Italian Language Courses

Master the Melody: Top-Rated Italian Courses for Culture, Travel, and Career

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Why Learn Italian?

Italian is the language of beauty, art, fashion, and cuisine. Spoken by over 85 million people worldwide, mastering Italian opens doors to a rich cultural heritage and thriving industries. If you dream of studying Renaissance art, working in the luxury fashion sector, or simply traveling the picturesque regions of Italy, our Italian language classes are your perfect starting point. We offer high-quality instruction focusing on authentic communication and Italian fluency.

Our CEFR-Aligned Methodology

Our comprehensive Italian program is designed by certified, native Italian speakers. We focus on an immersive, communicative approach that prioritizes real-world application. All our Italian courses follow the structured Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), ensuring a clear path from A1 Italian to C2 Italian. We prepare you for major certifications like the CILS and CELI exams.

Find Your Perfect Italian Level

Review the specialized levels below to understand the learning goals and syllabus for each stage. If you are unsure which course is right for you, take our Free Online Italian Placement Test today!

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Course Content

Italian A1 Course

Italian A1 Course | Absolute Online Beginner Italian Classes

Course Description

This Italian A1 course level focuses on very basic communication. Students learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions, simple greetings, and phrases aimed at immediate needs. The curriculum covers self-introduction, asking/answering questions about personal details (e.g., where they live, people they know), and essential vocabulary. The goal is to interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly, clearly, and is prepared to help. The language studied involves present tense and core sentence structures to establish fundamental conversational ability.

Syllabus Highlights (Core A1 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

The Italian alphabet and pronunciation
Present tense of regular and common irregular verbs (like essere and avere)
Gender and number of nouns
Personal Information
Ordering food and Drink from a restaurant
Travel and Directions
Hobbies and Leisure
Basic Question words
The definite and indefinite articles
Basic prepositions, numbers
Vocabulary for family, colors, and time.
Master essential Italian greetings and phrases.

Basic Communication Skills:-

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writting
Reading

Who This Course Is For?

This is the dedicated Italian A1 course for absolute beginners. It is the perfect starting point for travelers planning a holiday in Italy who want to order food, book accommodation, and navigate independently. It is ideal for students wishing to quickly establish a strong Italian grammar foundation and those seeking to learn basic Italian conversation skills for personal interest. If you have zero prior Italian knowledge, start here.

Course Goal: Survival Italian

Upon completion of this A1 Italian class, you will be able to understand and use basic, everyday Italian expressions. You can introduce yourself and others, ask simple questions about personal details, and communicate in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly. This course provides the foundation for the CILS A1 or CELI Impatto exams.

Italian A2 Course: Elementary

Italian A2 Course | Elementary Italian Proficiency & Confidence

Course Description

The Italian A2 course level builds upon foundational knowledge, enabling students to handle routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information. Content focuses on understanding sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance: shopping, family, local geography, and employment. Students learn to communicate about familiar and routine matters, describe aspects of their background, immediate environment, and matters of need in simple terms, often using basic past and future tenses. The aim is basic social survival and practical communication.

Syllabus Highlights (Core A2 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

Imperative
Prepositions and Adverbs
Cultural Awareness
The Past Tense (Passato Prossimo) and its use with essere and avere
Direct and indirect object pronouns
Reflexive verbs
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Expressing necessity and opinion
Detailed vocabulary related to the daily routines, food, and the city.

Basic Communication Skills:-

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writting
Reading

Who This Course Is For?

This Italian A2 course is designed for students who have successfully completed the A1 level. It’s the next step for professionals whose work requires elementary Italian communication and those who want to feel more comfortable engaging with native speakers during travel. This level significantly boosts your conversational confidence and ability to describe your past and future plans in Italian.

Course Goal: Routine Communication

You will gain elementary Italian proficiency, allowing you to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance (shopping, local area, employment). You can communicate in simple, routine situations involving a direct exchange of information on familiar topics.

Italian B1 Course: Intermediate

Italian B1 Course | Intermediate Italian Fluency & Independence

Course Description

This B1 Italian course level aims for functional independence. The course teaches understanding the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, or leisure. Students learn to deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an Italian-speaking area. They begin to produce simple, connected text on familiar topics and can describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions. B1 is a key milestone for learners, enabling them to handle the most common situations they encounter.

Syllabus Highlights (Core B1 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

Personal Information at an Advanced Level
Food and Shopping
Social Interaction
The Imperfect Tense (L’Imperetto) versus the Passato Prossimo
The conditional mood (Il Condizionale)
Complex use of pronouns
Adjectives and Adverbs
Passive and Impersonal Forms
Reporting speech
Expressing hypotheses and wishes
Practising argumentative writing and spoken discourse on cultural topics.

Basic Communication Skills:-

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writting
Reading

Who This Course Is For?

