italian language in italy : Teaching staff

The value of a school depends on its teachers. For this reason the Centre of Italian Studies takes great care in selecting and training them. To teach in our school it's not enough to have a degree; we require long internal, theoretical-practical training.
The candidates for teaching must, first of all, frequent a preparatory course organized every year by the Centre of Italian Studies, with its exclusive programme. These courses are also attended by teachers from state schools who profit immensely from them.
Following this the candidates must make a certain amount of attendances, both in the language and conversation courses. If considered eligible for promotion, they will be called for temporary posts.
Their first appointment will be as teachers in the conversation courses, and only after adequate practice and experience will they be entrusted with an Italian language course, in a level compatible with their university training. Every year they will then be required to attend a refresher course which is also organized by the Centre of Italian Studies. This is why our teachers are professional and have an unmistakable pedagogic-didactic style.

The director conducts the training courses for the internal teachers and he is also called to hold these courses in other schools in Italy and abroad.
Dozens of teachers have been trained in our courses; some of these have afterwards had excellent results in state schools or in a university career. From this point of view also, ours is a school with followers!

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