A Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program is designed to provide students with the skills to be an effective teacher. TESOL subjects may include linguistics for teachers, grammar, methods and assessment and language acquisition.

Officially known as the Italian Republic, the country is found in southern Europe. The official language is Italian and the cultural rich capital is Rome. Many of the world's oldest universities are located in Italy, in particular the University of Bologna (founded in 1088). There are three Superior Graduate Schools with "university status", three institutes with the status of Doctoral Colleges, which function at graduate and post-graduate level.