Studying Italian at the Foundation Year at UNIPV means:
Our Italian language courses are taught by teachers with highly specialized training, extensive experience in teaching Italian to international students, and who are involved in language learning research.
International, multilingual, and few in number with a homogeneous linguistic level.
The teaching offered in our language classes is supported by constant research on language learning and teaching.
Learning Italian means being able to use the language effectively in a variety of communicative contexts.
For this reason, our didactic approach focuses on the integrated development of comprehension and production skills through task-based activities conducted in a highly communicative environment.
Interaction between teachers and peers is central to our methodology. In our international and multilingual classrooms, Italian serves not only as the subject of study but also as the primary language of communication. This makes classroom interaction both natural and meaningful.
Such an environment provides the most effective context for language learning.
The program of the Italian language courses aims to develop the linguistic skills and competences necessary to face an academic path in Italian. Furthermore, curricular content according to the CLIL methodology is also introduced in the language courses, regardless of the level of linguistic competence.
Our program includes dedicated training for Italian language certification exams, which also serves as an effective tool for developing both written and oral comprehension skills.
The incoming and outgoing linguistic assessment takes place according to the international reference standards (CEFR reference framework). The evaluation is also intended as predictive: it gives us indications on what the student will be able to do with Italian in the continuation of their academic career.
Verification of learning takes place through homework exams, ongoing exams, a midterm exam and a final exam according to a grade breakdown shared with the students at the beginning of the program.