BABILONIA – Italian language school
Language school in Taormina, Italy
Babilonia is a centre of Italian language and culture in Taormina, Sicily, located at Via Timoleone 10. The school states that it is nationally and internationally accredited, and its teachers hold the DILS level II certificate of the University for Foreigners of Perugia for teaching Italian as a second language. Group classes are multicultural and multi-age, taught in Italian from the first day, at all levels from A0 to C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, and courses last from one week up to one year.
- Italian group courses
- Private one-to-one and two-to-one lessons, also online
- Italian plus cooking, food and wine, ceramics, hiking, diving or golf
- "The Island of the Sun" activity programme for students over 50
- CELI exam preparation, with exams taken at the school
- Culture courses on Sicilian literature, art history, history and cinema
- Italian for special purposes and business
Course prices include teaching materials, an entry test, insurance, a certificate and a weekly programme of social and cultural activities. Students can stay in shared apartments, with host families, in independent studios or in partner hotels in Taormina.
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Programmes
- Italian group courses, levels A0 to C2, from one week to one year
- Private lessons (one-to-one or two-to-one)
- Online private Italian lessons
- Italian plus programmes: cooking, food and wine, diving, ceramic decoration, hiking, golf
- "The Island of the Sun" social and cultural programme for students over 50
- CELI exam preparation (University for Foreigners of Perugia)
- Italian culture courses: literature, art history, history and cinema of Sicily
- Italian for special purposes and commercial correspondence
Group lessons usually run in the morning, from 09:30 to 13:00.
Housing
Babilonia arranges accommodation in Taormina for students enrolled in its courses:
- Shared student apartments with single or double rooms and shared kitchen and bathroom
- Homestay with bed and breakfast, half board or full board
- Independent apartments (studios), mostly for two people
- 2- and 3-star hotels at special rates, and information on other hotels
Double rooms are only for people who already know each other. Air conditioning and Wi-Fi are generally not included, and a city tourist tax is paid to the owner. Accommodation is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accreditation
Subjects taught
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- Language Courses
- Language Courses and Cultural Immersion Programs
- Italian Language and Literature (in Language Schools)