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
Fast facts
- 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 studentLearn Italian!
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.
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
