Accademia Europea di Firenze- Italian Language, Cooking, Arts, Music and Culture

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 

Description: Accademia Europea di Firenze is an Italian language, culture, art and music school situated right in the heart of historic Florence, in Via Roma 4, between the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza della Repubblica. Our largest concern is to offer high quality courses in every subject we teach, providing instructors fully qualified and highly trained.

AEF offers a rich program of optional language and cultural activities such as concerts, seminars, films, language games and visits to museums and farms as well as extra-curricular and recreational activities; parties, sports, dinners, food and wine tasting, etc. These activities are offered every day to ensure the enjoyment and cultural fulfillment of the students, and also to encourage them to practice the language in all of its aspects. These activities are fundamental in contributing to the creation of a relaxed and familiar atmosphere that involves students, teachers and staff facilitating the constant progress of each individual student.

Highlights: Art Courses: Watercolor, Oil Painting, Sketches of Florence, Figure Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture, Appraisal of Antiques, Photography.

Italian Culture Courses: Art History, History of Literature, History of Italian Cinema, History of Contemporary Italy, History of Italian Theater, Short Courses.

Music Courses: History of Italian Music, History and Language of Melodrama, Opera Directing, Opera Libretti

Vocal Technique for Lyrical Singers, Vocal Music of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque, Interpretation of Chamber Lyrics, Neapolitan Song, Group Singers, Diction for Singers, Piano Accompaniment

Piano - Elementary / Advanced, Musical Instruments.

Professional Courses: Italian for Tourism, Italian for Business and Commerce, Preparation Courses for CILS, CELI, DELI and DALI Certifications, Wine Appreciation, Italian Cuisine.

Cultural and Recreational Activities: Fieldtrips and Excursions; Walking Tours of Florence; Conferences; Music; Evening at the Opera; Cinema and Theater; Artisans Workshops, Markets; Visits to Farm-Houses and Wine Estates; Lunches, Dinners, Parties etc.

Cost in US$: Please visit our website for details.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 8

Accademia Europea di Firenze's Mission Statement: Born from the initiative of a group of instructors, seasoned in the practice of teaching foreigners, Accademia Europea di Firenze's principle objective is to diffuse the Italian language and culture around the world. Years of experience and identifying the difficulties related to learning Italian as a second language and studying in a foreign country, have contributed to the creation of a structure in which, the student and his/her needs are of fundamental importance, both during the accademic and didactic activity, as well as outside of the classroom. Our personal challenge is to provide our students with an atomosphere in which no aspect of their soujourn is overlooked; one that works toward constantly reinforcing their motivation, helping them to overcome the initial barriers (territorial, linguistic and cultural) that separate them emotionally from the foreign environment. We emphasize the importance of putting the language to immediate use, especially during the initial phases of learning a foreign language, and most of all, within the parameters of a student's own particular interests. This creates a stimulus for overcoming challenges and helps to organize one's studying in such a way that the effort spent is widely compensated by success. The Music and Art Depatments, in fact, complement the Language Department, not only by offering a wider array of courses for the students, but also by organizing a series of events, geared toward stimulating the students to actively participate in the local cultural scene: concerts, art exhibits, theatre, folkloristic celebrations, etc. Another important priority for the Accademia is the enthusiasm and motivation of our professors, the fundamental element for attaining a complete didactic success in their rapport with the students. Aside from the necessary accademic preparation, our instructors regulary attend seminars to be updated with the lastest techniques of the most important universities in the field of linguistics and language learning research.

Year Founded: 2004