Die kleine aber feine Sprachschule L’Italiano Porticando ist ein Geheimtipp.
In kleinen Gruppen wird intensiv gelernt und nach 2 Wochen ging ich mit einem guten Gefühl,
denn ich habe unglaublich viel dazugelernt.
Die familiäre Atmosphäre zieht sich durch alle Programmpunkte durch,
 ob es nun die Lektionen, die gemeinsame Kaffeepause oder die gemeinsamen Exkursionen mit Laura sind.
Das Wissen über die Region und die Stadt Turin und die Hilfsbereitschaft sind unglaublich.
Wenn es um Tipps für Exkursionen oder um Land und Leute geht, ist Laura die richtige Ansprechpartnerin.
Die Unterkunft bei einer sehr netten älteren italienischen Dame war ebenfalls ein Hochgenuss.
Ich hatte nicht nur das Vergnügen ihre Kochkünste zu genießen,
sondern auch viel mit ihr über Gott und die Welt zu reden.
Ich würde sofort wieder einen Sprachkurs bei „L'Italiano Porticando“ machen.

Ramona (39), Rheinfelden, Germany

Italiano:

Ho partecipato ad un corso individuale di Italiano commerciale di tre settimane presso la
Scuola L’Italiano porticando a Torino.
L’esperienza è stata molto positiva e sono rimasto contento di come sono stato accolto,
accompagnato e di come le mie esigenze sono state esaudite.
Specialmente per un corso di Italiano commerciale è molto importante che l’insegnante sia anche esperto di Economia.
Presso l’Italiano porticando ho trovato nella persona di Rosaria tutto questo,
permettendomi di capire molte cose su come lavorano le aziende in Italia
e di conseguenza farmi un’idea sulle attività e le realtà delle aziende italiane.
Per di più il centro storico di Torino è molto bello ed offre tanti posti e monumenti da visitare.
Dopo una visita, passeggiata o shopping si può prendere un caffè o un aperitivo
in uno dei tanti bar-caffè e naturalmente dopo l’aperitivo non può mancare un buon pranzo
o una buona cena con un buon bicchiere di vino piemontese conosciuto in tutto il mondo.

Ringrazio Rosaria, Caterina e Laura per il tempo trascorso da loro a Torino
e consiglio L’Italiano porticando a tutti coloro che vogliono imparare o
approfondire l’Italiano per il tempo libero o per lavoro.

Sandro Campigotto (32), Berna, Svizzera

Ciao Rosaria,

per quanto riguarda un commento sul corso non sono le mie parole ma le quali del mio cliente dopo aver mandato il primo e-mail in italiano:

"Ciao Rainald,

complimenti davvero per l'ottimo italiano, il corso è stato veramente efficace!
A questo punto rispondo anche io in italiano, spero di riuscire a farmi capire.

Ciao"
 

Ciao e grazie per tutto, Rainald

The most important thing about the school was the quality of the biscuits
coffee time (excellent). Other than that the school is bang in the centre
of Turin, the staff were very friendly and organised and I learnt a lot of
italian in the week we were there. Our teacher kept a good pace during the
lessons and we were never bored, she made sure we had an equal chance to
read, speak and answer questions and there was a lot of conversation, on
everything from the grammar we had just learnt to the last film we saw to
the perfect way to cook cheese on toast. I was very happy with my time at
Italiano Porticando.

Quest'estate ho fatto un corso di una settimana nell'Italiano Porticando.
 Sono stata molto bene la prima cosa che mi ha sorpresa è la calda accoglienza
ricevuta per parte di tutti professori. Ricordo specialmente Laura.
L'escursione alla Sacra San Michele con lei nella sua macchina.
Sempre tan simpatica e tan paziente. I giri per la città,
 allungando il tempo piu del rigorosamente necesario prendendo un gelato o un caffè con tutti noi.
 L'ho passato francamente bene e mi è piaciuta molto la città Torino.

I visited several language schools in Torino before I chose L'Italiano
Porticando. I chose it because when I visited, the staff where
friendly and professional, and the offices (which are well situated in
an old building in the centre of Torino) were clean and bright.

I particularly liked the style of the lessons, which were not overly
formal, and included time to chat in Italian over an espresso each
day. The course book, which is written and provided by the school, is
set entirely in Torino and the surrounding areas, which made the
learning very relevant - as well as providing ideas and suggestions of
what to see and do, what to eat and drink, in and around Torino.

