Course Overview

Online Italian Levels 15&16 is an Intermediate Italian course course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. This is an intensive Italian course allowing you to take two Italian levels in 6 weeks and progress more quickly. Online Italian Levels 15&16 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 14 or a course of at least 168 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick Italian language level test here, or check our level chart.

Our Online Italian language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Building on talking about future plans
• Writing a cover letter
• Talking about media and news
• Talking about the weather
• Telling a story
• Talking about experiences abroad
• Talking about different lifestyles
• Talking about past holidays

Linguistic aims

• Building on and consolidation of futuro semplice
• Use of comparativi
• Building on the uses of the passato prossimo and imperfetto indicativo

Cultural aspects

• Italian media and newspapers
• Places to visit in Italy

Class Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 168 class hours of previous Italian language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 2.5 hours per week 
• The course runs for 10 weeks 
• The course takes place on Saturdays 10:30 – 13:00 
• The possible study options for this course are as follow: 

15th January – 19th March 2022

9th April – 25th June 2022*

9th July – 10th September 2022

1st October – 3rd December 2022

*Due to the Bank Holidays there are no classes on 16th April and 4th June. The course still consists of 10 classes however, spread over 12 weeks.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips