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. Italian A Level
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    An opportunity to gain an A-level qualification in one year. You will study topics on the society, history and culture of contemporary Italy and will develop relevant exam skills. Suitable if you have studied Italian for about five years. The course fee includes non-refundable exam costs payable in advance and is payable in instalments.







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    This course will be delivered online. However, a mock exam will take place in February 2025 at our central London college. You will therefore need to make sure that you make the necessary arrangements so that you can attend. The exact date will be posted when the mock exam has been set up.







    The official exams will also take place at our Covent Garden college during the months of May and June (exact dates to be confirmed). Please note that the end date of the course may change depending on when the official exams are scheduled.







    * Please note that, subject to government guidance, we might need to implement a contingency plan to be followed in the event of exam cancellations.







    **City Lit is an adult education college, so we are only able to accept candidates who are aged 19 or over. Please email languages@citylit.ac.uk for more information and/or to book an interview. Please be aware that the interview will take approximately 1 hour.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £1,274.00 Senior fee £1,274.00 Concession £889.00
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  2. Italian 4: lingua e cultura
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Sep 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questo corso ti darà la possibilità discutere vari tipi di argomenti legati all’arte, l’attualità e la storia italiane. Praticherai costantemente il parlato, l’ascolto e la comprensione di articoli e altri tipi di testi. È necessario un livello intermedio alto/avanzato di Italiano.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
  3. Italian rapidamente: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    This course for beginners is suitable if you already speak a Romance language such as Spanish, French, Portuguese or Romanian. It might also be suitable if you would like to learn at a much faster pace. This course, together with Italian rapidamente: module 2 and Italian rapidamente: module 3 covers years one and two (Italian 1 and Italian 2 Lower) of our Italian programme. Expect more homework than in other courses.



    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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  4. Italian 4 pratica e perfezionamento: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Sep 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    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 o Italian 4. Il corso è basato sull'uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura e conversazione.



    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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  5. 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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  6. Italian GCSE
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    Gain a GCSE qualification and develop your practical language and exam skills. Suitable if you have studied Italian for about two years. The course fee includes non-refundable exam costs, payable in advance. Course fees are payable in instalments.







    This course will be delivered online. However, a mock exam will take place in February 2025 at our central London college. You will therefore need to make sure that you make the necessary arrangements so that you can attend. The date will be posted when the mock exam has been set up.







    The official exams will also take place at our Covent Garden college during the months of May and June (exact dates to be confirmed). Please note that the end date of the course may change depending on when the official exams are scheduled.







    * Please note that, subject to government guidance, we might need to implement a contingency plan to be followed in the event of exam cancellations.











    **City Lit is an adult education college, so we are only able to accept candidates who are aged 19 or over.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £884.00 Senior fee £884.00 Concession £55.00
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  7. Italian 2 lower at a gentle pace: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Sep 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Italian 2 lower: module 1 is the first module of second-year Italian, and you'll find yourself communicating with increasing confidence. Italian 2 lower at a gentle pace will cover the same language points as the standard Italian 2 lower course, but with slightly longer lesson times there will be more time to go over topics a bit more slowly. The emphasis is on developing your oral skills, but you will still be working on your reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners' or equivalent. Based on Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni, Italian version).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
  8. Preparation for A-level Italian part 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 26 Sep 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    This course follows the A-level syllabus and is suitable for those who would like to progress in Italian in a structured way. The course does not lead to the exam but aims to prepare you to join the Italian A Level course next year. Ideally you should have taken GCSE Italian (having achieved a grade 7, 8 or 9) or have equivalent upper intermediate knowledge. The course is divided into three parts (parts 2 and 3 will take place in term 2 and 3).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  9. Italian 2: practise and consolidate: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 3 Oct 2024

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Giuffria
    Consolidate your elementary or lower intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 2 through speaking and listening activities. Intended for learners in their third year of Italian study, or slightly more advanced learners who feel they may benefit from some revision. Consolidate your elementary or lower intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 2 through speaking and listening activities. Intended for learners in their third year of Italian study, or slightly more advanced learners who feel they may benefit from some revision.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  10. Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Oct 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe di conversazione ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio di italiano praticando e perfezionando I punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 3 lower or 3 upper oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua. Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne, cioè ogni quindici giorni.







    Please note this course takes place every other week.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  11. Italian intermediate revision
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Oct 2024

    Location on this date:  Online





    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £97.00 Concession £149.00
  12. Italian intermediate book club
    Course start date:  Fri 18 Oct 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Vistola
    This course is for intermediate and lower intermediate learners of Italian (Italian 2 Upper and Italian 3 lower, or learners in their third or fourth year of studying Italian) who would like to improve their reading skills and learn new grammar and vocabulary through reading and discussing works of Italian fiction and/or non-fiction. The texts chosen may be in the form of easy readers to facilitate understanding. The chosen texts will be written in Italian, and discussions will be in Italian, though some English may be permitted, so learners will be able to stretch themselves and feel more confident about expressing their opinion and asking questions in class.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
  13. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
  14. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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