I joined the course in Torino because i wanted to learn Italian on
location, so that I could practice on my own. The best aspect of the
course was the friendly staff, the small class size and the
excellence of the teaching materials, which were thorough,
interesting and up to date, as well as being nicely presented. I
learned a great deal during one week, and am continuing my Italian,
starting from a sound base gained at L'Italiano Porticando.

Cornelius, Edinburgh, University professor, Scotland

Ich habe in diesem Jahr zweimal die Sprachenschule "L'Italiano Porticando" in Turin besucht,
zwei Wochen im Mai und eine Woche im Oktober.
Die herzliche Atmosphäre und das auf meine Interessen (Literatur, Architektur) zugeschnittene,
 kompetent vorbereitete Programm, wobei besonders die Stadtrundgänge und Ausflüge hervorzuheben sind,
 haben die Aufenthalte zu anregenden Erlebnissen gemacht.

La vostra scuola “Italiano Porticando” e’ perfetta per ognuno a cui piacono un atmosfera rilassante,
piccoli gruppi ed  attenzione personale.
Le escursioni culturali organizzati da Laura sono veramente cose da godere.
 So che tutte le scuole offrono escursioni ma Laura e’ un’ ottimo guida per gli stranieri.
Mille grazie Laura e mille grazie Rosaria.

One of the merit of this School was that they taught me in italian language very intensively and eagerly.
 I was a completely beginner of it. At first lesson, all the conversation was held by Italian and
I found it was tough to catch up with, but when I could not follow them,
they gave me a moment to ask and they usually checked it clear or not.
In my case, it was a private lesson so I could ask many things without hesitating.

The another good point is that the content of lessons are interesting.
Teaching materials was also nice. I like book which I used
because all of the sections are useful for the life here in Italy.

They are very kind and paciently.

As regards dislike point, absolutely no idea. I like this school perfectly.

Chinatsu (27), Japan

We took the basic language course at L’Italiana Porticando at very short notice after we moved to Turin.
This excellent school impressed us. It was willing to accommodate our schedule.
The school is small and strikes a good balance between efficiency and friendliness.
Classes were small and time was available for individual assistance.

The material was particularly useful as it was based on the daily experiences of living in Turin.
Discussions about food, directions, history and trips were based upon the area.
Classes were directed at being able to handle day-to-day needs like shopping,
buying a rail ticket and asking for directions.
Specific requests for help in areas of language that we needed immediately
like installing a phone line to a new apartment were willingly accommodated.

Classes built confidence through being taught purely in Italian,
which could then be tried (with increasing success) on the street.
We found that the basic course gave a thorough understanding of Italian basics
and enough of a vocabulary to function. Since the course we’ve built on that framework with satisfaction.

Finally, what makes this school particularly special are the wonderful personalities of Rosaria, Katrina and Laura.
They became friends as well as teachers.

Jim and Laurie, Scotland and USA

It is imperative to learn Italian if you intend to integrate into the Italian way of life
 and we felt the best way to do this was to take an intensive course that enhanced our own studies.
L'Italiano Porticando were very flexible in providing a tailor made course that suited our requirements,
 everything, from the scheduling of teaching, coursework texts, the one to one teaching,
 to the field trip around Turin were very well designed to improve
 our language skills over a short period of time and which were presented in a very friendly and relaxed way.
 The greatest success of the course was that it has given us the confidence to get out there and try even harder.

Ciao tutti,

sono stato quattro settimane a Torino per fare il corso da Rosi, Cati e Laura e mi ha piaciuto moltissimo. Cera ogni giorno una altra cosa da parlare di. Mai é stato noioso solo qualche volte fatigoso, perche cé cosi molto da vedere che ho avuto bisogno da visitare Torino anche la notte. Latmosphera alla scuola é molto personale perché ci sono solo classe piccole. Ottimo da studiare. Anche la compania degli altri studenti mi ho piaciuto e sono ancora in contatto. 

É stato uno bello periodo per me a Torino che mai dimenticaró, ma per me era troppo corto. Due mese sarebbero state meglio. Ma comunque, forse ancora l'estate, chi sa?

Ciao e buon divertimento a Torino! Holger

Holger, Germany, Student (23)