The A2 courses are addressed to learners with a basic knowledge of Italian. Participants have either completed the EUI A1 or A1-A2 levels or have sat an EUI placement test.
First year researchers have been assigned to a specific course, everyone else who would like to attend an Italian course for the first time is kindly asked to fill in this pre-enrolment form.
EUI language courses are free for EUI PhD and LL.M. researchers, but most other EUI members have to pay a nominal fee.
Italian courses start in September, October, or January. Each course is composed of 2 to 4 modules.
Click on the course you are interested in for further information and to enrol.
Italian 200 - Module 1 & 2
Italian 201 - Module 1
Italian 202 - Module 2 & 3
Communication and grammar skills
CEFR level: A2 Module 1 & 2
Reserved 1 year; all EUI members if places available
Time
11-29 September
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
16.30-18.45
24 hours
By the end of the course, students will be able
- to interact in areas of immediate personal relevance
- to ask for and give information on everyday topics and their own field of research
- to talk about various aspects of their country and town (food, architecture, lifestyles, arts, sport, etc.)
- to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency daily or job-related language
- to participate in basic conversations about work, studies, leisure, etc.
- to read, listen to and understand short simple texts (fiction, journalism and essays)
- to write notes, messages and short stories/reviews
Course contents
Course materials are communicated by the teachers of the Italian Unit.
The course includes work on the following
- introduction to some grammatical structures at A2 level (imperfect, the future tense, the imperative, the simple conditional, stare +gerund, stare per + infinitive), the impersonal form si; object pronouns, relative pronouns, ne as a partitive, prepositions (2), conjunctions (2) etc.
- expanding vocabulary through reading, listening, and speaking
- Reading: short informative texts and notices on topics of personal, professional, and academic interest
- Writing: short and simple texts, completing of forms, simple requests, and answers
- Listening: understanding familiar everyday expressions, recognizing concrete information in dialogues and announcements
- Speaking: introducing oneself, asking and answering questions on familiar topics, simple social conversations
- insights into Italian life and culture
Learning methods and activities
Activities in class include
- grammar exercises
- exercises to expand the vocabulary
- reading and listening exercises
- phonetic exercises
- conversation in small groups
- role play
- pair work
- peer correction
- individual writing
Serena Neri has been teaching at the EUI since 2017. She earned her degree in Lingue e Lettarature Straniere from the University of Florence in 2006. After initially teaching in private schools, she began to teach Italian to immigrants, in order to help with their integration into Italian society. In 2010 she was awarded a Master’s degree in “Didattica e Promozione della Lingua Italiana a Stranieri” by the Universita Ca Foscari; her thesis, which focuses entirely on the prison of Sollicciano, is published on the University’s site. She holds an examiner’s certificate for the CILS exam, and works as an examiner at the Universita per Stranieri di Siena.
Communication and grammar skills
CEFR level: A2 Module 1
Max Weber Fellows; all EUI members if places available
Time
11-29 September
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
13.00-15.00
20 hours
By the end of the course, students will be able
- to interact in areas of immediate personal relevance
- to ask for and give information on everyday topics and their own field of research
- to talk about various aspects of their country and town (food, architecture, lifestyles, arts, sport, etc.)
- to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency daily or job-related language
- to participate in basic conversations about work, studies, leisure, etc.
- to read, listen to and understand short simple texts (fiction, journalism and essays)
- to write notes, messages and short stories/reviews
Course contents
Course materials are communicated by the teachers of the Italian Unit
The course includes work on the following
- introduction to some grammatical structures at A2 level (imperfect, the future tense, the imperative, the simple conditional, stare +gerund, stare per + infinitive), the impersonal form si; object pronouns, relative pronouns, ne as a partitive, prepositions (2), conjunctions (2) etc.
- expanding vocabulary through reading, listening, and speaking
- Reading: short informative texts and notices on topics of personal, professional, and academic interest
- Writing: short and simple texts, completing of forms, simple requests, and answers
- Listening: understanding familiar everyday expressions, recognizing concrete information in dialogues and announcements
- Speaking: introducing oneself, asking and answering questions on familiar topics, simple social conversations
- insights into Italian life and culture
Learning methods and activities
Activities in class include:
- grammar exercises
- exercises to expand the vocabulary
- reading and listening exercises
- phonetic exercises
- conversation in small groups
- role play
- pair work
- peer correction
- individual writing
Serena Neri has been teaching at the EUI since 2017. She earned her degree in Lingue e Lettarature Straniere from the University of Florence in 2006. After initially teaching in private schools, she began to teach Italian to immigrants, in order to help with their integration into Italian society. In 2010 she was awarded a Master’s degree in “Didattica e Promozione della Lingua Italiana a Stranieri” by the Universita Ca Foscari; her thesis, which focuses entirely on the prison of Sollicciano, is published on the University’s site. She holds an examiner’s certificate for the CILS exam, and works as an examiner at the Universita per Stranieri di Siena.
Communication and grammar skills
CEFR level: A2 Module 2 & 3
All EUI members
Time
4-28 September
Monday & Thursday
14.00-16.00
16 hours
By the end of the course, students will be able
- to interact in areas of immediate personal relevance
- to ask for and give information on everyday topics and their own field of research
- to talk about various aspects of their country and town (food, architecture, lifestyles, arts, sport, etc.)
- to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency daily or job-related language
- to participate in basic conversations about work, studies, leisure, etc.
- to read, listen to and understand short simple texts (fiction, journalism and essays)
- to write notes, messages and short stories/reviews
Course contents
Course materials are communicated by the teachers of the Italian Unit
The course includes work on the following
- introduction to some grammatical structures at A2 level (imperfect, the future tense, the imperative, the simple conditional, stare +gerund, stare per + infinitive), the impersonal form si; object pronouns, relative pronouns, ne as a partitive, prepositions (2), conjunctions (2) etc.
- expanding vocabulary through reading, listening, and speaking
- Reading: short informative texts and notices on topics of personal, professional, and academic interest
- Writing: short and simple texts, completing of forms, simple requests, and answers
- Listening: understanding familiar everyday expressions, recognizing concrete information in dialogues and announcements
- Speaking: introducing oneself, asking and answering questions on familiar topics, simple social conversations
- insights into Italian life and culture
Learning methods and activities
Activities in class include:
- grammar exercises
- exercises to expand the vocabulary
- reading and listening exercises
- phonetic exercises
- conversation in small groups
- role play
- pair work
- peer correction
- individual writing
Mya Giungi has been teaching Italian as a Foreign Language since 2009, and at the EUI since 2017. She holds an examiner’s certificate for the CILS exam. She has taught Italian to immigrants and asylum seekers in both the private and public education sector. After being awarded a Master’s degree in Cooperation and Development by the University of Pavia, she coordinated a project for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. She decided to return to Italy to contribute to the integration of foreigners into Italian society through the essential and emancipatory instrument of language.
This description refers to the general content of the A2 levels. The specific syllabus for each course will cover part of this content according to the length of the course and the needs of the participants.
Page last updated on 21 September 2023