Italian L2 TrainingSpecial courses

Special courses

• Listening/reading
  For foreign students wishing to develop their reading and listening skills for academic purposes and/or wishing to prepare for the Certificate of Proficiency in the Italian language. The module is taught at two levels:
  Listening/Reading 1: to attend this course you must know the contents of Levels A2 and B1.
  Listening/Reading 2: to attend this course you must know the contents of Levels B1 and B2.

• Grammar revision
  For students wishing to reinforce their grammar knowledge. The module is taught at two levels:
  - Grammar revision 1: the points which are revised and more extensively studied are those of levels A2 and B1.
  - Grammar revision 2: the points which are revised and more extensively studied are those of levels B2 and C1.

• Thema (B2)
  The aim of this course is to perfect advanced communication skills, e.g. arguing a point, describing, narrating, developing strategic language (suggesting, convincing, ordering, refusing etc.), using culturally meaningful material on specific themes, so that it becomes an opportunity for students to improve both the linguistic and the cultural aspects of their knowledge.

• E-Learning Writing (B1/B2) course comprising classroom and online work (blended format) with 15 hours in the classroom and 60 hours of on-line activities.  The course is designed to enhance the ability to engage in academic-oriented writing (curriculum vitae, formal letters, argumentative essays, papers, etc.) and includes work on textual organization, vocabulary and grammar.

• E-Learning (B2/C1) course comprising classroom and online work (blended format) with 15 hours in the classroom and 60 hours of on-line activities.  The course provides an opportunity to acquire advanced-level skills in Italian with work on reading, listening, grammar and textual organization.