Other Courses

• Rome for 50+
• Italian Through "Italian Style"
• Italian Through Theatre
• Italian Through Song
• Italian Through Film-making
• Business Italian
• Discovering Rome
• Italian Home-Cooking
• Follow-up Programme
• Exam Preparation

This programme is held twice a year, lasts 2 weeks and caters exclusively for people over 50.
It's a mixture of language, art, culture and the pleasure of spending time together to share and improve one's knowledge of those aspects of Rome that make this city so unforgettable.
Apart from 40 lessons of language in the morning in classes of mixed ages at the appropriate level, the programme includes the following activities:

• Trip by private coach to Villa Adriana (Tivoli);
• Trip by private coach to the Castelli Romani area including visit of a wine cellar,
     wine-tasting and dinner on Castelgandolfo Lake;
• Cooking lesson and dinner;
• 2 guided trips around Rome;
• 2 seminars on the History of Art;
• Excursion to Pompei and Naples (Saturday).

All these activities take place in Italian and are guided and/or accompanied by teachers of Italian well versed in Archaeology and History of Art.





This course is both for students generally interested in learning more about one of the better-known aspects of modern Italian culture, and students intending to take up studies in Design or Fashion in Italy.
The course outlines the history of Italian Design including the analysis of theories, authors and the evolution of objects since the beginning of the 20th century up to the present day.
Special attention is given to the development of the concept that started as applied arts and has over the years come to be known as "industrial design" and Italian design production since the middle of the twentieth century.
The course shows how, over time, design development has influenced everyday life.
It is an opportunity to marvel at world famous "Made in Italy" names like Vespa, Moka Bialetti, Campari Soda, Topolino cars, Ferragamo shoes or Vanity Fair armchairs and be awed by Rosso Valentino dinner suits and then lose oneself in a Plissè signed by Cappucci.

The course is suitable for students of A2 upwards and there are 3 lessons a day from Monday to Friday for 2 weeks.



An involving way of living and learning Italian. Each section of the course begins with a particular type of written text (newspaper article, play, song, etc.) which is then reworked by the students to create a theatre script. All the basic language skills are exploited plus body language and gestures. The culmination of each section is a live performance. The courses are open to students of any level except beginners. The courses are 3 lessons a day from Monday to Friday for 2 weeks.




A different way to practise Italian, a fun way to learn Italian and improve your pronunciation. Centrered around selected singers and musicians, these courses teach the language, develop listening comprehension and practise written and spoken communication. Conceived of as a journey through the recent history of Italian pop music, each course offers students the opportunity to get to know this field "from inside". Each session deals with a particular style and its major proponents and ends up with everybody singing together!. The course is made up of 3 lessons a day from Monday to Friday and lasts 2 weeks.




This course offers students the chance to learn Italian through the well-known and articulated medium, Italian Cinema, culminating in the making of a short film. The students, under the guidance of a professional film director and a language teacher, get first-hand experience in the designing and implementation of each stage of film-making: story writing, choosing the location, transforming the story into a script, choosing costumes, make-up and props, rehearsals (including work on pronunciation, intonation and body language), and selecting background music. A professional videocamera and other film-set equipment is then used to carry out filming in the full sense of the word. After that the students and director view the footage and analyse and select scenes suitable for the final version of the film. During all stages of the work students have to use the Italian language continuously and naturally to express opinions, negotiate, convince, and act. Each course participant has a role both as actor and as costume-designer, assistant director, or screenwriter, etc.. At the end of the course there is a group viewing and discussion of the completed work. Each participant receives a copy of the short film on DVD, complete with sleeve, title, names of actors, photos and script. The courses are open to students of any level except beginners. The courses are 6 lessons a day from Monday to Friday for 2 weeks.




This course caters for people who need to use Italian at work. The objective is to develop effective communication skills at work and in business, both spoken and written. During the course, tailor-made to the specific needs of the participants, the grammar and vocabulary typical of commercial Italian - telephone conversations, company presentations, negotiations and sales, business meetings, formal letters, reports, emails and faxes - will be practised and analysed. The course is pitched at level B1. The course is made up of 3 lessons a day from Monday to Friday and lasts 2 weeks.




A course that allows one to learn Italian whilst going out to discover the unequalled artistic and archeological patrimony that only a city like Rome can offer. Students are offered the opportunity to improve their Italian whilst on a theoretical and practical journey through the history of Italian art. The course consists of a series of lessons in class combined with guided visits where students will have the chance to try out what they learned in class. The course is open to all levels except beginners. There are 3 lessons a day from Monday to Friday and the course lasts 2 weeks.




Everybody likes Italian cooking - it's famous all over the world. Why is this? What are the secrets? Or rather what are the secrets of Italian home-cooking which is the very basis of all Italian cooking? This course offers students the opportunity to enter an Italian home, take part in the preparation of some typical Italian dishes and then eat them, together with a glass of good wine. It's an experience which brings together culture, gastronomy and language practice. The course is open to students of all levels. The course is made up of two 3-hour sessions a week for a minimum of one week.

It is a series of 30-minute lessons online via Skype and webcam reserved for those students who have already attended a course at our school. Choose any time you want from Mondays to Thursdays between 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. Italian time and book it at least 48 hours in advance. Lessons can be cancelled on 24 hours notice. The minimum number of lessons is two.

The non-Dilit International House exams shown in the levels chart (see Exams & Diplomas section) are organised by three Italian universities: Perugia, Siena, and Roma Tre.

• CELI, organised by the University of Perugia, has 5 levels,

• CILS, organised by the University of Siena, has 6 levels,

• I.T. is organised by the University of Roma Tre.

The school will give students full advice, on what exam to choose and how to enrol. Furthermore those students who want to sit for one of these exams and need practice with specific exam procedures can attend the 6-week-long Exam Preparation Courses. Classes are held twice a week for a total of 30 lessons.

	Dilit - International house is an examination centre for the CELI examinations of Perugia University.
	Dilit - International House is an examination centre for the CILS examinations of Siena University.