Centre of Italian Studies

Centre of Italian Studies CELEBRATING MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE! NOW - An international online Italian school! These courses will have you speaking Italian from day one!
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Located in two charming Victorian terraces, in the heart of Carlton's cafรฉ and restaurant district, the Centre of Italian Studies has been Melbourne's leading Italian language school for over 30 years. Since its foundation in 1979, CIS has been committed to providing students of all ages with quality Italian language and culture courses which are ideal for travel, work, personal interest or simply for people with a love of all things Italian.

๐™‚๐™„๐™‘๐™€๐˜ผ๐™’๐˜ผ๐™” ๐™๐™„๐™ˆ๐™€! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸฟThis year, weโ€™re excited to once again be the cultural partners of the ๐™„๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก and to ce...
04/09/2026

๐™‚๐™„๐™‘๐™€๐˜ผ๐™’๐˜ผ๐™” ๐™๐™„๐™ˆ๐™€! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿฟ

This year, weโ€™re excited to once again be the cultural partners of the ๐™„๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ข ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก and to celebrate, weโ€™re giving back to our community with the chance to win ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ข๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ to see one of the festival movies!

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Giveaway closes 18 September.

Buona fortuna! โœจ

11/08/2026

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•?

Join CIS in 2027 for one of our five unmissable Immersive Italian Experiences!

These unforgettable study trips blend Italian language learning with cultural discovery, regional cuisine, and authentic local encounters, offering you the chance to experience Italy off the beaten track and connect with its people, traditions, and way of life.

โœท๐๐„๐– ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„: ๐’๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐€
21โ€“29 September 2027

Discover the extraordinary beauty of Sardinia while immersing yourself in Italian language and culture. From the archaeological wonders of Nora and Nuraghe Barumini to the fascinating mining heritage of Porto Flavia and Iglesias, from the island atmosphere of Santโ€™Antioco to the elegant streets of Cagliari, every moment has been thoughtfully curated to showcase the very best of Sardinia.

๐€๐๐ƒ ๐–๐„โ€™๐‘๐„ ๐‘๐„๐“๐”๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐Ž ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐€๐‹๐‹-๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐…๐€๐•๐Ž๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ƒ๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’:

โœฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐š & ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐š
4โ€“15 June 2027

โœฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ
16โ€“27 June 2027

โœฆ ๐’๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ข๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š & ๐‘๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š
31 Augustโ€“11 September 2027

โœฆ ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ
12โ€“20 September 2027

Each experience is designed to help you improve your Italian while discovering the traditions, landscapes, food, history, and everyday culture that make Italy so extraordinary.

Which Italian adventure will you choose? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Contact us and let us help you choose the Italian language and cultural experience thatโ€™s right for you!

๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™? ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ช๐™จ!
If you wish to receive more details and book one of these trips, please send us an email: [email protected] or call us at (03) 9347 9144

21/07/2026

Italy awaits, with a new selection of carefully curated journeys that take you beyond the tourist trailโ€ฆ

Discover hidden corners of Italy, immerse yourself in local culture, and learn Italian in a fun, natural, and engaging way. Any guesses where weโ€™re headed?

2027 Experiences dates and destinations will be announced soon. Stay tuned! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ragusa is a Sicilian city with two souls: Ragusa Superiore, the more modern area, and Ragusa Ibla, known for its narr...
17/07/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ragusa is a Sicilian city with two souls: Ragusa Superiore, the more modern area, and Ragusa Ibla, known for its narrow streets, stairways, and Baroque architecture.

Swipe through the carousel and discover this beautiful city while learning new Italian words. โœจ

Fa caldo in Italia! Ma cosa succede?Le temperature aumentano e molte cittร  italiane vivono giornate molto calde.Domanda ...
09/07/2026

Fa caldo in Italia! Ma cosa succede?

Le temperature aumentano e molte cittร  italiane vivono giornate molto calde.

Domanda per te:
Hai caldo oggi? Che temperatura cโ€™รจ nella tua cittร ?

26/05/2026

โ€œ๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จโ€ ๐จ๐ซ โ€œ๐๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จโ€? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
They may look like the same word, but theyโ€™re not!
In this Reel youโ€™ll learn when to use favorito and when to use preferito, with clear examples to help you avoid common mistakes!

Save the video and try using them in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡
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18/03/2026

Italian is such an expressive language ๐Ÿ˜Œ
One tiny word can say so muchโ€ฆ like โ€œ๐’…๐’‚๐’Šโ€!

Youโ€™ll hear it everywhere, and its meaning changes with the situation:

โ€ข ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: โ€œDai, vedrai che le troviโ€
โ€ข ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ: โ€œDai, siamo di fretta!โ€
โ€ข ๐™€๐™ญ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™š / ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ: โ€œDai, che bello!โ€

It can mean ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ, or ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธโ€ฆ all in one word!
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๐ŸŽญโœจ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐๐ž โœจ๐ŸŽญIn the heart of ๐™‹๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ฏ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™ž๐™™๐™š, a stunning Baroque town in south-eastern Sicilia, ...
20/02/2026

๐ŸŽญโœจ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐๐ž โœจ๐ŸŽญ
In the heart of ๐™‹๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ฏ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™ž๐™™๐™š, a stunning Baroque town in south-eastern Sicilia, Carnival comes alive with colourful floats, music, and a lively local spirit.

Did you celebrate Carnival this year?

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Valentineโ€™s Day is almost hereโ€ฆ and what better way to celebrate than with romantic Italian music? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโค๏ธOur teachers have...
13/02/2026

Valentineโ€™s Day is almost hereโ€ฆ and what better way to celebrate than with romantic Italian music? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโค๏ธ

Our teachers have chosen their 5 all-time favourite Italian love songs!

From timeless classics to modern love ballads, these songs capture the beauty of the Italian language.

Now itโ€™s your turnโ€ฆ
Whatโ€™s your favourite Italian romantic song? Tell us in the comments... weโ€™d love to add your pick to our Valentineโ€™s playlist! ๐ŸŽต

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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐„๐– ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ˆ๐’ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!A new year brings exciting new ways to learn Italian at CIS.๐“๐“ฎ๐”€! ๐—ฉ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ...
21/01/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐„๐– ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ˆ๐’ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!
A new year brings exciting new ways to learn Italian at CIS.

๐“๐“ฎ๐”€! ๐—ฉ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ)โ€จDesigned to help students get exam-ready with extra practice, grammar revision, personalised feedback and past papers under real exam conditions.

๐“๐“ฎ๐”€! ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ (๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ)โ€จNew online and face-to-face options available.โ€จFresh programs, fun activities and plenty of speaking practice every week.โ€จChoose the day that suits you best: Monday to Thursday or Saturday.
Classes are small to ensure personalised attention.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€จImprove fluency, build confidence and enjoy speaking Italian in a relaxed environment.

Find out more on our website, link in bio.

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247-249 Cardigan Street
Carlton, VIC
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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1:30pm

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+61393479144

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