Courses of Italian language and culture on Garda Lake
SLAM - University of Milan Language Centre regularly organizes International courses of Italian language and culture, training and refresher Courses for teachers of Italian as a second language and Italian Language Laboratories at the University branch in Gargnano on Lake Garda. The historical facility, Palazzo Feltrinelli, provides the opportunity for a full immersion in Italian language and culture in a captivating setting thanks to expert trainers of Italian as a second language. The courses are integrated by cultural activities in the local area organized by the University of Milan Language Centre.
Intensive courses of Italian in the beautiful setting of Lake Garda.
Every summer, SLAM - University of Milan Language Centre organizes the Chiara and Giuseppe Feltrinelli International Courses of Italian Language and Culture at the University branch in Gargnano on Lake Garda. The courses are open to international users at the University of Milan (i.e., students enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or single-cycle Master’s degree course, Erasmus+ incoming students, PhD students, research fellows, scholarship holders, and specialisation school students) and to international users external to the University proving at least the B1 level of Italian language proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Each course lasts three weeks and includes 90 hours of Italian language and culture learning. They will be held from 29 June to 8 August 2026.
The programme includes cultural activities, among which an opera performance at the Arena of Verona and a tour of the old lemon tree house La Malora.
Students completing the course earn 6 university credits.
SLAM - University of Milan Language Centre organises the first edition of the Italian Language and Culture Laboratory named Incontrarsi in Italiano from 4th to 10th October 2026, to be held at Palazzo Feltrinelli in Gargnano (BS) on Lake Garda.
The course is open to all international citizens, aged 40 or more, who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Italian language and culture and who have a level of linguistic competence corresponding to an intermediate level of Italian at the least.
The course aims to enhance confidence in the use of Italian, promote linguistic autonomy in both formal and informal settings and strengthen oral production skills.
The Laboratory lasts one week: it includes a total of 26 hours of teaching of Italian language and culture, including cultural visits in the local area.
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