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Koinè Language Center

 
 




 
Firenze - Here are some feedback impressions of teachers and their pupils 1. Centro Koiné is an excellent school with good teachers and innovative methods. 2. The secretary was extremely helpful to us in solving any practical problem we had. 3. The organization of the excursions and above all the guides in Lucca (by Romano) and Siena (by Marco) were perfect: both have adapted themselves with pleasure to the linguistic level of the pupils 4. The lodging for us teachers was excellent and above all in the town center. I have had, as you can see, a very good experience and wish to thank you for the organization. I have the firm intention to return also next year for another course with my pupils. Kind regards
 
Christa Holzmann, school program leader
 
     

 
Firenze - Thank you all so much for the great experience I had at the Koine Center in Florence. Your kindness and hospitality made all the difference to a solo traveler assimilating the many changes of time, distance, and culture. I chose the Koine School because of the great email service upon my initial inquiry to Linda, thank you Linda for the amazing accommodation with Alessandra Galli and your continued assistance after my classes were done. I made friendships and memories I will always treasure.
 
Nancy Baker, March 2009
  
     

 
Firenze - Cara Anja
Sono occupata,perche solo una settimana soggiorno.La mattina frequento la scuola,nel pomeriggio a escrusioni della scuola o turismo.
Sono tornata alle 6:30.La mamma ha preparato gli ingredienti per cucinare .Ho imparato involtini,polpette,ragu,biscotti,schiachiata etc.
Mi piace moltissimo la schiaccata.Sono tornata in Giappone e ho cucinato il ragu fatto a mano.
Gli insegnanti erano molto diligent.4 ore passavano in un attimo.Vi ringrazio molto quello che avete fatto per me,e stata davvero un’esperienza bellissima.
Cordiali saluti
Harumi
 
Harumi Kimura, cooking with Mamma
  
     

 
Lucca - Cooking with Mamma: * Very good experience in learning about Italian home-cooking and the family customs and lifestyle. (Paola and her family were very kind to make me feel as if I were one of her family members.) * One-to-one teaching is great as I had a hands-on experience at each cooking lesson. I had enough time to ask her questions. I was fully engaged in cooking lesson as well as actual cooking. I did not need to wait for my turn to participate in cooking practice. * Each lesson (4 total) has a main theme: la pasta, la carne, le verdure e il pesce. It was easier for me to follow the step-by-step cooking instructions of one theme at a time rather than learning a whole course, beginning with l'antipasto through il dolce for each lesson. * For me, the beginner student of l'italiano, Paola's bilingual teaching (in English and sometimes in Italian) was a great help. * The written material (in Italian) for Paola's "corso di cucina" was very helpful as she listed the complete items for each lesson. I am glad that I had chosen this course, "Cooking with Mamma". It was not only "cooking" but also the “ "Italian family and their lifestyle" that I appreciated in learning through this course. I hope the above comments would be of help.
 
Mayumi Tsukano, Cooking with Mamma
  
     

 
Firenze - My students and I have spent a wonderful week in Florence. The students were satisfied with the course, but unfortunately the time was too short. The lessons were held like I imagined and also the host families have been very nice and helpful with my students. A special thank you to Signora Walli for the guided visit to the vineyard in Chianti Rufina which my students have enjoyed to their utmost. My compliments for your good organization. I have had other experiences with schools in Florence. Again thanks a lot for your help and best regards.
 
Andrea Kasper, school program leader
 
     

 
Bologna - I wanted to write to you to let you know what a fantastic experience Juliana’s trip to Italy has been. She was impressed with the language classes and welcoming nature of Centro Koine in Bolgona. The teachers in and out of the classroom were lovely. It was a great re-introduction to Italy.
 
Mrs. Stone
 
     

 
Lucca - My partner Annette and I are college teachers and researchers who came by chance to live outside Lucca for a sabbatical year in 1998-99. Annette saw Koinè as she was touring the streets of Lucca and had the strong intuition that it would be a good place to study Italian. Was she ever right. The school offers a wonderful learning environment with small classes, great teachers, and excellent strategies to get one over one's fear of embarrassment. Koinè has proved to be much more than a great place to learn Italian. It became our core community in Lucca. The generosity and openness of Isabella, Stefano, our teachers Christina and Romano, and the many other teachers we also met, helped make Koinè/Lucca a real home. For this reason we return every year and now own a small place outside the walls. The benefits I have derived from the school have been magnified by their relation to my work. Because of the rich intellectual background of the directors and staff, the school has been able to link my language study to my research interests (Italian cinema, history, and popular culture) in a way that has been both stimulating and enormously time-saving. So, I would encourage anybody thinking of coming to Italy to study Italian to choose Lucca and Koinè. They rock. Cari Koinesi: grazie di tutto.
 
Frank Burke
 
     

 
Firenze - Our stay in Florence has been organized very well by your center. We were satisfied and had a lot of fun. One week is too short but we have received a lot of incentives, and will do our best to continue our studies at the next occasion.
 
Wolfgang Schmid
 
     

 
Lucca - I had one of the best weeks of my entire life in Lucca! Everything went like clockwork: the Sargentis were charming, school friendly, other students interesting, town fascinating, weather pleasant, food brilliant. Spoke Italian nearly all the time, and I feel about 20 years younger. Thanks for all your arrangements.
 
Philippa M.
 
     

 
Bologna - My wife and I would like to thank you for the enjoyable and successful two weeks we spent at the Centro Koine improving our Italian. We also enjoyed the coffee breaks permitting us to socialize with the other teachers and students and practice our Italian and even speak German and French with some of the students.I would also like thank you and Mr. Giannini for arranging the rental of the apartment for us. It was spacious and comfortable located in the old city very convenient for walking to the city center. We took many opportunities to visit museums, churches and art galleries and were impressed by the wealth of culture in Bologna, including its distinctive feature of beautiful arcades.We also enjoyed the trip to Modena, particularly the visit to the fattoria di aceto balsamico and the Peace Movement's international music festival in the central square. We thank Cinzia for being such a tireless guide.We may consider returning to the Centro Koine and staying in Bologna for a longer period until we become more fluent in Italian. We have made good progress this time. The proof was that we could easily ask questions and understand the answers from people in Bologna and afterwards in Milano. We spent some time with our landlady speaking only Italian over lunch and dinner.
 
Dorrit und Siegfried Marks
 
     
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