Ihcatania Reviews 18

Thanks to the IH school, I recently took a basic course (B1) in Italian there and I was incredibly satisfied with the results. Teachers explain everything clearly, always ready to help and explain the unclear material. I recommend this school to anyone who wants to learn a new language! Grazie mille! Adesso posso parlare meglio con i miei amici ❤️

Last week I attended a one-week Italian course at International House Catania and I had an amazing experience. The teaching was of very high quality with a modern, interactive approach that made learning enjoyable and effective.
The school also organized great evening social and cultural activities like concerts, all in a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The teachers were professional, supportive and passionate.
I highly recommended for everyone looking to learn Italian in an immersive and inspiration way 😊

I had an amazing time learning Italian A2 at International House in Catania! The classes were super engaging and used a modern, hands-on approach that really helped me improve fast. The social activities in the afternoons and evenings were so much fun—and a great way to meet people and practice Italian in real life. Plus, Catania is such a cool and lively city—there’s always something interesting to see or do!

In March I took an intensive A2 course for 2 weeks, including the Grande Sicilia Tour.
I was elated by the competent leadership of the institute by the director, Alessandro. He had the patience of an angel, was always attentive, and always had a sympathetic ear for his students.
I had a time problem with the return trip to the airport, and Alessandro even helped me on his Saturday off! Thanks again for that!
My two instructors, Caterina and Giuliana, were the best teachers I've ever had! Perhaps it was the special learning method or simply their competence in teaching the material, because in all the courses I've taken before, I've never learned and deepened so much as I did in these two weeks!

Many thanks also to Valeria, who was our tour guide. You also did a wonderful job!

It was sooooo nice to meet you all; you are a dream team, and I fondly remember the time we spent together!

I attended this school for 7 weeks and I loved it from day 1: for the way (and the effort) to organize classes well, and beyond classes extra activities, for its modern approach to language instruction, and for all the people who work there. Classes: groups are formed on a weekly basis - teachers change weekly. After one week I regretted that I lost my first teacher until I met the next one and the next group, and loved it as well, with new routines and refreshed excitement. All of my teachers (4) used a modern approach to language instruction (focused on speaking, listening, reading -- grammar is taught as a meaningful tool to develop and improve verbal skills) Thank you again to the direttore and ALL the school's teachers - who made sure we loved our classes, who sometimes ended class on Friday with a song that still stays with us.

I took an intensive course + 1h private at International House Catania for 6 weeks. I truly enjoyed it! The teachers are amazing, well prepared and they make the lessons fun. The overall atmosphere is just lovely and friendly, it's easy to meet people, both local and other students, so it's not unlikely to go out for a meal or some drinks together, which speeds up the learning process. I feel much more confident speaking in italian now, and I can show it off to my friends and family back at home!

A great school with an excellent teaching concept! Great teachers (thank you Roberta and Giuliana!!), a pleasant learning atmosphere and lessons that are simply fun. I was there for a month and had 3 hours of lessons every day. In the first half, the focus was on speaking, whereby mistakes didn't matter at first, the main thing was to make yourself understood. You quickly lose your inhibitions and gain the confidence to speak a lot. In the second half, we focused more on grammar and correct phrasing. Overall, there was a perfect balance of reading and listening comprehension tasks, written exercises and speaking, with the latter always being the most important. After such a short time, I was already able to make myself understood in Italian in everyday life, even though I had practically started from scratch. The school had placed me with a wonderful host family, where I felt right at home and was always able to use what I had learned. Catania is also simply worth living in: culture, sun, sea, views of Mount Etna, great excursions.... What more could you want? All in all, a great recommendation!