Children & teenagers
Learn. Explore.
Grow in confidence.
First steps, school support, exam preparation and cultural discovery, with tasks and expectations suited to the learner’s age.
Italian for children & teens →Italian with Trevor Hunt
Italian for the life
you want to lead.
Enjoy the conversation, understand the patterns and explore the culture—from a first introduction to confident exam performance.
Rome · ItalyCiao!The ColosseumGreen, white, red. And plenty to say.
Explore Italy’s regional voices and traditions, and Italian-speaking Switzerland, alongside the standard language.
A course that fits your world.
Learn. Explore.
Adults
Your goals.
Your next conversation.
Everyday communication, work, travel, exams or a focused skill. A programme built around what you actually need to do.
Italian for adults →Lesson lengths & intensives
Your time. Your language.
30minutes
Conversation express
For a busy week: focused conversation, one or two feedback priorities and a useful phrase to take away.
Discuss this format →45minutes
The sweet spot
A balanced session with time to warm up, speak, receive feedback and put improvements into practice.
Discuss this format →60minutes
Conversation + analysis
More room to explore a topic, analyse language if desired and revisit pronunciation, grammar or register.
Discuss this format →90+minutes
Time to immerse
Longer sessions, half-day and full-day options, including weekends. Combine practical tasks, feedback and breaks.
Discuss this format →Intensive options can prepare you for life abroad or regular contact with colleagues, friends and family in the language. Frequency, availability and fees are agreed together.
Explore the session plans & weekend intensives →The learning focus
Language you can put to use.
A strong foundation
Spoken confidence, clear verb patterns, expressive vocabulary and a living connection to Italian culture.
A sharper skill
Present and past tenses; agreeing and disagreeing; pronunciation; turning cultural knowledge into a coherent argument.
A wider perspective
Explore authentic voices, everyday etiquette, regional variety and the ideas that shape the culture.
A goal beyond knowing the words
Build fluency in Italian.
For children & teenagers
Tell a short story about school or a personal interest, then retell it with different details.
For adults
Explain a practical need, discuss options and keep an exchange going when the other person asks for more detail.
We prepare, speak, receive selective feedback and try again. Later, we change the task and revisit the language to see what is becoming easier to use. Explore the fluency routine →
A little cultural curiosity
A small greeting with a long history.
Ciao comes from a Venetian expression connected with “your servant”. Today it is a familiar greeting used when meeting or leaving someone you address informally.
Try it: compare ciao, buongiorno and arrivederci. Who are you speaking to, and what is the situation?
Explore the word or usage: Treccani ↗
Free resources
Keep the language in your week.
Rai Scuola · Italiano per stranieri
Video lessons and themed language activities for developing Italian step by step.
Visit resource ↗Treccani · Vocabolario
Explore Italian meanings, usage and word origins. Particularly useful when you can work with explanations in Italian.
Visit resource ↗Società Dante Alighieri · PLIDA
Download official sample papers and assessment guidance. Select the appropriate level and adult or Juniores exam; courses and exam entry are separate.
Visit resource ↗Università per Stranieri di Siena · CILS
Official example examination papers, answer keys and assessment criteria. Use these to understand tasks rather than assume an old paper matches every current requirement.
Visit resource ↗Accademia della Crusca
Explore expert answers to questions about Italian grammar, vocabulary and usage. Best suited to learners comfortable reading explanations in Italian.
Visit resource ↗Italian Cultural Institute · Learning resources
An official Italian Cultural Institute directory of learning materials, including graded exercises, vocabulary activities and videos. Follow the provider links and check current access or registration requirements.
Visit resource ↗OpenLearn · Italian
Free Italian courses from the Open University, including everyday introductions and travel. Filter the catalogue by Italian.
Visit resource ↗Your complimentary 15-minute conversation
Let’s talk about your Italian.
Tell me your starting point, your interests and what you would like to achieve.