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KOMMENTAIRE
von
Sprachschüler in der
Kurse in italienischer Sprache in Taormina, Sizilien, Italien
Was unsere Sprachschüler über
unsere Lehrer sagen:
- BABILONIA HAS ESTABLISHED
A SUPERIOR SCHOOL WITH IMPECCABLE CREDENTIALS. THE FACULTY AND
STAFF ARE SO SUPPORTIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC. NOT ONLY ARE THE COURSES
IN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ITALIAN FINE, BUT THE ADDITIONAL SYNERGY OF
CULTURAL, HISTORIC, AND LOCAL CREATES A BROAD
AND RICH PALETTE. A MUCH RICHER EXPERIENCE THAN "JUST" A
LANGUAGE CLASS. THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS WHERE ONE MAY LEARN ITALIAN,
BUT NONE BETTER. (Bruce, BRSturzlJr2@hotmail.com
)
- The time we spent at
Babilonia in Taormina was the perfect balance between holiday and
study. Our teachers were serious about their teaching yet had
a good sense of humour. Most evenings at 5.00 o'clock we had
an interesting lecture on some form of Italian Culture, whether it
was Films of the 50's, a famous Italian playright like Pirandello,
a quizz or an evening out for
pizza. There was no reason to ever feel alone. To study
Italian in the beautiful and historical town of Taormina is something
I look foward to repeating in the near future. (Olga, 1ola@canada.com
)
- THERE IS SO MUCH
TO DO IN TAORMINA ITSELF, BUT IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO RENT A CAR OR TAKE
A TOUR WITH A LOCAL TRAVEL AGENCY, I PROBABLY LEARNED MORE IN MY THREE
WEEKS AT BABILONIA THAN I DID IN FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE
I WAS COMPLETELY IMMERSED IN THE LANGUAGE, THE TEACHERS JUST TAKE
SUCH A "HANDS ON" APPROACH TO LEARNING, AND EACH STUDENT
IS REALLY GIVEN THE PERSONAL ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO
PERFECT THEIR PROBLEMS, THAT I REALLY FOUND IT SO EASY TO LEARN AND
RETAIN EVERYTHING THAT WAS TAUGHT TO ME(Kacie, Phlegyas23@aol.com
)
- My experience at Babilonia
was worthwhile in every way. The teachers were exceptional, the classroom
environment lively and challenging, the setting exquisite and the
students a wonderful mix. If we'd have stayed one more week (time
limited my wife and me to a single week) I'm sure I'd have left Babilonia
speaking exquisitely fluent Italian. My advice is, "Stay as long
as you can. Stay longer." (Bernie Libster, author, translator
of the stories of Gianni Rodari, and wacko Italophile, b.libster@worldnet.att.net
)
- HAVE STUDIED IN
MADRID, BUENOS AIRES, FLORENCE AND TAORMINA. I AM ALSO A TRAINED ENGLISH
AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER AND HAVE WORKED BOTH IN THE US AND ABROAD.
BABILONIA IS, BY FAR, THE BEST SCHOOL I HAVE EVER ATTENDED OR BEEN
A PART OF. OF COURSE, IT IS NOT PERFECT, NO SCHOOL CAN BE ALL THINGS
TO EVERYONE. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DISCREDIT MY COMMENTS BY THINKING
THEY ARE OVER STATED. BUT, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE PROFESSIONALISM
OF THE DIRECTOR AND THE STAFF AT BABILONIA COMBINED WITH THEIR SINCERE
DESIRE TO CREATE A MEANINGFUL CULTURAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FOR
THEIR STUDENTS MAKES BABILONIA A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. THAT'S WHY I
KEEP GOING BACK AND CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND BABILONIA TO FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES. AND, YOU SIMPLY CAN NOT ASK FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL SETTING.
(Lisa, lisaemery@hotmail.com
)
- Taormina, Sicily is
breathtakingly beautiful in its situation. The location of the
Greek theatre in Taormina is could not be more perfect.
One can still observe performances today. The acoustics are perfect;
the sun setting beyond
the stage, setting deep into the ocean is all very romantic.
From the town, one can hike up high up into the mountain to a village
whose name does escape me now. From there one feels as if you can
see the world. The view is magnificant.
The town is small and therefore provides a level of comfort as far
as safety; this is important to single women in particular. (Helga,
helga.sweet@scotiabank.com)
... I thought of both Giovanna and my other Babilonia teacher
a lot whilst doing my TEFL training. Their manner was excellent
and they were very skillful in how they made our lessons
enjoyable and interesting. I would be very happy if I could
teach half as well as they do.... lorraine@mcavoymail.freeserve.co.uk, lorraine_34@hotmail.com
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