Course Overview

Online Italian Levels 19&20 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 19&20 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 18 or a course of at least 216 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

• Talking about well-being
• Talking about environment
• Talking about ‘Made in Italy’
• Describing objects
• Talking about how societies are changing
• Talking about Italian language and history
• Expressing preference about different costumes and traditions
• Talking about Italian heritage

Linguistic aims

• Building on and consolidation of congiuntivo presente
• Si impersonale
• Introduction to pronomi combinati
• Talking about Italian heritage
• Building on linguistic structures that take congiuntivo e indicativo
• Consolidation of pronomi combinati
• Introduction to congiuntivo imperfetto (vorrei + congiuntivo imperfetto)

Cultural aspects

• Made in Italy and Italian heritage
• Italian costumes and heritage

Class Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 216 class hours of previous Italian language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

Mondays + Wednesdays: 4th April – 18th May 2022*

Tuesdays + Thursdays: 5th July – 11th August 2022

Mondays + Wednesdays: 26th September – 2nd November 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 18th of April. Additionally, due to the Bank Holiday the lesson on the 2nd of May will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher. The course still consists of 12 lessons however.

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