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Italian 200

Module 3

Communication and Grammar Skills

Intended public
All EUI members
Department or Unit
All Departments and Units
CEFR level
A2

Newcomers 

Please, fill in the Italian pre-enrolment form.

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

Continuing students

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

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

Teacher
Mya Giungi ,
Location
Convento di San Domenico, Vygotsky room
Time slots

Tuesday - 14:30- 16:00

Timetable

First term
From 13 October 2025 to 05 December 2025 (8 weeks - 16 hours)
Second term
From 12 January 2026 to 20 March 2026 (10 weeks - 15 hours)
Third term
From 08 April 2026 to 15 May 2026 (6 weeks - 9 hours)

Learning outcomes

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

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
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