Italian 2 upper conversation

This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.

Please note this course is intended for Italian 2 Upper learners (learners in their third year of study). If you are in Italian 2 lower (second year of study), please see Italian 2 Lower Conversation.
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  • Start Date: 29 Sep 2025
    End Date: 01 Dec 2025
    Mon (Daytime): 15:30 - 17:00
    Online
    Location: Online
    Duration: 10 sessions (over -10 weeks)
    Course Code: LN290
    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  • Start Date: 28 Apr 2025
    End Date: 14 Jul 2025
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    Mon (Daytime): 15:30 - 17:00
    Online
    Location: Online
    Duration: 10 sessions (over -12 weeks)
    Course Code: LN298
    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00

What is the course about?

The course gives the students the chance to practise their speaking skills. The teacher will bring new topics to discuss every week and will prompt the conversation with different stimuli such as questions, requests for opinions, and brief exercises. Although the grammar is not a focus of this course, the teacher will signal and correct the main mistakes and will be at the students' disposal in case there is a need to clarify some concepts in order to improve learners' accuracy and confidence while speaking.

What will we cover?

- Informal and formal speaking practice
- Spoken accuracy
- Fluency
- Vocabulary knowledge of different topics, tailored to the interests of the class.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

- Have greater confidence in your speaking
- Speak with more accuracy
- Speak Italian more fluently
- Discuss a variety of topics in Italian with a broader vocabulary.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This course is intended for lower intermediate students of Italian. For City Lit students, that will mean students at Italian 2 Upper. You should have studied Italian for at least 2 years.
If you are an Italian 2 Lower student (in your second year of study), please see Italian 2 Lower Conversation.

For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.

Please note that this course may require the students to do a bit of reading or video watching on their own before the class in order to have more insights and knowledge about the topic of the day.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

No, there are no other costs as the tutor will be providing learning material.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

If you are not already enrolled on one of our mainstream Italian courses, the tutor would be happy to advise you on your level.

Maria Fontana
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.

Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.