Information on Italian language courses held by the University of Bologna for international students.
If you come to Bologna as an exchange student you are not required to undergo any Italian language assessment. Nevertheless the achievement of a pre-intermediate level of knowledge of Italian language (A2 level), before arrival in Bologna, is highly recommended. Courses and lectures in English are offered in some graduate programmes (2nd cycle degree), but most of the classes are in Italian.
University of Bologna offers Italian laguage courses to foreign students during both first and second semester, but the number of places available in these courses is limited.
If you study in Bologna you can attend the courses at CILTA.
How to enrol
Italian courses will be held both in first and second semester starting in September and January-February, with a limited number of seats. Look up regularly in the website for instructions and deadlines.
In order to enrol, an online language assessment test, to be done in the semester of arrival in Italy, is required. The test will be available on CILTA website for each course edition, starting from a date that will be published on web until all seats will be booked out.
Once the places available have been filled, the online test will be closed, and it will be no more possible to enrol.
At the end of the test
At the end of the online enrolment period, the schedule of the oral test will be published on CILTA website. The oral test is compulsory in order to confirm your registration and start attending classes.
If, according to the test results, your language knowledge is equal to an A1 level (Breakthrough), you will be allowed to participate in the self-learning computer-based courses which will be organised in Language Lab at CILTA
If your language level turns out to be C1 (Effective Operational Proficiency) it is assumed that you will be able to follow the lessons and take exams and no language course will be provided to you. You may contact CILTA if you want to practise and improve your Italian language knowledge.
Please see chart below:
|
CEFRL
level
|
COURSE STRUCTURE |
ECTS
|
| A1 |
Self-learning computer-based courses at CILTA language Lab. A tutor will support the students’ activities. |
5 |
| A2, B1, B2 |
Courses will be held in class twice a week, by native speaker teachers. 70% of lectures attendance and passing of a final exam are compulsory in order to gain the ECTS. |
5 |
The final assessment can be pass/not pass. Numerical grading is not provided.
If you study in the Campuses of Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini, you have to attend courses at CLIRO.
How to enrol
Two editions of language courses will be held, starting in September and February. Look up regularly in the website for instructions and deadlines.
In order to enrol an online language assessment test is required. It will be available on CLIRO website for each course edition, starting from a date that will be published on web.
At the end of the test
The schedule of the oral test will be published on CLIRO website. The oral test is compulsory in order to confirm your registration and start attending classes.
Only students who follow this procedure will be admitted to CLIRO language courses.
More detailed information for each campus can be found on the CLIRO website.
If, according to the test results, your language knowledge is equal to an A1 level (Breakthrough), you will be allowed to participate in the self-learning computer-based courses which will be organised in Language Lab at CLIRO.
If your language level turns out to be C1 (Effective Operational Proficiency) it is assumed that you will be able to follow the lessons and take exams and no language course will be provided to you. You may contact CLIRO if you want to practise and improve your Italian language knowledge.
Please see chart below:
CEFRL
level |
COURSE STRUCTURE |
ECTS* |
| A1 |
Self-learning computer-based courses at language Lab. A tutor will support the students’ activities. |
5 |
| A2, B1, B2 |
Courses will be held in class. Attendance and final exam are compulsory.* |
5 |
The final assessment can be pass/not pass. Numerical grading is not provided.
*ECTS credits are granted only if the student attends at least 70% of the lessons and passes the final exam.