Italian

Learn Italian — Courses Online & In London

Italian is a widely spoken language with around 65 million speakers. It has extensive influence in the world of art, music and cookery so learning to speak Italian will open up your world to some amazing authentic experiences.

Learning Italian is considered to be easy for native English speakers. That's because Italian has a simpler grammar and sentence structure. You will also recognise that there are some everyday English words of Italian origin, such as 'piano', 'cappuccino', 'gallery', and 'umbrella'.

Italian is a widely spoken language with around 65 million speakers. It has extensive influence in the world of art, music and cookery so learning to speak Italian will open up your world to some amazing authentic experiences.

Whether you are a complete beginner, a tad rusty or already fluent and want to enjoy advanced Italian conversation, we offer a range of friendly and supportive Italian language classes during the daytime, evening and weekend to meet your needs. Come and enjoy one of our lively classes and develop your Italian language communicative skills.

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to. 

See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you.

Meet Evi, a City Lit Italian tutor:

 

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  1. Storia della pittura italiana: il seicento e il settecento
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 1 May 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    A journey in Italian through the history of Italian art. This short course, delivered in Italian, will introduce you to some of the major figures in the history of Italian art, and the focus on this course is on the 1600s and 1700s..This module of 5 lessons will be dedicated to 17th and 18th century’s painting in Italy and each lesson will be devoted to a particular artist who is representative of their time. The course will be delivered



    online.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
  2. Italian pronunciation
    Course start date:  Wed 1 May 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    This short course is geared towards helping you sound more like a native speaker of Italian. While Italian pronunciation may seem relatively simple, there are actually quite a few features that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Italian - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
  3. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 13 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simona Cecchini
    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  4. Italian summer: practise and consolidate 3
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Consolidate your upper intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 3 lower and 3 upper through some speaking and listening activities.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  5. Il ventennio fascista
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Jul 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Nel 1922 Benito Mussolini diventa primo ministro. Nel corso degli anni le opposizioni politiche vengono eliminate. Il Fascismo diventa un regime totalitario che resterà al potere fino al 1943. Analizzeremo le cause e circostanze che portarono alla nascita di questo fenomeno politico e le sue fasi evolutive.







    This course is designed for advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  6. Italian 4: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di analizzare e discutere articoli giornalistici, testi letterari e programmi televisi. Praticherai continuamente tutte le abilità linguistiche di ascolto, comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale. È necessario un livello avanzato di Italiano (aver fatto Italian 3 upper o equivalente).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  7. Italian 2 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Italian 2 upper is our third year of Italian, after Italian beginners and Italian 2 lower. Italian 2 upper learners are now approaching intermediate levels, and this year they will continue learning new grammar while they expand their vocabulary and consolidate the language learned in their previous courses. The emphasis is on the development of your oral skills, but there will be opportunities to improve in all areas.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. Italian 3 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Italian 3 lower is our course for learners in their fourth year of Italian, so it's meant for intermediate learners who are at CEFR level B1. Italian 3 lower comes after Italian beginners, Italian 2 lower and then Italian 2 upper. You'll improve your intermediate Italian on this communicative course through speaking and listening activities, so the emphasis is on developing your oral skills, but you'll continue to learn more complex grammar and expand your vocabulary.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
  9. Italian 3 upper: module 1
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilità di migliorare le tue capacità di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. È necessario aver completato il livello 3 lower o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Nuovo Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  10. Italian 5: Italia oggi
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    Corsi avanzati per praticare l'Italiano, utilizzando testi e materiale audio-visivo. Affronteremo temi sull' Italia contemporanea attraverso letteratura, programmi televisi, giornalismo, film, pubblicitá ed….esperienze personali.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Italian 3/4: module 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Sep 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio/avanzato di Italiano. Pratica e perfeziona i punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3 upper. Perfetta per chi non si sente ancora pronto per un livello 4 e vuole continuare ad approfondire la grammatica.







    Please note that this course takes place at our college in Covent Garden.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  12. Italian 5: lingua e letteratura
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questo corso si propone di migliorare le tue capacità espressive tramite lo studio approfondito di un testo letterario. Alla lettura e la discussione letteraria saranno abbinate la riflessione scritta e l'esercitazione grammaticale e sintattica.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. Una stagione con Dante: introduzione
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 4 Dec 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    This session - conducted entirely in Italian - is the first part of an introduction to the Divine Comedy. The first session introduces you to Dante's life, his political and philosophical views and gives an overview of the structure of the poem. We will devote the following three sessions (from January onwards) to reading, analysing and commenting on a selection of cantos. Please note that the selection of the cantos read in the following sessions will be different from that of previous years, so you are welcome to re-enrol even if you have attended before.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  14. Italian 3 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Questi corsi ti daranno la possibilitá di migliorare le tue capacitá di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull' uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. É necessario aver completato il 'module 2' o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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