PESARO - URBINO  CENTER FOR LINGUISTIC STUDIES
URBANIA, ITALY
SHORT TERM, SEMESTER, AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS 
AT CENTRO STUDI MONTEFELTRO INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 

PURPOSE 

The Council on Overseas Language Education  COOLED  Summer  Program in Italy is designed to accommodate students at all Italian proficiency levels.  If you have no or very limited knowledge of Italian, you will have an intensive opportunity to learn the language in a period of four to forty  weeks of full immersion. If you already have a good grasp of the Italian language and you apply yourself diligently, we expect that you will be able to increase your proficiency to near native levels.  The core of the program is a variety of language courses, conducted at the International House in Urbania, Italy that should allow you to fulfill your academic and personal objectives. A six weeks program is also available at an additional cost. 

PROGRAM SERVICES

The Council on Overseas Language Education program will provide the following services to you:

• Italian language instruction at the International House in Urbania, Italy;    
• Telephone conferences, e-mail communications, and regular mailings to prepare you for a successful experience in Rome, Italy;
• Meeting you at a designated airport in  Rome. Italy  the day program begins;
• Transporting you to the family home or University Residence  where you will be staying while attending classes;
• Emergency telephone number to call, 24 hours a day, any day of the week.

CLASSES

You will attend classes Monday through Friday, for the duration of the program.

COLLEGE CREDITS  

You will be able to earn from three to thirty college  credits. These credits are fully transferable and are accepted by most colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. (Before participating in this program, however, you should check with your college administration to confirm that any credits you earn will be transferable and satisfy your college’s criteria.) A transcript showing the courses and grades you earned will be mailed to  you after you have completed the program by the  collaborating U.S. college. Official transcripts may be sent to your school upon your written request.

INCLUDED

The following are the items included in the cost of the program:

• Round trip airfare from Los Angeles,  New York, and several other international airports in the USA to Rome and back to the airport of origin in the USA ;
• Meeting you at the designated airport in Rome, Italy  the day  the program begins;
• Transfer to and from the airport in Rome to the family home or University  Residence where you will stay while attending classes at the International House;
• Room accommodations, two persons in a room, and two meals a day (breakfast and dinner) at the  family home or University Residence where you will stay while attending classes;
• Tuition and books;
• Sightseeing and excursions as per itinerary; 
• Services provided by the International House staff in Madrid Spain;
• Limited health insurance. Covers the cost of  medical attention, hospitalization and  prescriptions you may require during the length of the program.

NOT INCLUDED

Some important items that are not included in the cost of the program:

• Ground transportation in the U.S. or in Italy with the exception of transportation to and from the airport in Italy to your place of residence and during tours as per itinerary.
• Personal expenses, for example:
• Cost and effort of obtaining a passport, visa or any other travel documentation;
• Telephone calls;
• Any other expenses not specifically included in this document. 

AIR TRAVEL

Round trip airfare from Los Angeles, New York, and several other international airports in the USA to Rome and back to the airport of origin in the USA is  included in the price of the program.

BEGINNING AND END OF PROGRAMS

All programs begin at the indicated day of departure from Los Angeles or New York and end at the indicated day of arrival in Los Angeles or New York.  

SCHOLARSHIP 
Once your application is received and reviewed by the scholarship committee you will be informed about the status of your application. It usually takes between three and ten working days for the review to be completed and the notification to be mailed to you.

FINANCIAL AID

You may be eligible for financial aid that could help you to participate in this program.  We recommend that you see a financial aid officer at your college if you are interested in pursuing this possibility.

STUDENT VISAS
 
If you are not an American citizen or select a program longer than 12 weeks, you will need to call the Italian Consulate to find out whether you need a visa to participate in the program.

 The number for the Italian Consulate in New York is (212)  737 - 7930.

DEPARTURE DATES

Departure and return dates have not been confirmed and are subject to change.  Those dates will be confirmed sixty days prior to your departure.

PROGRAM PRICE

With   scholarship:       $3,860 (Four weeks), $6,860 (Eight weeks), $9,860 (Twelve weeks), $12,860 (Sixteen weeks).

GROUP INCENTIVES

Professors or other college staff, should contact us to find out about group discount rates and special incentives.           

What kind of assistance and supervision is provided?

Assistance

COOLED  personnel will be available for the duration of each program.  They are responsible for making sure that all of the services included in the program are provided to the participants.  They are also available to assist in routine and emergency matters that may confront participants.

COURSE  DESCRIPTIONS  

FOUNDATIONS OF ITALIAN I (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
An intensive introductory language course. Classroom instruction is combined with laboratory instruction. Communication in the language will be emphasized. For students without previous experience in the language.

FOUNDATIONS OF ITALIAN II (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
An intensive course for students who took Foundation I or who had one year of high school language. Classroom instruction is combined with laboratory instruction. Comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills will be emphasized and cultural materials introduced.

INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
A course taught entirely in the language to promote speaking fluency and writing competence through participation in discussion on different topics. Intensive grammar review and the learning of more advanced grammar. Prerequisite: Foundations I and II or equivalent.

INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
A continuation of Intermediate I with emphasis in written composition, oral expression and cultural readings from literary works periodicals and newspapers of the language. Prerequisite: Intermediate I or equivalent.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
A course designed to develop and maintain fluency in small conversation groups through problem solving discussions ranging from the banal to the serious: being stranded on a desert island and surviving with fellow standees town planning, and other problems of our modern technological society.

ADVANCED ITALIAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
Taught in the language this course is designed for the student who has achieved competency in the basic elements of grammar and wishes to advance to a more sophisticated mastery of the 
written language. Grammar review is tailored to the needs of individual students. Selected short text analysis and extensive practice in composition are assigned.

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STUDIES (3 cr. 45 hrs.)
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the principal authors of two main periods of thought in Italian cultural history: the end of the Middle Ages, as well as the Renaissance which was announced and in part shaped by the principal thinkers of the Middle Ages such as Francesco Petrarca (d. 1374) and Giovanni Boccaccio (d.1375).
Passages from two major Medieval and two major Renaissance writers will be studied in this course. These literary readings will however be informed and reinforced not only by critical readings but also by passages discussing the philosophical contributions by leading Renaissance Humanists.


Note: Please review these course descriptions carefully and choose the most appropriate one for you in the Course Registration Form. Course changes made after June 15, 2007 will carry a $50 fee.

TYPICAL DAILY ITINERARY
Four to Forty Week Session

 FIRST WEEK

WEEKLY SCHEDULE FROM THE SECOND WEEK TO THE END OF EACH SESSION