This B1 Italian course is crucial for students aiming for independence in the language. It’s the required level for many university exchange programs and is the key milestone for those wishing to live and work comfortably in Italy. It is the target level for official certifications like the CILS B1 or CELI 2. This course focuses on moving beyond survival language into coherent, spontaneous conversation.

Course Goal: Independent Usage

You will achieve intermediate Italian fluency, allowing you to understand the main points of standard Italian speech and texts on familiar matters (work, school, leisure). You can effectively deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in Italy. You will be able to produce clear, connected Italian text on topics of personal interest and justify your opinions.

Italian B2 Course: Upper Intermediate

Italian B2 Course | Advanced Italian Conversation & Professional Use

Course Description

The Italian B2 level course prepares students for academic and professional use. The curriculum involves comprehending the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field. Students work towards interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular conversation with native speakers quite possible without strain. The focus is on producing clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explaining a viewpoint on topical issues, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Syllabus Highlights (Core B2 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

Pronouns
Gerunds
Passive Constructions
Personal Life
Social Issues
Literature and History
Comprehensive mastery of the Subjunctive Mood (Il Congiuntivo)
Advanced use of prepositions and conjunctions
Complex sentence structures
Vocabulary expansion for specialized and academic fields
Advanced techniques for summarizing and critiquing written materials
Formal presentation skills.

Basic Communication Skills:-

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writting
Reading

Who This Course Is For

This advanced B2 Italian course is vital for aspiring university students (many degree programs require B2 proficiency) and corporate professionals who need to handle complex business communication in Italian. This level is essential for reaching professional competence and is targeted by the advanced CILS B2 and CELI 3 exams. It is for those ready to debate complex abstract topics with precision.

Course Goal: Fluent and Spontaneous Interaction

You will be able to understand complex Italian texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field. You can interact with a high degree of fluency and spontaneity, making detailed conversation with native Italian speakers effortless for both parties.

Proficient User Level C1

Italian C1 Course | Advanced Italian Classes

Course Description

The Italian C1 course focuses on achieving mastery and flexibility for demanding social, academic, and professional Italian. Students learn to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning. A central aim is to express oneself spontaneously, fluently, and effectively for complex, unstructured communication.

Syllabus Highlights (Core C1 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

Advanced Grammar
Sophisticated Vocabulary
High Order Skills
Culture and Current Affairs
Formal and Informal Speech
Stylistic Use of Passive Voice and nominalization
Advanced Subjunctive-Conditional combinations and tense sequencing
Inversion and other rhetorical sentence structures
Formal and informal Register Shifts
Idiomatic expressions, complex collocations, and specialized academic lexicon.
Analyzing tone and implicit meaning in speech and writing.

Basic Communication Skills

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writing
Reading

Who is this Course for?

This C1 Italian course is for learners seeking to operate at a fully professional or high academic level. It is suitable for those planning to teach, write professionally, or study humanities at an Italian university.

Course Goal: Operational Mastery

Upon completion, you will be able to use the Italian language effectively and flexibly for almost all professional and social purposes and produce clear, complex text. This course prepares you for the CELI 4 or CILS C1 exams.

Proficient User Level C2

Italian C2 Course | Proficiency Italian Classes

Course Description

This C2 Italian level course aims for near-native or full operational proficiency. The curriculum ensures the student can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. The key focus is on expressing oneself spontaneously, very fluently, and precisely, differentiating the finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

Syllabus Highlights (Core C2 Italian Topics)

Key areas include:

Mastering Complex Structure
Advanced Grmmar and Vocabulary
Lexical Richness
Discourse and Style
Irony and Understatement
Complex Debates
Linguistic Variations
Complete Grammatical Command (virtually error-free performance)
Focus on Rhetoric and Stylistic Variation (e.g., using archaic or literary forms)
Rare and specialized idiomatic expressions, proverbs, and jargon
Advanced textual cohesion, anaphora, and complex discourse analysis.
Analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple, varied sources.

Basic Communication Skills

The students will develop their communication skills in four parts:

Listening
Speaking
Writing
Reading
Summarization

Who This Course Is For?

This C2 Italian course is for the highly ambitious learner aiming for the highest level of mastery. It is ideal for translators, interpreters, and those required to demonstrate proficiency equal to an educated native speaker.

Course Goal: Near-Native Fluency

Upon completion, you will be able to understand, summarize, and express yourself effortlessly in any situation, demonstrating complete control over the structure and nuances of the Italian language. This course prepares you for the CELI 5 or CILS C2 exams.

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3 Months ago

NEF’s Italian course is amazing — the teachers make every lesson enjoyable and help students speak confidently in real-life situations.

2 Months ago

Learning Italian at NEF was a wonderful experience with friendly instructors, interactive classes, and clear focus on pronunciation and fluency.

1 Month ago

NEF provides top-quality Italian language training that improves grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills through engaging and practical lessons.

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