Course Overview

Online Italian Level 2 is an Elementary Italian course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. The Bitesize course is a less intensive version than the standard Level 2 courses. The course schedule is different with one-hour weekly lessons (17.15-18.15) spread across 12 weeks, however the course content is exactly the same. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick Italian language level test here or check our levels chart.

Our Online Italian language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

Communicative aims 

• Consolidation of and building on greetings (informal register) and asking for and giving personal information 
• Booking a table 
• Building on ordering food and drinks 
• Writing an advert for language conversation exchange 
• Introduction to talking about hobbies and free time 

Linguistic aims:  

• Consolidation of numbers 0-100 
• Consolidation of singular forms of presente indicativo of some regular and irregular verbs 
• Consolidation of singular nouns and introduction to plural nouns 
• Introduction to articoli determinativi singolari and articoli indeterminativi  

Cultural aspects 

• Italian food and drinks 
• Italian menu  

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 12 class hours of previous Italian language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 1 hour per week
• The course runs for 12 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 17:15 – 18:15
• The possible study options for this course are as follows:

Thursdays: 23rd May – 8th August 2023

Wednesdays: 5th July – 27th September 2023*

Thursdays: 24th August – 16th November 2023

*There is a break in the course and there will be no lesson on the 16th of August. The course still consists of 12 lessons spread out over 13 weeks.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips