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Destination Italia: a guide to Italian language schools in Italy
First things first: why should you, or anyone, go to an Italian language school in Italy?
Why not simply learn Italian at some school in your neighbourhood?
After all, will Italian language schools like Linguaviva teach you a different kind of Italian?
Well, the answer is yes, to be honest, because we believe that no language can be studied out of context.
In other words, you cannot learn a language unless you also learn about the country and the culture that have given birth to that language.
Therefore, we recommend that you study Italian in Italy.
However, there are practical reasons too.
As of now, Italy is one of the top five economies in the world, and many employers across the globe need to employ people who speak both Italian and English.
According to some estimates, more than 7,000 American companies do business with Italy, and over 1,000 among them actually have offices there.
When it comes to the UK, Italy is the seventh largest global market for British exports.
And of course, Italy leads the world in such fields as culinary arts, interior design, fashion, graphic design, and furniture design.
Understandably, therefore, it makes sense to learn Italian at a prestigious Italian language school like Linguaviva.
The organisation has Italian language schools in Florence, Milan and Syracuse (Sicily), which means that not only can you study Italian, but also get your fill of these
beautiful cities.
Call it education-tourism if you like!
Also, look at it this way: since the time of the Romans, Italy has influenced the Western world with its literature, architecture, music, and science.
And today, it influences the entire world with its fashion, design, and cuisine, to mention just three areas.
So studying Italian language and Italian culture at an Italian language school makes plenty of sense.
Still need convincing?
In the European Union, nearly 15% of the population speaks Italian as a mother tongue and nearly 5% speaks it as a second language.
Among EU member states, Italian is most likely to be learned as a second language in Malta (61%), Croatia (14%), Slovenia (12%), Austria (11%), Romania (8%), France (6%),
and Greece (6%).
It is also an important second language in Switzerland.
Worldwide, Italian is the fifth most taught non-native language after English, French, Spanish, and German.
So if you are looking for an Italian language school in Italy, we really think you should sign up with Linguaviva.
For more, why not visit www.linguaviva.it?
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