Italian Level 1 | Sundays

About this course

Lessons are taught primarily in Italian, with an emphasis on spoken communication and interactive classroom activities. Participants practise using Italian for everyday situations through group work and role-plays, while developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The course covers essential exchanges such as greetings, introductions, personal information, hotel check-ins and questions about nationality, work and contact details. It also introduces spelling and numbers used in contexts including ages, prices, telephone numbers and room numbers.

What you'll learn

• Use greetings, farewells and appropriate responses in everyday exchanges
• Introduce yourself and other people
• Ask and answer questions about origins, nationality, work and personal details
• Provide personal information in situations such as hotel check-in
• Spell and recognise basic words, including names, countries and email addresses
• Use numbers when discussing ages, prices, telephone numbers and room numbers

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for complete beginners who have never studied Italian. The Beginner (A1) label indicates an introductory level, while learners with some basic Italian knowledge are advised to check whether a different class would be more suitable. Progression is based on participation and self-study rather than formal tests.

• Designed for learners with no previous Italian study
• Learners with basic Italian knowledge may be better suited to another level
• Progression does not involve formal tests

Before you go

• A required coursebook is DIECI A1 by Euridice Orlandino and Ciro Massimo Naddeo, published by ALMA Edizioni, ISBN 9788861826212.
• Lesson summaries, notes, resources, Italian study tips and additional study materials are included.