Taught 100% online, this Language Course enables students to communicate in a basic way in Italian. Thanks to the practical contents, after completing the program, students will be prepared to successfully take the A1 level Italian exam according to the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. As a result, students will not only see their language skills improve, but will also be able to access better professional and personal opportunities in one of the main powers in Europe: Italy. 

Learn Italian thanks to the most comprehensive university program in the academic landscape, designed from different practical exercises that will enrich your learning" 

Italian is considered the language of romanticism par excellence. Due to its relationship with the arts, such as poetry and painting, it is considered one of the most beautiful languages in the world. But, beyond the purely artistic, it is a widely spoken language in Europe, and is an official language in several countries. This breadth of regions positions Italian as a predominant language, with nearly 125 million speakers worldwide. 

All in all, it is undeniable that knowing Italian opens doors to promising professional development. Therefore, this TECH Language Course is the ideal place to learn the basics of this Romance language. By enrolling on this program, students will gain the foundation for writing simple texts, forming basic sentences and understanding everyday conversations. Thanks to this knowledge, they will be able to successfully pass the A1 Level exam in accordance with the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 

It's time to start mastering Italian, thanks to this comprehensive program from TECH: the world's largest online university. 

TECH's method of language teaching is unique in the world, and allows students to study with a strong focus on the practical use of the language as a means to consolidate their learning.  

It is proven that learning languages increases your intelligence. Learning a foreign language strengthens the brain's neural networks”  

José Antonio Marina.
Philosopher, writer, and teacher.

A unique and stimulating experience 

Flexible and Tailored

Take the best language course from home, at your own pace and according to your availability and schedule.

Acquire Skills and Abilities

With our method, you will practice and consolidate the skills required for this level.

Networking

Join a large community and exchange knowledge and experiences with students from all over the world.

The main objective of this program is to help the student acquire the necessary skills to pass the A1 level Italian exam. To achieve this, it will have several practical activities and an innovative educational methodology based on training, repetition and the experience of an excellent team of native teachers in the language.

Practice your Italian language skills and you will be able to make short speeches which are understandable to native speakers"

General Objectives

• Solve simple communicative tasks and perform the basic functions of these tasks, both in the educational environment and in very everyday situations
• Interact and express themselves in these situations in an incipient but adequate manner, in a standard oral and written language register 
• Define the most relevant social aspects of everyday life situations and recognize the most common forms of social relationships.
• Use the linguistic resources necessary to get by in basic communication situations
• Develop resources and tools that enable them to assess and improve their own learning and use of the language

Specific Objectives

Oral Comprehension

• Understand speech that is very slow, carefully articulated and with enough pauses to assimilate the meaning
• Understand instructions that are explained slowly and carefully, and is able to follow directions if they are simple and brief

Reading Comprehension

• Understand very short and simple texts, reading sentence by sentence, picking up basic and common names, words and phrases, and rereading when necessary
• Understand short and simple messages on postcards 
• Recognize names, words and very basic phrases that appear on signs and in the most common situations
• Understand the meaning of simple informative written material and short and simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support
• Understand written directions if they are short and simple (e.g., how to get from one place to another) 

Written Expression

• Ask for and provide information about personal details in writing 
• Write short and simple postcards 
• Write numbers and dates, their name, nationality, address, age, date of birth or date of arrival in a country, as is done, for example, in a hotel registration book

Oral Expression

• Engage in conversations in a straightforward manner, but communication is totally dependent on slower-paced repetitions, rephrasing and rectifications 
• Ask and answer simple questions, make simple statements, and respond to statements made to them in areas of immediate need or on very everyday topics 
• Understand common expressions aimed at satisfying simple, everyday needs as long as the interlocutor collaborates by addressing them in clear, slow speech and repeats what they do not understand 
• Understands questions and instructions addressed to them clearly and slowly, understanding simple and brief directions 
• Introduce oneself and use basic greetings and farewell expressions. Ask how people are doing and express their reactions to the news 
• Understand everyday expressions aimed at satisfying simple concrete needs provided that the speaker collaborates by addressing them in clear, slow speech and repeats what they do not understand 
• Understand questions and instructions if spoken slowly and carefully, and understand short, simple directions on how to get to a place. Can ask someone for something and vice versa 
• Ask someone for something and vice versa. Good command of numbers, quantities, prices and timetables 
• Make time indications by means of sentences such as, for example, "next week, last Friday, in November, at three o'clock" 
• Responds in an interview to simple and direct questions about personal data, if spoken very slowly and clearly without idioms or set phrases 

Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Competence 

• Become familiar with the most relevant social aspects of everyday life situations, as well as with those related to their own field, which will result in the basic adaptation of their behavior to these situations and in the understanding or adequate use of the lexicon and functional exponents
• Recognize and use the most common forms of social relations and treatment, within a standard register. In regular social situations, recognize and use the usual forms of address used to greet, say goodbye, address someone, give thanks, apologize, ask permission, take an interest in people and respond to an offer
• Understand the behaviors and values that are different from one's own and that underlie the most evident and everyday socio-cultural aspects

Linguistic Competence 

• Manage a basic repertoire of vocabulary and expressions related to the most common situations and functions foreseen in the curriculum
• Develop a very limited control of linguistic resources with systematic errors that usually occur at this level

To consolidate all these skills, you will have access to more than 400 lexical, vocabulary and sociocultural activities”

Did you know?

Communicative competence is not merely limited to the knowledge and ability to use the linguistic code, but has other broader dimensions, which place it in direct relation with other competences such as information processing and digital competence, learning to learn, social and civic competence, or cultural and artistic competence.

This implies a cultural immersion that is only possible to recreate in the online format through simulated scenarios, storytelling, videos and real situations. 

Only TECH offers videos with the 130 specific situations required to master the CEFR A1.