WHICH
courses are available?
Right now these are the group lessons available.
In case you can not find one which suits you, and/or you would like to start a new one with your friends, you should get in touch with us.
CLUB DEI LIBRI 2024-2025 (B2 – C1, self-reading)
Il moro della cima, di Paolo Malaguti (280pp., – Einaudi, 2022)
10, 24 October, 7, 21 November; 4.30 pm – 6 pm.
«Un romanzo di un vecchio, la prima guerra mondiale e il Monte Grappa».
Quasi niente sbagliato, di Greta Pavan (192pp., – Bollati Boringhieri, 2023)
4, 19 December, 2 January; 4.30 pm – 6 pm
«Opera prima di una giovane scrittrice su migrazione regionale, sviluppo e futuro nelle terre della Brianza».
Adesso che sei qui, di Mariapia Veladiano (272pp., – Guanda, 2021)
16, 30 January, 13, 27 February; 4.30 pm – 6 pm
«Ma la realtà è che […] è il romanzo di una vita vissuta nonostante l’Alzheimer».
B1
Wednesday, 2.15 pm – 3.30 pm; online and in The Hague/Rijswijk.
Club del giornale (B2/C1)
Friday, 12 noon – 1.30 pm; online and in The Hague/Rijswijk.
Club dei film (B2 – C1)
COMING SOON!
B1 Autumn Week in Fano, Marche, Italia
C1 Spring Week in Lucca, Toscana, Italia
Club dei Libri (self-reading) requires at least a B2 reading level. During the course, you will have one introductory lesson, where Anna is going to introduce the book and its background. After it, you have two weeks to read some chapters of the book and do some comprehension exercises, which are going to be corrected by Anna and discussed with your classmates. Usually, we divide the book into four parts so we will be able to read it in one-two month, normally four lessons.
Different story for Club del Giornale, where you need to have already a good Italian communication level (B2-C1). In this group, you will look for articles in Italian newspapers by yourself on topics that you find interesting and propose them to your classmates. Everybody will read the articles and once we meet we will all discuss the chosen topic together!
A1 and B1 classes are normal language courses, but the focus is going to be on talking and listening skills. You will study grammar and vocabulary, you will read, listen and write in Italian, but most of the time you are going to talk!
HOW are these lessons?
WHAT learning materials do we use?
Every salotto’s groups are different: some decided to have one specific study book and others just use articles from Italian newspapers.
What all of them have in common is that Anna always provides them with specific exercises, texts, and types of tools to improve their particular needs; furthermore, Anna will always give you feedback!
Most of the time, the learning materials are made by Anna herself, using the last updated teaching and studying apps, which include interactive exercises, videos, audiobooks, and more.
WHERE do
we meet?
The majority of our classes take place in two places: online, using the free platform Google Meet, and in the office, which is located in Tauro’s building in Rijswijk (Laan van Vredenoord 33).
A private lesson can be held online, in the office, or a combination of the two.
In this way, you will never miss a lesson, because wherever you are, you will just need a pc/tablet or even just a phone.
A1 – B1: 1 hour and 15 minutes; max. 5 people; 14 lessons; 340€; 30€ (yearly) custom-made books and exercises.
Club del Giornale: 1 hour and 30 minutes; max. 5 people; 12 lessons; 350€; materials included.
Club dei libri (self-reading) B1-C1: 4 lessons x 1 hour and 30 minutes; 150€; 3 lessons x 1 hour and 30 minutes; 115€; custom-made exercises included, reading book excluded.
Club dei Film: 1 hour and 30 minutes; max. 5 people; 12 lessons; 350€; 30€ (yearly) custom-made books and exercises.
Private lesson: 60€/h;
Private lesson in two: 75€/h;
Private lesson in three: 87€/h.
Once you are enrolled in one of our classes, you will have unlimited access to your group’s page on Google Classroom, where all the study and work materials will be collected: unless you will decide with your classmates to buy a specific book, you will not need one!
!! The book for Club dei libri is not included and the reader must provide him/herself with it before the lessons start.
HOW much do lessons cost?
il salotto di Anna 