Course Overview

Online Italian Level 20 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 20 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 19 or a course of at least 228 class hours. 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:

• Talking about how societies are changing
• Talking about Italian language and history
• Expressing preference about different costumes and traditions
• Talking about Italian heritage

Lingusitic aims:

• Building on linguistic structures that take congiuntivo e indicativo
• Consolidation of pronomi combinati
• Introduction to congiuntivo imperfetto (vorrei + congiuntivo imperfetto)

Cultural aspects: 

• Italian costumes and heritage

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 228 class hours of previous Italian language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

Mondays: 20th February – 27th March 2023

Mondays: 22nd May – 26th June 2023*

Tuesdays: 22nd August – 26th September 2023

Wednesdays: 15th November – 20th December 2023

*Due to the Spring Bank holiday, the lesson on Monday 29th of May will be rescheduled to Friday the 2nd of June unless otherwise agreed with your teacher. The course still consists of 6 lessons in total.

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