark M.

Quanto vale un buon insegnante! Mi sento fortunata avere un così grande istruttore nel mio gruppo. Dopo l’infezione da COVID-19, ho deciso di rivedere le poesie che ho letto o scritto in spagnolo molti anni fa. Oggi sono stato sorpreso di vedere quanti degli originali erano scritti in italiano. Grazie a La Dante questo corso mi sta aiutando a: scrivere, leggere e parlare ad alta voce!

[…] Grazie, La Dante, signorina Chiara e gruppo. Siete tutti fantastici!

A.A.