Our native speaker qualified Italian language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning, afternoon or evening. In certain circumstances, if your home or office is not suitable, you can take your classes at the trainer's office. Lesson books are provided.
These lessons in Italian are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival Italian to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the lesson can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in Italian history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of Italian, this is the choice for you.
Italian lessons of this type are aimed towards those that need to learn Italian to aid them with their employment. For those just starting out, it is integral to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and reading and writing can be adopted once the simple precepts are out of the way. Success has come from students who are involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, those seeking jobs in multinational companies, and those working with foreign colleagues, academia and bureaucracy. Just our most basic beginners lesson will have the student finishing the lesson with basic telephone/e-mail skills in Italian, as well as survival Italian should a short stay in the country be needed.
2 or more people can benefit studying Italian together as these Italian lessons are also offered to groups (Two-to-One Italian Lesson or Small Group In-Company Italian Lesson). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster Italian Lessons can be experienced by up to 12 people.
Latin America is full of Italian speaking communities, especially in Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay
Italian also has many speaking communities in Africa; especially in Ethiopia, Somalia, Somaliland and Eritrea
Italian uses the same alphabet as English, without the letters J, K, W, X and Y - though these letters still appear in loan words
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"Our native speaker qualified Italian language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning."
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Ottawa may be only the fourth largest city in Canada, but it is the capital of the nation, and as such is a leader in terms of government, commerce and even entertainment. With a population of well over a million people, Ottawa is a melting pot, where individuals from all over the country come to live and do business in the robust economy. Ottawa is home to the finest museums in Canada as well as a number of national landmarks. The town's professional hockey team, the Ottawa Senators, recently won a championship, bringing additional pride to a city that treasures hockey above all other sports. The ethnic makeup of Ottawa is unique as well, with a large number of South Asian, Chinese and Arab families calling the area home. With such a vibrant mixture of people, and the thriving international business community, this might be the best time to learn a new language in Ottawa. Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese are all considered 'hot' languages of the 21st century. Learning them, and others, will help individuals do business in the global economy and communicate more effectively with their neighbors.