Italian

Italian Lessons and Italian Tutors in London

 

Still considered by many to be the archetypal ‘Romance’ language, Italian connotes sensuality and emotion. Besides being the main language of 65 million native Italians, it has been estimated that Italian’s international speakers, including immigrant communities in Australia and America, number 85 million in total. Italy itself is home to almost 30 distinct indigenous dialects, including Neapolitan and Sicilian. Our Italian Tutors can help you develop your Italian Language skills and work towards your proficiency exams

 

The Italian alphabet follows the Latin and is made up of 21 letters with five vowels and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the alphabet, but are used for foreign names and anglicised words. The letter ‘R’ is often rolled in Italian words, and the vowels can have acute, grave and circumflex accents which alter their pronunciations.

 

Italian is the closest of all modern languages to Ancient Latin, from which most of its vocabulary derives. It is a Romance language in every sense of the word, conjuring up images of Roman amphitheatres, bustling trattoria, and sun-drenched olive groves. Italian is also known as the language of music for its melodic rhythms and use in musical terminology and the classical genre. As such, music is an effective gateway into learning Italian, along with the nation’s endless literary and cinematic offerings.

 

Italian workplaces are built on ‘la famiglia’, which translates to ‘the family’, as colleagues typically form close-knit groups, so building strong business relationships is key. Italy’s economy revolves around services, tourism and manufacturing, with the latter industry based in the North which produces 90% of the country’s exports.

 

The Certificate of Proficiency in Italian (CELI) is recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education and provides three qualifications: CELI Standard, CELI Immigrant and CELI Teenagers (between the ages of 13 – 17). There are six levels of examination (CELI Impatto for beginners, followed by CELI levels 1 – 5) which are held three times annually in Italy and in authorised international centres. Those applying for Italian citizenship must be proficient in level CELI 2 or above.

 

There are further qualifications available through CILS (Italian Certificate as a Foreign Language) which has specific specifications for foreign workers in Italy, IT (Italian Certification), PILDA (Italian Language Project Dante Alighieri), and the AIL Association (Italian Language Academy).

 

There is also a GCSE in Italian administered by AQA, as well as A-Level Italian. Additionally, Cambridge offers an IGCSE in Italian.

 

Italian Courses and Tuition in London

 

Mayfair Consultants offers fully-qualified Italian tutors for private tuition across London. Our tutors are either native or fluent Italian speakers who use interactive and immersive approaches, focussing on extending clients’ vocabularies while perfecting their pronunciation and writing. We also focus on Italian culture and business etiquette. Many of our tutors use literary materials, as well as online, journalistic and other non-fiction sources, as part of their instruction tools. We work with learners of all ages and abilities, including those preparing for Italian GCSE, A-Level and IB exams, and those acquiring the language for research, travel or business purposes.

If you would like to arrange Italian lessons or have any questions about our courses or tuition services, please call us on Tel: +44 (0) 207 665 6606 or you can send us an email via our contact form.

 

Useful Italian Tutors Language Resources

 

https://www.europassitalian.com/learn/certification-cils/ – List of Italian Language

Qualifications

 

https://www.acad.it/en/ – Italian Language Academy

 

https://www.lang.ox.ac.uk/italian – University of Oxford Language Centre Italian

 

https://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/italian/online-resources – University of Cambridge Italian Resources

 

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languages/resources/italian – University of Sussex Italian Language Resources

 

https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/languages/italian-websites – University of Reading Italian Resources

 

https://www.ibo.org/about-the-ib/the-ib-by-country/i/italy/ – International Baccalaureate Italian

 

https://www.theguardian.com/education/series/language-resources-italian – Italian

Language Resources

 

https://studyinitaly.esteri.it/en/home_borse – Study in Italy

 

https://onlineitalianclub.com/ – Online Italian Language Club

 

https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=127794&p=835566 – Italian Language and Literature Online Resources

 

https://libguides.anu.edu.au/c.php?g=647810&p=4559610 – Online Italian language Resources

 

https://www.british-italian.org/ – British Italian Society

 

https://iiclondra.esteri.it/IIC_Londra/it/ – Italian Cultural Institute London

 

https://theitaliancommunity.co.uk/en/ – Italian Community London

 

https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/italian-printed-collections – British Library Italian Collections

 

https://www.italianbookshop.co.uk/ – Online Italian Bookshop

 

http://conslondra.esteri.it/consolato_londra/it – Italian Consulate London

 

https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/it – UNESCO Italy Information

 

https://www.italia.it/en – Official Italian Tourism Authority