Italian Courses for Foreigners

Academic Year 2024-25

The online test lasts, at maximum, 1 hour and 15 minutes. It’s not an exam but just an entry test to check your level in Italian Language. So, do not worry if you can’t fill it!

The entry test is open by now until 1st September, 11:59 p.m. (Italian time).

Click here to take the entry test: https://elly2023.dusic.unipr.it/enrol/index.php?id=936

If you need the credentials to enter Elly platform, read and follow all the instructions that you find here: https://dusic.unipr.it/sites/st21/files/allegati/15-10-2021/guide_online_services_eng.pdf

If you are an absolute beginner in Italian language, you DON’T need to take the entry test, but write an email to mariachiara.aielli@unipr.it and giorgia.bassani@unipr.it with:

your name (Example: Jean Louis Dubois Leroi);
student number (if you have it);
bachelor degree course (Examples: Economia e Management, Medicina e Chirurgia, etc.);
modality for the Italian language course (online or on campus);
Study Plan/Learning Agreement with the exam/code of Italian Language for Foreigners.

If you attended a course of Italian language for foreigners at UNIPR, you DON’T need to take the entry test.

Write an email to mariachiara.aielli@unipr.it and giorgia.bassani@unipr.it with:

your name (Example: Jean Louis Dubois Leroi);
student number (if you have it);
course of Italian language for foreigners
modality for the Italian language course (online or on campus).
Study Plan/Learning Agreement with the exam/code of Italian Language for Foreigners.

Intesive Italian language courses start on September 9 and finish on October 4.

Extensive Italian language courses start on October 21 and finish on December 14.

The courses are held online and on campus (you have to choose one modality).

Students with the exam already present in their Study Plan/Learning Agreement have the priority.

Information about Italian Courses for Foreigners

The Italian language courses are free of charge and specifically tailored for:

Erasmus students in all degree courses;
foreign students, PhD students, and researchers taking part in International Study Programmes;
foreign students attending our university.

The Italian language courses take place during the first and the second semester. They are organised in:

Intensive courses (LIS I – all levels), beginning in September (1st semester) and February (2nd semester); - of the duration of 4 weeks
Extensive courses (LIS II – all levels), beginning in October (1st semester) and March (2nd semester); - of the duration of 8 weeks
Self-study course (LIS III), completely online (only 2nd semester).

Registration and attendance

The registration to the courses is mandatory. The enrollment procedures are published on this web page approximately 3 weeks before the start of the courses.
Before starting an Italian language course, you need to take the Entry/Placement Test in order to place you in the appropriate group.
Absolute beginners do not need to take the Entry/Placement test. They have to contact Maria Chiara Aielli, Giorgia Bassani, and Giulia Costa.

The on campus classes take place in D’Azeglio street/ Kennedy street. The online classes take place via MS Teams.
In both cases is strictly recommended the use of Elly platform.

In the final exam, students are tested on their written and oral comprehension, language use (mainly based on grammar and vocabulary), and writing skills. There is not a speaking test.
Only the students who participate in the course (70% minimum) can take the final exam. All the necessary information (day, time, room, topics, etc.) is provided during the course by the teacher.

The exam codes are:

Erasmus students

LINGUA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI I > 1006315 (4 ECTS)
LINGUA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI II > 1006321 (4 ECTS)
LINGUA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI III > 1006583 (4 ECTS)

International students

LINGUA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI (competenze trasversali) > 1007100 (3 ECTS + 3 ECTS)

Students enrolled in the Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs Master’s degree course

LINGUA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI (integrato) > 1009703 (4 ECTS + 4 ECTS + 4 ECTS)

IMPORTANT! In order to receive ECTS, the Italian language exams must be approved in your Study Plan/Learning Agreement!
Moreover, students with the exam already present in their Study Plan/Learning Agreement have the priority. All the others will be placed in the groups until full.