Whether you are a complete beginner, a tad rusty or already fluent and want to enjoy advanced Italian conversation, we offer a range of friendly and supportive Italian language classes during the daytime, evening and weekend to meet your needs. Come and enjoy one of our lively classes and develop your Italian language communicative skills.
Meet Evi, a City Lit Italian tutor:
- Italian intermediate reading groupCourse start date: Fri 3 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana VistolaThis course is for intermediate and lower intermediate learners of Italian (approximately Italian 2 Upper and Italian 3 lower) who would like to improve their reading skills and learn new grammar and vocabulary through reading and discussing works of Italian fiction and/or non-fiction. The texts chosen may be in the form of easy readers to facilitate understanding. The chosen texts will be written in Italian, and discussions will be in Italian, though some English may be permitted, so learners will be able to stretch themselves and feel more confident about expressing their opinion and asking questions in class.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Italian beginners: module 2Course start date: Fri 3 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Evi CampetellaContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course for near beginners, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Italian beginners: module 1Course start date: Tue 7 May 2024 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simona CecchiniLearn to speak Italian on this intensive evening class. Taught in Italian, the emphasis is on developing your speaking and listening skills. Each lesson is a bit longer than our standard lesson time, so you'll cover the same ground as you would in a standard beginners course, but you'll do so in fewer weeks. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00 - Italian beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosanna CarlàContinue learning to speak Italian on this communicative course, with the emphasis on the practical use of Italian and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have completed beginners: module 2 or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 1 (Alma Edizioni - Italian version). Suggested progression route: Italian 2 lower: module 1.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Cinque settimane: un libro: Le piccole virtùCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ottavia CastellinaImprove your knowledge of Italian through on this short literature course which will give you an opportunity to learn new vocabulary and practise your grammar by being exposed to authentic Italian texts. This term we'll be reading Le piccole virtù by Natalia Ginzburg.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Italian: an introduction for beginnersCourse start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: The British Museum
Tutors: Francesco BucciolAn opportunity to start your journey towards learning Italian with a short course at the British Museum. This course is for complete beginners and is being run to coincide with the Michelangelo: The Last Decades exhibition. This course will help you learn the basics, with an emphasis on speaking and listening, so you can interact with others in simple everyday situations.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Italian 2 listening skillsCourse start date: Tue 21 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana VistolaThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and aims to provide you with special training in how to listen more effectively to spoken Italian in a variety of different contexts. You'll also look at elements of Italian pronunciation to give you a better idea of how Italian is spoken.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Napoli: passato, presente e futuroCourse start date: Mon 17 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceVenite a scoprire questa magnifica citta attraverso un viaggio multimediale alla scoperta delle sue secolari tradizioni, delle sue bellezze “nascoste”, della sua musica e delle sue specialita gastronomiche. Verranno inoltre fatti cenni alla storia della citta e riferimenti a personaggi napoletani famosi nel mondo e non.
This seminar is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Gli ultimi giorni di PompeiCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Veronica De FeliceViaggio attraverso gli usi, i costumi e le abitudini dei pompeiani a pochi giorni dalla terribile eruzione del Vesuvio (79 d.c.) che ha provocato la distruzione delle citta' di Pompeii, Ercolano, Stabia e Oplonti, ed ha cambiato per sempre il corso della storia.
This seminar is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Unita' d'ItaliaCourse start date: Tue 2 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberto MinardiPerché un’Italia Unita? Chi la voleva? Dai primi tentativi di rivoluzione degli anni 1820-1830, passando per le guerre di indipendenza, fino alla conquista di Roma del 1870, vedremo le cause, circostanze e i protagonisti del processo risorgimentale che portarono alla nascita del Regno d’Italia.
This course is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Citta' di mareCourse start date: Tue 2 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberto MinardiEsploreremo alcune delle città portuali italiani più importanti (Ancona, Bari, Genova, Napoli, Palermo, Trieste) cercando di comprenderne l’importanza storica, culturale e lo spirito che le caratterizza.
This course is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Italian summer: practise and consolidate 3Course start date: Wed 3 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberto MinardiConsolidate your upper intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 3 lower and 3 upper through some speaking and listening activities. - Il ventennio fascistaCourse start date: Wed 3 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberto MinardiNel 1922 Benito Mussolini diventa primo ministro. Nel corso degli anni le opposizioni politiche vengono eliminate. Il Fascismo diventa un regime totalitario che resterà al potere fino al 1943. Analizzeremo le cause e circostanze che portarono alla nascita di questo fenomeno politico e le sue fasi evolutive.
This course is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative. - Italian 4/5: cultura e attualita'Course start date: Thu 4 Jul 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto MinardiConsolidate your advanced level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 4/5 through speaking and listening activities.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Italian 2 upper refresherCourse start date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Consolidate your lower intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 2 upper (our third year of Italian) through speaking and listening activities so you can give your Italian a final boost before the summer break.
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