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Alternatively, you may enroll in course Italian 100A

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The Italian Unit will contact you to recommend an appropriate course according to language criteria.

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Continuing students

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You can enrol directly in the course and module indicated by your teacher in September or write to italianunit@eui.eu.

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To have an overview of the Italian course offering, see the course catalogue

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Italian 101

Module 1 & 2

Communication and Grammar Skills

Intended public: All EUI members
Department or Unit: All Departments and Units
CEFR level: A1
Teacher: Valentina Martelli ,
Location: Convento di San Domenico, Grice room
Time slots: Monday - 15:00- 17:00

Timetable

Pre-sessional: From 08 September 2025 to 23 September 2025 (3 weeks - 20 hours)
First term: From 20 October 2025 to 08 December 2025 (8 weeks - 16 hours)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able:

to use the language of daily routines and interact in basic communicative situations: to introduce themselves, to talk about their interests, preferences, habits, etc.
to provide the most important information about what they do, the reasons they are in Italy, etc.
to talk about various aspects of their country (food, architecture, lifestyles, arts, sport, etc.)
to read and understand short simple texts
to listen and understand short simple recorded texts
to write simple notes and short messages
to use strategies to find basic information in materials used in everyday
communication (programs, menus, timetables, advertising, etc.)

Course contents

The course includes work on the following:

basic grammatical structures at A1 level: verbs (present and past tense), nouns and adjectives, articles, adverbs of time, main prepositions (time and place) and main pronouns

reading: short informative texts and notices on topics of personal and professional interest
writing: short, 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
pairwork
peer correction
individual writing

This description refers to the general content of the A1 level. 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.