ITALIAN COURSES

Three formats. Six levels.

Recognitions & partners CELI Authorized exam center Università per Stranieri di Perugia E+ Part of Unicollege SSML group Italian HEI · Erasmus+ ECHE Charter US U.S. university partners Findlay · Montclair State

THE SCHOOL · LANGUAGE LEVELS

Language levels, from "ciao" to almost Italian.

We teach the full CEFR range, from absolute beginner to mastery, broken into careful sub-levels: so your progression is always documented and your placement is always the right one for you. Absolute beginners (A1.1) start on fixed cohort dates throughout the year; from A2 to C2 you can normally enroll any Monday.

Language levels, from "ciao" to almost Italian

Level	Sub-levels	What you reach
A1 - Beginner	A1.1 → A1.2	From zero Italian to basic everyday survival: greetings, ordering at the bar, asking for directions, present tense, simple sentence structures.
A2 - Elementary	A2.1 → A2.2	Functional Italian for everyday life: past and future tenses, telling stories, navigating bureaucracy, making appointments.
B1 - Intermediate	B1.1 → B1.2	Independent user. The conditional and the subjunctive are introduced. This is where the B1 threshold required for Italian citizenship (CILS B1) sits.
B2 - Upper intermediate	B2.1 → B2.2	Fluent enough for university courses, professional meetings and complex written tasks. This is the level most CILS B2 candidates aim for.
C1 - Advanced	C1.1 → C1.2	Effective operational Italian. Required for many specialist professional registrations.
C2 - Mastery	C2.1 → C2.2 (plus our C2.2 B extension)	Near-native mastery. Literary register, academic Italian, advanced legal and technical vocabulary.

Not sure which level to start from?

Tell us in a few sentences what your Italian is like (or simply "none") and give us your dates. We will send you a short placement test and confirm the right level group within one working day.

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OUR LOCATIONS

Milan

A short walk from the Duomo, in the heart of the city that never stands still. Here you learn Italian and use it straight away, every day: between work, fashion and aperitivi.

Milan