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Italian Language
Classes
Learn The Italian Language Through Our Immersion Courses
Learn Italian with Filitalia International
through engaging Italian language lessons designed for all levels
Our certified Italian teachers provide 12-week sessions (90 minutes per week) available both in-person and online, making it easy to immerse yourself in Italian culture and communication wherever you are.
Courses follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the international standard for language learning.
Students progress from beginner (A1/A2) to intermediate (B1/B2) and advanced proficiency (C1/C2), building skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with modern, interactive materials.
Members enjoy exclusive access to these classes, with special discounts for back-to-back registrations.
**A 5% processing fee will be issued at the point of any & all refunds.
If you purchase 2 back to back sessions during one of recurring registration night events you will receive a 10% discount on the total purchase.**
If you’re not yet a member, you can easily join Filitalia International during registration and connect with the chapter nearest you.
Start your journey today with Filitalia International and discover the beauty of the Italian language, culture, and heritage.
Don’t know your Italian Level?
Assess your level reading the Levels section below and purchase your package.
When you sign up for our courses you will also receive a placement test via email, to take at your own pace.
**Members that volunteer at our Language Center/Museum for a 4 hour shift, 2x per month will receive a 15% discount on each 12 week course
Levels of Italian Offered
Students will be assigned to the classes through completion of the placement test attesting to their language level.
Classes will have a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12 people.
Basic Levels A1-A2
Basic User A1 – Level 101
LISTENING: Can follow language, which is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. Can recognize concrete information (e.g. places and times) on familiar topics encountered in everyday life, provided it is delivered slowly and clearly.
SPEAKING: Can produce simple, mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
READING: Can understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at a time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
WRITING: Can give information about matters of personal relevance (e.g. likes and dislikes, family, pets) using simple words/signs and basic expressions. Can produce simple isolated phrases and sentences.
Basic User A2 – Levels 102–103
LISTENING: Can follow language, which is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for them to assimilate meaning. Can recognize concrete information (e.g. places and times) on familiar topics encountered in everyday life, provided it is delivered slowly and clearly.
SPEAKING: Can produce simple, mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
READING: Can understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at a time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
WRITING: Can give information about matters of personal relevance (e.g. likes and dislikes, family, pets) using simple words/signs and basic expressions. Can produce simple isolated phrases and sentences.
Intermediate Leves B1-B2
Independent User B1 – Levels 201–202–203
LISTENING: Can understand straightforward factual information about common every day or job-related topics, identifying both general messages and specific details, provided people articulate clearly in a generally familiar variety.
Can understand the main points made in clear standard language or a familiar variety on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, leisure, etc., including short narratives.
SPEAKING: Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward description of one of a variety of subjects within their field of interest, presenting it as a linear sequence of points.
READING: Can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters well enough to correspond regularly with a pen friend.
Can understand straightforward personal letters, e-mails or postings giving a relatively detailed account of events and experiences.
Can understand standard formal correspondence and online postings in their area of professional interest.
WRITING: Can produce straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within their field of interest, by linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a linear sequence.
Independent User B2 – Levels 301–302–303
LISTENING: Can understand standard language or a familiar variety, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life.
Can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex discourse on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in standard language or a familiar variety, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
SPEAKING: Can give clear, systematically developed descriptions and presentations, with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail. Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related
READING: Can read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. Has a broad active reading vocabulary but may experience some difficulty with low-frequency idioms.
WRITING: Can produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to their field of interest, synthesizing and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources.
Advanced Level C1
Proficient User C1 – Levels 401–402–403
LISTENING: Can understand enough to follow extended discourse on abstract and complex topics beyond their own field, though they may need to confirm occasional details, especially if the variety is unfamiliar.
Can recognize a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts.
Can follow extended discourse even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly.
SPEAKING: Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on complex subjects, integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
READING: Can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not these relate to their own area of specialty, provided they can reread difficult sections. Can understand a wide variety of texts including literary writings, newspaper or magazine articles, and specialized academic or professional publications, provided there are opportunities for rereading, and they have access to reference tools.
WRITING: Can produce clear, well-structured texts of complex subjects, underlining the relevant salient issues, expanding and supporting points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant examples, and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
Can employ the structure and conventions of a variety of genres, varying the tone, style and register according to addressee, text type and theme.
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Taught by certified instructors, our in-person and online courses help you build fluency while connecting with a global community dedicated to preserving Italian heritage.
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