Versione in Italiano
The biannual Italian courses develop all linguistic skills.
Every semester the Linguistic Centre provides courses for the different levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
REGISTRATION FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER COURSES OF THE CURRENT A.Y. (2023/24) IS CLOSED
THE INFORMATION AND DEADLINES FOR THE NEXT COURSE SESSION (FIRST SEMESTER A.Y. 2024/25) WILL BE UPDATED ON THIS PAGE BY THE END OF JULY
Course recipients - check if you can attend these courses
IMPORTANT:
You’re entitled to only one Italian language course at the Language Center, regardless of the course level, duration, type and period (intensive/biannual, in person/online).
Attendance is free of charge.
If you have already attended an Italian course at the CLA, even partially (10 hours or more), your enrollment will be blocked and you will not be able to attend another course.
You can take up to three free courses only if you are:
– a student that have to pass Italian A2 TAL within the study plan;
– a political refugee;
– a student of Medicine and Surgery;
– a student of Scuola Galileiana;
– a student of Languages, Literature and Cultural Mediation.
Course information - verify courses details and duration
Courses are structured as follows: 4 hours of lessons per week (2 meetings of 2 hours each per week), for a total of 40 hours in class, plus 10 hours of obligatory autonomous learning.
You should provide your own copy of the textbook by yourself.
First semester courses start in October and are held from Monday to Friday.
For most classes the lessons are held in-person in the classroom, but there are a few classes entirely held online.
Course registration - read carefully and complete all steps by the deadlines set
1st STEP: REGISTRATION TO THE PLATFORM
Register on the platform register using your university account (SSO credentials – name.surname@studenti.unipd.it).
There is a limited number of places, so you are advised to register as soon as the registration period opens. Once all places available are filled up, a waiting list will be opened.
If you have a formal relationship with the University of Padova but do NOT have SSO credentials (e.g. European Voluntary Service, Visiting Professors, PhD exchange students) you must first create a temporary account in Uniweb through the following link: obtain temporary credentials.
You will be able to enrol for the Italian courses the day after you register on Uniweb.
2nd STEP: SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST
To proceed with the enrolment you must take the self-assessment test during the registration period.
You find the link for the self-assessment test directly within the registration platform.
The test is on Moodle CLA platform: you must login using your SSO credentials (e.g. 12345678@unipd.it / name.surname@studenti.unipd.it). If you have a numerical account and this is your first access, please download this file and follow the instructions: Moodle first access.
The number of courses provided for each level, will depend on the number of students who sign up and on the results of their self-assessment test!
Any doubts about the test? Further down the page you will find more information.
3rd STEP: COURSE SCHEDULE CHOICE
You must choose a timetable: students who do not select their class schedule will not be able to attend any lessons!
BEGINNING OF THE COURSES
The in-person courses will be held at the Language Centre in Via Venezia 16 (building no. 4 of the Citadel of Psychology).
Students enrolled in online classes will receive the course link by e-mail from the teacher before the first lesson.
If you do not show up for the course without informing us for three consecutive lessons, you will be unenrolled from the course. Your place will be given to the next person on the waiting list.
If you decide not to continue the course you are attending, please write an e-mail to the Students’ Office and inform the course teacher within the first two weeks of the course.
Self-assessment test and course contents
The right course level for you is determined by the result of the self-assessment test you have to take during the enrolment period. You can find the link to the self-assessment test in the enrolment form.
The self-assessmenttest is divided into six levels (from A1 to C2). You choose which level you want to start with to test your knowledge of Italian.
To be placed on the courses, you must complete at least one level of the self-assessment test
- If you are an absolute beginner, you must take the A1 test.
- If you are not an absolute beginner but you do not know which level to start with, you can consult the self-assessment grid (Self-assessment grids_CEFR) and the course topics divided by level in the files below.
- You can always try and take the higher level test after you’ve successfully finished one level, so if you are not sure, start lower and work your way up through the levels.
- Some days after finishing the test, your resulting level will be uploaded on the registration platform!
Teachers can make changes to levels for teaching reasons, if necessary.
Below you can find the topics that will be covered in each course level:
Final tests, credits and certificates
At the end of the course, you will take a proficiency test (pass mark 60/100).
You have to attend a minimum of 70% of the 40 hours with the teacher (28 hours) and all the 10 hours of mandatory autonomous learning or activities assigned by the teacher in order to be entitled to do the final test.
In addition to international students who have Italian language activities in their study plan, only Erasmus Plus and Bilateral Agreement students who pass the final test will receive 3 ECTS credits recognised by the University of Padova only at the end of the first course. If you attend a second course you will not receive any additional credits.
If you attend at least 70% of the course, you will receive a certificate of participation in the course.
Self study
Students enrolled at the University of Padova can use the self-learning multimedia materials freely available on the CLA Moodle platform.
Contacts
For further information, please contact the CLA Students’ Office using the contact form below.
You can also book an appointment in Zoom via the following page: https://cla.unipd.it/en/zoom-meeting/
Our offices in Via Venezia, 16 (Padova) are open to the public Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
