Scuola Parola Florence

Scuola Parola is an Italian language school in the Santa Croce neighbourhood of Florence. The address, Borgo Santa Croce 17, leads to Palazzo Mori Ubaldini degli Alberti, a fifteenth-century building a short walk from the basilica. The location page identifies the palazzo itself, a helpful detail in a neighbourhood where several schools use Santa Croce as a landmark. It also gives students a precise point from which to plan the journey between class and their accommodation.

Three ways to study Italian

The Florence municipal education listing identifies group, individual and combined Italian courses at Parola. Group work gives the student other learners to speak and listen to. Individual teaching leaves room to revisit a point the learner finds difficult or to practise the language needed for a particular situation. A combined course is worth investigating for someone who wants both kinds of practice during the same stay.

When comparing the options, ask how the group and individual portions of a combined programme fit together and whether they concentrate on the same topics. Parola also appears in course directories with online tuition, so specify the Borgo Santa Croce classroom when requesting a timetable for a visit to Florence.