Centro italiano in Belarusian. Italian Cultural Center

International cultural cooperation is an important part of interstate relations. That is what the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow is called upon to promote. This institution promotes Italian culture, education and science in Russia, and also helps Russians take advantage of the opportunities that the Italian government provides to foreigners. In addition, it also operates in St. Petersburg.

Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow. Mission

When the multifunctional offers the population a variety of services - from free lectures on the history of Italy, to paid Italian language courses and mediation for admission to Italian universities.

Part of the mission of the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow is the promotion of the Italian language and culture in Russia. An integral part of this process is the teaching of the Italian language, open lectures, classical music concerts and conferences dedicated to a particular historical event.

In addition, the institute conducts certified Italian language proficiency examinations, which are necessary for obtaining an official certificate, which may be required for admission to Italian universities and for employment.

Place in the international system

As of 2018, there are ninety Italian cultural institutes around the world, each located in one of the important cities. Each such branch is an excellent place for mutually respectful discussions, dialogues and discussions of important cultural events.

One of the main tasks of the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow is to promote and secure for Italy the image of a country that is the birthplace of high culture and a place where it is carefully protected and reproduced.

An important feature of the institute's activity is the possibility of establishing useful contacts to create joint projects that promote cross-cultural dialogue and deepen mutual understanding.

Structure, events and opportunities

The Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow, which has very good reviews, provides interested users with numerous opportunities to obtain information about Italy. Among the students, it is believed that the Italian language courses at the institute are among the best in Moscow.

As part of open events, you can learn more not only about Italian culture, but also about getting an education on the territory of the republic. The Institute provides consulting and mediation services for admission to Italian universities.

In addition, the Italian Institute informs Russians about the possibility of obtaining grants and scholarships for education in Italy. Competitions are often held for the implementation of translations of Italian literature into Russian.

Some categories of citizens can receive scholarships covering the study of the language in Italy. The Institute of Culture at the Italian Embassy is located at Maly Kozlovsky lane, 4. Everyone who wants to study in Italy inevitably faces the work of this institute. In order to become a student of an Italian university, you must translate all the documents listed on the website of the Italian institute, certify the documents at the consular department of the embassy, and then bring them to the Italian institute in Moscow. After that, the center's employees themselves will transfer all the documents to the university and register them in the system, and the applicant will only have to wait for the results of the preliminary registration.

Italian with native speakers in Moscow

How to get there:

Our address: m. Belorusskaya ring, exit to the street. Butyrsky shaft, past the church, st. Butyrsky Val, 20. This is a yellow two-story building, enter the gate and turn right: you will see a brown door with an image of the Italian flag.

The language school could also be searched under the following names:

Centro Italiano di Cultura

Additional information provided by the school:

About school
Our center was founded in 2005. At the moment, our center is the only school in Moscow where Italian teachers accompany students through the entire process of learning the language, starting from the very first lesson. We only employ native speakers with higher education and qualifications of teaching Italian as a foreign language.
Flexible schedule
Weekdays or weekends, mornings or evenings, one, two or three times a week, two, three or four academic hours - our flexible class schedule gives students the opportunity to choose the most suitable group for themselves in terms of time and level of language.
Super-intensive courses have also recently opened. Classes are held in the morning, five times a week, for four academic hours. In just three weeks, you can finish a whole level.
If you have free time before a business trip or vacation in Italy, our super-intensive courses are the most effective, reliable and fastest option to achieve the desired level of language proficiency in the shortest possible time.
A large number of groups of all levels is a big plus
Our center has more than 50 groups from beginner to advanced level. This wide choice allows those who already have knowledge of the language to quickly find an existing group of the right level and join it at any time.
If your schedule changes during the course, you can always transfer to any group that suits you. And also, if your group wants to take a break and you want to continue, we will quickly find a suitable option for you.
Methodology
Our methodology includes communicative, direct and humanistic-affective approaches, i.e. the most popular and effective ways to enable students to understand and actively use the Italian language from the very beginning. This technique provides for the active participation of the student, who from the very beginning must be ready to perceive a foreign language and make sentences in it.
Our goal is for the student to achieve a balance between learned grammar and conversational practice. We are deeply convinced that this is only possible if the Italian language is taught by native speakers, which gives students the opportunity to feel truly immersed in an Italian environment where conversation in Italian takes place for real.
The quality of education is guaranteed by initially strict selection of teachers and constant monitoring of their work during the academic year. Every month, our methodologist organizes special seminars for teachers, focused on teaching them the correct use of the methodology chosen by our school.
Book Shop
Since 2009, a bookstore has been opened in our Center. A wide selection of Italian textbooks in Italian and Russian helps you to expand your knowledge of the Italian language. Textbooks, audiobooks, light reading, magazines, Italian literature in the original, etc. You can purchase from us at school, or order through our online store.

Reviews and comments: 52

Continuing the topic of reviews about Italian language courses in Moscow, we turned to the opinions of study.ru forum participants.

In the thread dedicated to the Italian language, the question was periodically raised about which courses in the capital can quickly and easily learn this beautiful language. Site visitors shared stories about who attended what courses, their successes and impressions.

So, to the question of one of the visitors: “What can you tell about the courses of the Center for the Study of the Italian Language “CORSOIT”?” - a user under the nickname Aliya-G expressed the following objective and balanced judgment:
“I studied at Corsoit at Chistye Prudy in February-June 2008. I studied in the group of Einarova O.M. I liked the teacher, he explains everything, he stops at difficult moments. Printouts were used - a new set was issued for each lesson; there were no textbooks. The course for beginners is quite intensive, in 4 months we went through what other courses give for 8-9 months (in fact, the complete textbook Progetto Italiano 1, if you are guided by the volume of textbooks). This is both good and not very good: if you miss classes, then it is very difficult to catch up later. Accordingly, if it is difficult to perceive a large amount of information in a short time, it will also be difficult.
I didn’t speak for 4 months, but the foundation was laid in Corsoit excellent: when 1.5 years after the courses, Corsoit came to others, the teacher was surprised how well the course was covered in my head.

A forum visitor under the name Marta13 warns against attending courses with poor-quality, in her opinion, teaching methods:
“There is a school of Francis of Sales (Cultural and Educational Center named after St. Francis of Sales) in Fili, the teacher is a young lady Lisa - I DO NOT ADVISE! The prices are very low, but the preparation is appropriate. The only plus is that the groups are small.
There is another school. Centro Italiano di Cultura. Located on Belorusskaya. Now I work there. The lessons are too long, the teachers are constantly changing, the lessons are in fragments, the group is multi-level and large. I'm going to go. So I don't recommend either. But here's what I can say - I started speaking Italian as soon as I arrived in Italy, and in Russia it is not advisable to learn it. No speech practice.

However, not everyone supports the opinion that it is inappropriate to study Italian in Russia. So, a site visitor under the nickname Roberta writes:
“I study Italian at the school of foreign languages of Ilya Frank. And I really like it. Whatever they say, but the language can be mastered in a short time (there would be a desire) !!! I tested it on my own skin. I don’t know if this school has such a methodology, or something else ... but I myself was surprised how I began to speak.
In general, if someone is interested, I recommend it!”

And finally, here is a brief recommendation from Anima83, although it is not based on her personal experience:
“I heard from my acquaintances that in Moscow there are good courses in. languages, which are called VKS. Native speakers teach, the methodology is just communicative.”

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