Beginner Italian courses

Step 1 - Introduction to Italian

This course is for students who have never studied Italian and possibly know just a few basic phrases and some very basic vocabulary. If you’re unsure if this course is for you or if you should start higher, please take our quick Italian language placement test.

Our online Italian lessons are interactive, and Maria is a qualified and experienced teacher, who will help you learn. She has a lot of experience of teaching beginner courses and she will make you communicate in Italian from the first lesson. The lessons take place via Zoom and focus on you and your engagement with the study materials. In every Italian lesson, you will be busy from the beginning to the end – speaking with your partner(s) in the breakout rooms, listening to and reading various texts, enriching your vocabulary through interactive activities, and discovering the rules of Italian grammar. The teacher will be sharing their screen, so it will feel like being in a normal classroom with a whiteboard – but you will not have to leave the comfort of your home!

To make this course an enjoyable and enriching experience, you'll need:

• a reliable internet connection;

• a computer or a tablet (smartphone screens are too small);

• a working webcam, microphone, and ear/headphones;

• a quiet place where no one will disturb you.

Course overview and requirements

Course Information

*Included in the price:

• 15 hours of synchronous online lessons on Zoom

• materials for self-study after every lesson

• invitation to synchronous online events (conversation, art, storytelling, etc.)

*Not included in the price:

• Coursebook used: Dieci A1 (Alma Edizioni)

Price: 152 EUR*

Course content

Linguistic aims

Communicative aims

• Greetings and introductions (informal register)

• Spelling of names and words

• Asking questions to clarify meaning and pronunciation

• Asking for and giving personal information (e.g. name, profession, nationality, reasons to study the language, city of residence, date of birth, languages spoken

• Exchanging emails, telephone numbers and social media

• Introduction to ordering food and drinks in a café and restaurant

• Alphabet

• Numbers 0-100

• Introduction to first, second and third person of presente indicativo of some regular and irregular verbs

• Introduction to singular nouns

• Italian greetings

• Italian food and drinks

• Italian menu

Cultural enrichment

Step 2

This course is for students who have done Step 1 course with us or those who have done about 15 hours of classroom study. You might have also never studied Italian formally but know some basic phrases, vocabulary and grammar - perhaps from your couple of visits to Italy. If you’re unsure if this course is for you or if you should start with Step 1 or higher, please take our quick Italian language placement test.

Our online Italian lessons are interactive, and Maria is a qualified and experienced teacher, who will help you learn. She has a lot of experience of teaching beginner courses and she will make you communicate in Italian from the first lesson. The lessons take place via Zoom and focus on you and your engagement with the study materials. In every Italian lesson, you will be busy from the beginning to the end – speaking with your partner(s) in the breakout rooms, listening to and reading various texts, enriching your vocabulary through interactive activities, and discovering the rules of Italian grammar. The teacher will be sharing their screen, so it will feel like being in a normal classroom with a whiteboard – but you will not have to leave the comfort of your home!

To make this course an enjoyable and enriching experience, you'll need:

• a reliable internet connection;

• a computer or a tablet (smartphone screens are too small);

• a working webcam, microphone, and ear/headphones;

• a quiet place where no one will disturb you.

Course overview and requirements

Course Information

*Included in the price:

• 15 hours of synchronous online lessons on Zoom

• materials for self-study after every lesson

• invitation to synchronous online events (conversation, art, storytelling, etc.)

*Not included in the price:

• Coursebook used: Dieci A1 (Alma Edizioni)

Price: 152 EUR*

Course content

Linguistic aims

Communicative aims

Cultural enrichment