Archives for 2019

The Christmas/New Year festivities are less than two weeks away!

But even that can seem like a long time if you’re waiting for Santa to come down the chimney with a jute sack over his shoulder…

To keep you busy, then, we’ve scheduled our ‘2020 Italian Course Offer’ for next week!

You’ll be able to save 20% on group Italian courses at our school in Bologna.

Study for as little as a week, or as long as a year, at a fantastic discount!

You don’t even have to decide WHEN in 2020.

This is a busy period, after all.

Watch out on Monday for more details about the offer…

In the meantime, take a look at these articles about learning Italian.

For instance:

‘Why can’t I understand spoken Italian?’

and if you have time…

‘Ever wished for the super power of learning languages?’

There’s even…

Will an Italian course make me richer and more attractive?’

You’ll find more like this on our ‘best articles’ page.

Plus, Madrelingua also has a FAQ.

Suppose reading’s not your thing?

No worries!

Whatever you want to know about Italian courses in Bologna in 2020, just ask Stefi!

Ready to answer your questions!!

Just a quick announcement to all current, former and perhaps future Madrelingua students – our annual 20% discount promotion is coming soon!

The 2020 Italian Course Offer will begin on Monday 16th of December 2019, and end at midnight on Christmas Day, which is the following Wednesday.

During that week or so, you’ll be able to save a full 20% on group Italian courses OF ANY LENGTH at our school in Bologna.

A lot of our regulars pay a small deposit during the annual December offer, then decide later, depending on their circumstances, when to do their course and for how long.

That’s just fine!

That way, there’s no need for you to spend time making definite plans during this busy period before Christmas. While we get an idea of how many people are interested in courses for the coming year, and can therefore more confidently plan staffing and so on

Anyway, there’ll be full details of the 2020 Italian course promotion on Monday 16th.

In the meantime, I want to alert anyone who is NO LONGER INTERESTED IN LEARNING ITALIAN that now would be the ideal time to unsubscribe from our email list, so ensuring that you won’t be bothered in future.

Articles that we publish on the school website (like this one) are emailed out automatically. But there will always be an ‘unsubscribe’ link, either at the top or the bottom, or both.

To remove your email from the list, just click that link and follow the simple instructions. It should take just seconds.

But if you are, definitely, still interested?

Remember, the offer doesn’t begin until Dec. 16th, so don’t go booking your course immediately (someone always does…), unless you don’t care about the discount, of course.

Instead, you could check out the Italian courses page on the website, look at course prices (remember to mentally deduct 20%), read the FAQ and, if you questions are not answered there, contact us.

My wife, Stefi, will be happy to respond to your email, talk to you on the phone, or welcome you if you decide to come by the school to take a look around.

One final thing.

What if you KNOW YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO DO A COURSE IN 2020 but still want to learn or improve your Italian?

Some of the school staff and teachers also work on other projects that might interest you.

For example, EasyItalianNews.com, which offers FREE audio + transcript ‘easy’ news broadcasts three times a week.

And of course there’s OnlineItalianClub.com, which features thousands of pages of FREE exercises and practice material, plus articles about learning Italian.

You could even take some Italian lessons online, without ever leaving the comfort of your home or office!

Bene, that’s everything, I think.

Buona giornata, allora.

P.S.

Don’t forget, if you’d rather not hear about the 2020 Italian course promotion, look for the ‘Unsubscribe’ link, at the top or bottom of any email you receive from us.

Greetings from Bologna, Italy, where we’re having a welcome spell of mild weather.

If you look carefully, you can see the statue of Neptune gazing curiously at the sizeable Christmas tree which has just gone up in front of him but which, as yet, has no lights or decorations.

From the balcony of Madrelingua Italian school, we can watch people struggling through the ‘Fiera di Natale’ Christmas market, which since last weekend has been completely blocking the street (at the Via Indipendenza end, where the cathedral is.)

If you need last minute Christmas prezzies, or aren’t yet pre-diabetic, it’s just the place for loading up with festive Nepalese socks and torrone (nougat). Ho, ho, ho!

And on a rather less festive note, Monday this week saw the inauguration of the ‘Sogni vestiti‘ installation in the famous Biblioteca Salaborsa, created to mark 2019’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Why mention that, other than the obvious reason that it’s a good thing to be discussing?

Because, Stefi, the main woman at Madrelingua, was involved in creating the artwork, and she and the gang need publicity for it.

But anyway, a month from now it’ll all be over for another year.

