Italian language course

From the very first group lesson an experienced teacher will help you to build your vocabulary and understand how the language works. You’ll use traditional learning materials as well as online learning tools, on social media. Although the content of the course especially focuses on speaking skills, additional work on reading, listening, writing, grammar will support you in the language learning process. Your teacher is a native speaker, and the group lessons will be conducted in Italian. Instructions will only be given in English if necessary.

After completing the fifth module, you’ll be able to communicate well in Italian, whether you are writing, speaking, presenting or debating.

This is a group course. In case you are interested in a one-on-one course please see Web-based and interactive Italian for more information.

Registration form
Intake and registration
Certificate and ECTS credits
Courses

5 modules, for beginner to intermediate levels
English CEFR level B1 is a requirement
start in February and September
14 sessions of 2 hours
groups of about 12-14 students
4 hours of independent study preparation per lesson
certificate upon completion of course requirements for each module

After attending both the A2 and B1 course, I am perfectly capable of understanding the Italian language.

Romeijn Sadee | Arts and Culture student

Learn Italian!

For available course dates and times, please refer to the registration form. The registration form lists all currently available groups.

Costs

UM students: € 475 per module
UM staff and alumni: € 475 per module
All other participants: € 605 per module

Costs are exclusive course materials.

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Registration form

Intake and registration

If you have no prior knowledge of Italian, you can simply register for Italian A1 by using our registration form. After registering, you will receive a confirmation.

If you would like to take any of the other levels, you must first successfully complete the previous level, or demonstrate a comparable level of Italian.

If you already have some knowledge of the language and would like to join a non-beginners group then please schedule an online intake. Find more information about making an appointment for an intake here. The appointment will take place at the Maastricht University Language Centre or online.

Book an intake well before the course is scheduled to begin. This process will make it easier to make the appointment, and more likely that there will still be an available spot in the module that’s right for you.

Maastricht University students leaving Tapijn building

Last week I went to Naples with my mother to see an opera by Giuseppe Verdi at the San Carlo Theatre. It was a wonderful experience, and I understood almost everything they were singing!
I wanted to tell you this because the courses are very useful to me, and I really enjoyed them!

Juliette Bourahla | Student UCM

Certificate and ECTS credits

After successfully completing a course, you will receive a certificate. To be eligible for a certificate, you must attend at least 12 of the 14 lessons, be present at the final exam and have satisfactory results. One course is worth 3 ECTS credits. Whether these credits are acknowledged depends on your faculty. Please consult with your faculty or university if these credits will be accepted as part of your programme.

Reference levels according to the CEFR:

Beginner: Italian A1
Elementary: Italian A2
Intermediate: Italian B1minus
Intermediate: Italian B1
Upper intermediate: Italian B2

Italian A1 (IT-A1)

Italian A1 is for people with no prior knowledge of Italian. An intake is not necessary. Once you have finished this course, you will be able to:

fill in forms;
ask for and give personal information;
ask about health conditions;
order at a bar, talk about taste and preferences;
describe habits and hobbies;
indicate time, day and frequency;
express possessions;
describe cities, identify location of buildings, ask and give touristic information;
talk about weather, days, months and seasons.

Course material

UNIVERSITALIA 2.0 LIVELLO A1-A2 ISBN 978-88-6182-578-9.
E
book (con audio integrati),
978-88-6182-405-8.
E-book: always available via https://shop.blinklearning.com/en , ISBN number 978-88-6182-405-8. Paperbook
: ISBN 978-88-6182-578-9 (is more difficult to find) in bookshops or on the web.

Certificate
Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

NB It is also possible to follow this course as a blended learning course. For more information see IT web-based and interactive.

Italian A2 (IT-A2)

This course is for people with a basic knowledge of Italian and for people who have completed the level A1. An intake is necessary when you do not have a recent A1 certificate.

Once you have completed this course, you will be able to:

talk about (Erasmus) experiences abroad;
write an advertisement and respond to an advertisement for renting a flat; describe a house;
give information over the phone about language courses and study abroad;
ask and give advice about clothing and style; describe and buy clothing;
speak and inquire about food and quantity;
express wishes and hypotheses;
describe situations, habits and emotions from the past;
describe yourself and others physically and personally;
talk about family members.

Course material

UNIVERSITALIA 2.0 LIVELLO A1-A2 ISBN 978-88-6182-578-9.
E
book (con audio integrati),
978-88-6182-405-8.
E-book: always available via https://shop.blinklearning.com/en/ onder ISBN number 978-88-6182-405-8. Paperbook
: ISBN 978-88-6182-578-9 (is more difficult to find) in bookshops or online.

Certificate
Upon completion of the course requirements, you will receive a participation certificate by mail.

NB It is also possible to follow this course as a blended learning course. For more information see IT web-based and interactive.

Italian B1minus (IT-B1min)

Please note, this course is a blended learning course. Please see IT web-based and interactive for more info.

Italian B1 (IT-B1)