The Language Cottage
Online Italian language courses and certification preparation.
The founders
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The company
The Language Cottage is an online Italian language school running small group classes capped at six students, one-to-one tuition, and tailor-made programmes for fields like food & beverage, finance and medical. Its courses are built around official certifications — PLIDA, CILS and CELI at A2, B1 and B2 levels — plus English prep for IELTS and TOEIC.
Demand for Italian fluency tied to concrete outcomes — university enrolment, professional moves and citizenship applications — is pushing learners towards certification-first teaching rather than casual apps. A fully remote, direct-to-consumer model lets the school reach an international client base from a single base in Thailand.
The school was established in 2020 by Chiara Gasparotti, an Italian native with a Master's in Italian Literature & Philosophy and over 20 years of teaching experience, including opening the first Italian Certification Centre (PLIDA) in Thailand in 2017.
The company says its teaching is led by a certified native Italian teacher, with a track record spanning TEFL certification and years instructing Italian and English across Thailand. That certification-centre experience sits at the core of its exam-focused curriculum.
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