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Italian as a second language, even through sel- activities and regularly do their homework.
f-study. Currently available are: the A1 online sel- At the end of each course, students have to take
f-study course (which will soon be complemen- a final written and spoken exam. The written exam
ted by an A2 level course), the Italian-Language tests candidates’ comprehension and written pro-
on-demand Helpdesk, and the Tandem project.
duction skills by means of:

• a reading comprehension text with
Regular courses - levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1
open-ended questions;
Our regular Italian courses are addressed to:
• the drafting of a short text;
• exchange students (Erasmus+, Overseas, • a set of grammar exercises focusing on
etc.)
syntactic and lexical competences.
• foreign students attending a Degree or Upon passing the final exam, students receive
Specialisation Programme at UNIMORE
4 ECTS credits.
• visiting guests at UNIMORE who are in-
volved in international exchange projects Basic course – A1.1
(scholarship holders, PhD students, post-
grads, researchers and lecturers) In addition to the regular courses for exchange
students and scholars, the Language Centre of-
In order to be admitted to the regular courses, fers a Basic A1.1 course to international studen-
students must pass a compulsory placement test ts enrolled in English-taught Master’s Degree Pro-
which takes place at the start of each semester.
grammes at UNIMORE. This course is designed for
Our regular courses are offered at levels A1 - absolute beginners, with no prior knowledge of the
A2 - B1 - B2 - C1 of the CEFR (Common European Italian language, and is aimed at developing stu-

Framework of Reference). Each course includes dents’ basic language skills and promoting their
36 hours of face-to-face lessons (a 90-minute integration into the Italian society. To this end, the
class twice a week) and 14 hours of online sel- course also welcomes students coming to our
f-learning activities. Students must attend at least University through special international protection
80% of face-to-face lessons, take part in class programmes, such as UNICORE or Invest Your Ta-

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