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Queens College Equivalent Classes and Syllabi

Since 1921, the University for Foreigners has welcomed tens of thousands of students and teachers from every part of the world and it has reached (with a widespread capacity of distribution and penetration) Italian teaching centres abroad and the areas in which, due to the recovery of historical memories or due to a more recent attraction, Italy and Italian are subject to strong scientific and cultural interest.

The Italian Language and Culture Courses are of various kinds:
The courses are divided into 3 stages each of which has two levels:

Beginner's courses
Intermediate courses
Advanced courses

Objectives
The objective of the course is to provide students with the abilities and skills required for simple and essential oral interaction in the most common and familiar situations in order to satisfy concrete demands. Special attention is given to aspects of pronunciation (phonological control) and writing (orthographic control) of the Italian language.

Length and characteristics
Italian language: 12 hours
Speaking practice: 6 hours
Practice in pronunciation and orthography: 2 hours

Intensive Course
Italian language: 12 hours
Speaking practice: 9 hours
Writing practice: 4 hours
Practice in pronunciation and orthography: 2 hours
Total hours of lessons per week: 27 hours