Scudit
Italian Language and Culture
School for Foreigners
WHY SCUDIT
In the photo, Arne celebrates ten years at Scudit.
Scudit is an Italian language school for foreigners based in Rome. For more than thirty years we have taught Italian language and culture to students from all over the world.
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Founded in Rome.
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Located in Rome, near the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.
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Specialised exclusively in teaching Italian to foreigners.
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More than 30 years of experience.
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Small classes.
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Cultural activities and guided visits.
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A strong connection between Italian language and Italian culture.
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Original teaching materials.
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Great attention to intercultural exchange.
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High quality, without extra costs.
1. We teach only Italian to foreigners
For more than thirty years, our work has been entirely devoted to teaching Italian as a foreign language.
We are not a “language school” offering dozens of different languages. All our work, our research and our experience are concentrated on Italian.
2. Italian is more than a language
Learning a language means entering a culture. This is true of every language, but it is especially true of Italian.
Italian is not important today as an international working language. People who study Italian usually want something more than everyday practical communication. They want the language to become a way of entering a wider cultural world.
In our courses, grammar lives together with history, art, cinema, literature, music and everyday Italian life.
Those who wish to know more can read our page on Teaching.
3. Experience matters more than fashion
Scudit was born from the experience of people who have always worked in this field, written books and created teaching materials used in many countries.
Our teaching choices come from classroom experience, not from the fashion of the moment.
Those who are interested can read our page on Books.
4. Small classes make a difference
We work with small groups.
This allows teachers to follow each student more closely and gives students much more opportunity to speak.
5. Rome is our classroom
The city is not just the background to our courses.
Walks, guided tours, meetings and cultural activities are part of the learning experience. From the Galleria Borghese to the market in Piazza Vittorio, every part of Rome can become an opportunity to learn.
6. Students from all over the world
Every year, hundreds of people of different nationalities, ages and professions study with us.
This international dimension enriches the learning experience and creates an open, intercultural environment.
7. We create our own materials
Many of the materials used in our courses have been designed within Scudit itself.
This allows us to adapt activities constantly to the real needs of our students.
On our Matdid website we also publish hundreds of articles, exercises, readings and free resources.
Those who wish to know more about the history of the school and its founders can read the About us page.
Our “viral” video on Italian gestures, published more than ten years ago, is still used today in Italian classes all over the world.
8. High quality, without extra costs
Scudit is an independent school.
We invest in people, courses and cultural activities, not in large structures or expensive advertising campaigns. This allows us to offer a high-quality experience while keeping our prices in line with those of other Italian schools in Rome, and often lower.
Many of our students come to us through friends, relatives or former students. For us, this is one of the clearest signs of the quality of our work.
9. We know the difficulties of learning Italian
For decades we have worked with students of many different mother tongues.
We know the most common difficulties they meet, and we know how to help each student overcome them.
10. Not only lessons, but a cultural experience
Scudit is a school in the old sense of the word: a place created for people who want to learn, to understand more and to enrich their cultural life, beyond any immediate practical advantage.
We also welcome people who come to Rome for a short stay. But our model is not mass tourism.
We feel closer to the spirit of the Grand Tour, when travelling was above all an opportunity for discovery and personal growth.
