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Italian lessons in Luxembourg
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Make progress in Italian at your own level
Italian lessons in primary school
Many Italian families here want the language not to be lost from one generation to the next. The child understands what the grandparents say, answers in French, and nobody really chose for things to turn out that way.
So we pick up where it still holds: speaking, stories, games — then reading and writing, which are almost always what’s missing. Keeping a family language alive takes few hours, provided you start before it becomes a language the child understands but can no longer speak.
All lessons – PrimaryItalian lessons in secondary school
Whether chosen as a modern language or spoken at home, Italian is assessed like any other: grammar, texts, written expression. We close the gap between what the pupil can say and what’s expected of them on paper.
It is the scale on which the secondary school programmes are built: we know where the student needs to be at the end of the year, and we start by looking at where they really are.
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A1
Breakthrough
Introduce yourself, greet people, ask simple questions about yourself.
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A2
Waystage
Get by in everyday situations: shops, appointments, travel.
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B1
Threshold
Hold a conversation on a familiar topic and tell what happened.
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B2
Vantage
Follow a conversation between native speakers at normal speed and defend a point of view.
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C1
Effective proficiency
Express yourself without searching for words, including on technical topics.
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C2
Mastery
Understand effortlessly and convey nuance, both in writing and speaking.
Italian lessons for adults
For work, for family or for the pleasure of a language you love. We start from your real level, often better in speaking than in writing, and move forward on what’s useful to you.
The whole scale is open to you: we start at A1 if you have never practised, and stop at the level your project requires – an official test, a job, settling here for good. Not sure where you stand? We find out before the first lesson.
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A1
Breakthrough
Introduce yourself, greet people, ask simple questions about yourself.
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A2
Waystage
Get by in everyday situations: shops, appointments, travel.
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B1
Threshold
Hold a conversation on a familiar topic and tell what happened.
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B2
Vantage
Follow a conversation between native speakers at normal speed and defend a point of view.
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C1
Effective proficiency
Express yourself without searching for words, including on technical topics.
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C2
Mastery
Understand effortlessly and convey nuance, both in writing and speaking.
Why Italian is still passed down in Luxembourg
The Italian community is one of the oldest in the country, and the language has been through three generations. It wears thinner with each one: the grandparents speak Italian, the parents answer in Italian and think in French, the children understand everything and no longer answer. Nobody decided it would happen this way — it’s simply what happens when a language is only used at the dinner table.
At school, though, it’s assessed like any other. Pupils who speak it at home are often the first to be surprised: they thought they had a head start, and discover that the grammar, spelling and register expected on paper aren’t those of the family kitchen. The gap between what they can say and what they’re asked to write is what costs them marks.
For adults, Italian is often a language of return: grandparents you want to understand, a house back in Italy, suppliers or clients on the other side of the Alps. You almost never start from zero — something always remains, and that’s what we build on.
Better than a long speech
- 83% of our students improved their grades
- 130 qualified teachers, bachelor’s degree minimum
- 96% satisfied customers
The best teachers
Who you learn with
We take great care in choosing our teachers: each one is interviewed and tested before their first lesson. We look at their degree, of course, but just as much at the way they explain – that is what helps a student progress. Then we look among our teachers for the one whose profile matches your level and your goal.
- Teachers holding at least a bachelor’s degree, recruited after an interview and a test.
- Native speakers for spoken language practice.
- 96% satisfied customers and more than 140,000 hours of lessons taught.
- An organisation approved by the Ministry of National Education: your corporate training qualifies for a tax credit of 20% to 35%.
As a native German speaker, I particularly enjoy teaching German in all its subtlety, as one of the three languages used and recognised by law in the Grand Duchy. By drawing on a range of learning methods and adding varied exercises suited to each student’s level, I love seeing their progress and their pleasure in learning and perfecting the language.
Our prices
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For you
Primary
55€
per hour, at home
Online from €49
- Reading, writing, arithmetic and German
- At the pace of the class programme
- A teacher who knows the Luxembourg system
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For you
Secondary
55€
per hour, at home
Online from €49
- Classic, general and international schools
- Every subject in the programme
- Preparation for the end-of-school exams
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For you
Adults
59€
per hour, at home
Online from €49
- From complete beginner to advanced
- At home, at the office or by video call
- You decide how many lessons
Prices include VAT, with no registration fees and no minimum commitment. The first contact and the choice of teacher are free.
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What our students say
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I contacted Cours At Home to take Luxembourgish lessons. The lessons are tailored to what we ask for, and scheduling lessons with the teacher is very flexible. I really recommend it, I’m very satisfied.
This language school is great and the staff really listen. Jérôme Koenigsecke, who runs it, is always fully available and will answer all your questions. Liliana (Luxembourgish teacher) is very caring and teaches with exemplary skill.
I am very happy with Cours at Home’s services. I have been using them for a little over three years now, and I can confirm that their service is excellent. Cours at Home always listens to its clients’ needs – needs which, in my case, are rather demanding, since I am usually looking for German-speaking teachers.
I took German and Luxembourgish lessons with Cours at Home and I’m very satisfied. The lessons are well structured and tailored, and the trainers are good teachers. It really helped me progress. I recommend them without hesitation.
The German lessons with Aurore make for real learning, with lots of speaking practice, interactive lessons, good teaching methods and plenty of variety. I recommend her 100%. The lessons are well organised, with flexible options.
Frequently asked questions
What people ask us most
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+352 26 30 27 90My child understands Italian but always answers in French. Can that be turned around?
Yes, and it’s the most common request we get for this language. Understanding takes longest to acquire, and it’s already there: what’s missing is the habit of speaking. The teacher speaks Italian and doesn’t translate, and the child ends up answering — it takes a few weeks, rarely more.
We speak Italian at home. Does he still need lessons?
To speak it, no. To write it, often: home Italian is spoken Italian, sometimes coloured by a regional dialect, and that’s not what’s expected on paper. If Italian counts on the report, it’s the gap between the two we work on, not the language itself.
Are your teachers Italian speakers?
Yes, native or bilingual Italian speakers. For a child keeping up a family language, we look for someone who can also talk about the culture, the regions, the food — that’s what sparks interest at that age, far more than a textbook.
I haven’t practised for twenty years. Where will you start me?
Where you really are, which is almost always higher than you think — and rarely at the same level in speaking and writing. We assess both before the first lesson, then start from there, without making you go over what you already know.
Can lessons take place online?
Yes, with the same teacher and the same method: virtual classroom, whiteboard, screen sharing. For a language you’re maintaining rather than learning, video call has an advantage — it makes short, regular sessions easy to keep up.
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