Tuition is given in the morning and you should make a constant effort to speak Italian all day and every
day.
FORGET YOUR OWN LANGUAGE FOR A WHILE
Tuition is in the comfort of your teacher's home. In the classroom and
after attending school, students inevitably meet other students from their own country and so speak in their own language. In a host
family this cannot happen. You think and speak Italian in every day-by-day situation. This round-the-clock exercise is the very heart
of constant and permanent learning.
A language which is assimilated and intensely lived and used in this practical manner makes "Living
and Learning with Your Teacher" the most effective and natural way of securing a good knowledge of the Italian language and culture.
- Prepare to adjust
yourself to your new Italian studies and to the length of time you will be away from home.
- Prepare to live with, and accept, those
cultural differences which may exist between your own country and Italy.
- Prepare to accept, and learn from, the local daily way of
life, however different from your own.
- Prepare to live in harmony with your family and make a constant daily effort to study and
speak the language.
- Prepare a study plan, according to your personal interests, sufficient to cover the entire homestay period. This
plan will be discussed with your teacher before tuition begins.
