Thank you for taking the time to submit your kind review. We are so very pleased that you enjoyed our lessons and have improved your Italian conversational skills from your time with us.

At Cultura Italiana, you learn to communicate in Italian in an authentic way. This is our strength and differentiating factor to other language schools that cater to tourists. From our experience, a student's grammar knowledge doesn't always correspond to their ability to communicate. For this, we have 8 class levels. Our student groups are dynamic; the grouping of classes are not static , the rhythm of learning in a class is very much dependent on the people present. Furthermore, we have seen, more often than not, that the learning potential of an individual influences their rate of learning; for example, a Spanish person would learn to communicate in Italian quicker than a native English speaker (owing to their language and culture similarities). Taking all this into consideration, when we see a person who isn't happy with his/her class, we offer private classes at no extra cost. This private class could be further extended to include students of the same level. In Cultura Italiana, we evaluate a student's ability based on their capacity to communicate. It is in our interest that all our students learn well; there is no preference given to age or profession. Level C2 is the Mastery Level in Communication. We regret to say that from our evaluation of you during classes, our opinion is that you are far from achieving this level. Our feedback is that you require more communication usage of the language. To communicate well, it will never be sufficient to achieve a 'medal' in this C1 or even the C2 certificate mentioned. To achieve a mastery in Italian communication, a foreign student would need to live in Italy and study for 2 years. For some people, this period could even be insufficient and they would never arrive at this mastery level, even if they have a certificate in their hands. The directors and staff of Cultura Italiana are however sorry if there was a misunderstanding on the part of Silvia, which further created misunderstandings. Any concerns raised by students are addressed by the school as a team; the solutions are always in accordance with students. If students enjoy their classes, a relaxed environment that is conducive for learning is created. You may be interested to know that Silvia is currently on maternity leave and her baby is due next month! We thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback.

Dear student. Thank you for your feedback. We take all our student comments at the end of courses and from Trip Advisor very seriously, to help us constantly re-evaluate and improve the way we operate. We are so pleased to hear that you are very satisfied with the level of quality in our teachers and staff. However, we would like to address the 3 comments you have made, which we believe are inaccurate. Firstly, Cultura Italiana school is a adult language school accredited by the Italian state, monitored by the Ministry of Education, and recognised by 20 Italian and foreign universities. We also train teachers from secondary schools in Germany and Japan. From our statistics, we are proud to say that our students are not passer-by tourists; the majority of our students include Italian university entrance candidates, CILs, DITALs candidates, linguistics majors, teachers/professors and work professionals who repeatedly return to improve their Italian. Secondly, our courses are intense, lessons are 4 hours daily with 2 hours of homework expected. In classes, the atmosphere is relaxed to help our students speak Italian in a spontaneous way. The group games you speak about, are part of our proven teaching method, centred on merry, interesting topics that encourage students to express themselves and communicate. Finally, when we move students to different classes, it always after consultation and never for economic reasons. As described in our website, with smaller classes, our approach is to maintain the class and reduce class time to reflect the increase in student/teacher interaction. Students can also request to move up or down levels. Again, we would like to thank you for taking the time to send in your feedback.

Dearest Lauren. Thank you very much for writing such beautiful compliments about our teaching team and school. It makes us proud that your Italian language skills improved whilst with us. Participation and enthusiasm from our students are very important to us which help make our classes lively, fun and interesting for both our teachers and students!. We wish you continued success in your studies. Un saluto da tutto in Cultura Italiana!

We thank you for your kind review, describing the school and city as a beautiful, non touristic environment conducive to study in. We are glad that you enjoyed the school ambience and our after-school activities that helped you speak Italian whenever possible! We noted your feedback about our course intensity. What we suggest to students who want more than the daily 4 lesson-hours provided, is to supplement the intensive group course with private individual lessons. As a guideline, a student completes one language level study in the 4-week intensive course. Moreover, we advise our students to maximise their learning intensity by fully participating in our after-school activities and having the spirit of adventure to explore the city and use Italian to communicate with Italians! We hope you will return to us again and when planning your next trip, please do speak to us about how we can tailor your study experience to meet your requirements.

Thank you for your in-depth feedback. It is always a joy to hear our students highlighting what we have done to help them improve their Italian. Your positive feedback on our course content helps us confirm that we continue on the right track in maintaining the quality experience we expect to give to our students. We hope to see you both again soon.

Thank you for choosing to study with us. We are so pleased that our teachers and accommodation with an Italian family met your expectations. We hope you will continue your Italian lessons and that you will recommend us to your other classmates in London!