ITALIAN COURSES IN OTTAWA

ITALIAN COURSE LEVELS

BEGINNER
A 1

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COURSE DURATION: 30-40 HOURS
NUMBER OF WEEKS: 15 - 20

You are a complete beginner and have no prior knowledge of the language, with the exception of perhaps a few key words.
You are a “false beginner”, i.e. you have some prior, but very basic, knowledge of the language, and find it difficult to produce more than a few key words and phrases. Maybe you haven’t used the language in a while and/or want to start at ‘the beginning’.
You have a very basic knowledge of the language. Your vocabulary is very limited and you have no real understanding of the grammar.

E.g. you can introduce yourself, ask simple directions and order food & drink in a café or restaurant.
COURSE SESSIONS: BEGINNER A1-1, A1-2, A1-3

AT THE END OF BEGINNER A1:

  • You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type

  • You can introduce yourself and others

  • You can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, what you do, people you know and things you have

  • You can ask and give directions

  • You can order food and drink

  • You can make very basic travel and accommodation arrangements

  • You can have a basic conversation, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

ELEMENTARY A2

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COURSE DURATION: 30-40 HOURS
NUMBER OF WEEKS: 15 - 20

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
COURSE SESSIONS: BEGINNER A2-1, A2-2, A2-3

AT THE END OF ELEMENTARY A2:

  • You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas including basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography and employment

  • You can communicate in simple and routine tasks, requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters

  • You can describe, in simple terms, aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need

  • You can comfortably ‘get by’ when visiting the country, albeit with some difficulty.


INTERMEDIATE
B1

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INTERMEDIATE
B2

 
 
 
 

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED B2-C1

 

INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED B2-C1

 
 
 

ADVANCED
C2

COURSE DURATION: 30-40 HOURS
NUMBER OF WEEKS: 15 - 20

You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). You can communicate in simple and routine tasks, requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. You can describe, in simple terms, aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

AT THE END OF INTERMEDIATE B1:

  • You can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

  • You can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken

  • You can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest

  • You can describe experiences and events

  • You can talk about dreams, hopes and ambitions

  • You can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans

  • You could consider working in the country using the language (e.g. bar/counter work, waiting service in cafés or basic office work).

COURSE DURATION: 30-40 HOURS
NUMBER OF WEEKS: 15 - 20

You can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. You can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. You can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. You can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

AT THE END OF INTERMEDIATE B2:

  • You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialisation

  • You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible, without strain for either party

  • You can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options

  • You can do business with speakers of the language in most run-of-the-mill situations.

COURSE DURATION: 45-64 HOURS
NUMBER OF WEEKS: 30

  • You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization

  • You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible, without strain for either party

  • You can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options

  • You can do business with speakers of the language in most run-of-the-mill situations.

 

AT THE END OF ADVANCED C1:

  • You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning

  • You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions

  • You can use the language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes

  • You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, logical flow of text, and clear awareness of the audience.

You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. You can use the language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

  • You can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read

  • You can summarize information from different spoken and written sources

  • You can reconstruct arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation

  • You can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely

  • You can differentiate finer shades of meaning, even in the most complex situations.