Yes, Christmas, of course. And the installation, which is only up for a week, apparently (if you’re in Bo, do go and take a look!)

But there’s another notable event coming up, which will also have concluded by Dec. 26th 2019.

You guessed – it’s our annual ‘Save 20% on Next Year’s Italian Course’ offer, which begins on Monday 16th December 2019 and ends at midnight on Christmas Day.

What about it?

Well, if you’re reading this article in an email, then you will be hearing more (much more!) about the ‘Save 20%’ offer in December.

Should that not interest you, then it seems only fair to point out that if you look in the header or footer of this email, you’ll find a link that will easily and quickly remove your email address from the mailing list.

Actually we have two mailing lists (don’t ask…). So there’s the possibility that you’ll get this message twice, in which case I’m very sorry.

Please unsubscribe from one or both lists and you won’t be bothered further.

Otherwise though, watch this space for details of how to save a FIFTH on the cost of group Italian courses of any length beginning in 2020.

A presto!

Daniel and Stefi, Madrelingua Italian school, Bologna

Anyone who’s in the Bologna area over the next couple of months and who might be interested in improving their Italian should read this…

Madrelingua’s Italian evening classes are starting next week!

We’ve got two groups so far: an intermediate one (B1/B2), which will run each Monday and Wednesday evening from 18.00, starting on 30/09/19, and an advanced one (C1/C2) at the same time on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on 01/10/19.

We’re waiting to confirm a low-level (A1/A2) group, which will be on Monday/Wednesday, once it gets going.

If you’re working or studying in Bologna, taking two evening lessons per week is a ideal way to improve your Italian. It’s also a great opportunity to make new friends, and so speak Italian socially!

So join us, if you can, on Monday 30th of September or Tuesday 1st of October 2019!

But what if you’re a long way from Bologna?

Our Italian courses page has details about standard and intensive Italian courses.

In addition, we offer personalised individual lessons, even online, via Skype!

Find out more:

Bologna | Italian Courses | Prices | FAQ | How To Book | Contact Us

P.S.

Have you subscribed (for free) to receive simplified news bulletins three times a week from EasyItalianNews.com?

The editor is Stefi, owner/receptionist at Madrelingua, and the news broadcasts are recorded by her son.

Sign up here to receive EasyItalianNews.com bulletins each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, directly in your email inbox.

Or check out the website.

If you’ll be working or studying in Bologna this coming academic year, you might be interested to know that the dates for the 2019-20 Italian evening classes are now live on the school website.

Attending two evening lessons per week is a fantastic way to improve your Italian without taking time off from your job or university course, while making new friends to practice with!

Click here to find out more.

But what if you’re not in Bologna yet?

Then check out our Italian courses page to choose from standard or intensive Italian courses, or personalised individual lessons.

And for those who definitely won’t be able to come to Italy in the 2019-20 academic year?

Well, there’s always the option of studying Italian online!

Thanks to the magic of Skype video calling, you can take an online lesson, or lessons, with one of our team of experienced Italian teachers no matter where you are in the world!

To find out more about the various ways Madrelingua Italian Language School can help you improve your Italian:

Italian Courses | Prices | FAQ | How To Book | Contact Us

Here’s a reminder for anyone in the Bologna area over the next couple of months who might be interested in improving their Italian.

Madrelingua’s Italian evening classes are restarting next week!

We’ve got two groups so far: a lower one (A2/B1), which will run each Monday and Wednesday at 18.00, starting on 28/01/19, and a higher one (B2/C1) at the same time on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on 29/01/19.

Taking two evening lessons per week is a ideal way to improve your Italian while working or studying in Bologna. Plus it’s a great opportunity to make new friends to practice with!

So join us, if you can, on Monday 28th or Tuesday 29th of January 2019!

But what about all those of you who are a long way from Bologna?

Our Italian courses page has details about standard and intensive Italian courses.

Besides these, we offer personalised individual lessons, which are also available online, via Skype!

For more information:

Bologna | Italian Courses | Prices | FAQ | How To Book | Contact Us

P.S.

Some of the Madrelingua team are also involved with a new project, EasyItalianNews.com.

It’s a thrice-weekly bulletin of simplified news stories in Italian. You get short texts to read, along with an audio to listen to as often as you like.

And best of all?

It’s absolutely free!

Sign up here to receive EasyItalianNews.com bulletins each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, directly in your email inbox.

Or visit the website to take a look at what’s on offer!