PREPARATORY COURSE – ITALIAN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION
If you need to certificate officially your level of Italian, this is the fittest course to you.
This preparatory course is specifically for the preparation for the exams for Certificate in Italian as a second language.
The Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo is an exam center recognized by the University for Foreigners of Siena, by the University for Foreigners of Perugia and University UniTRE of Rome and offers preparation courses for the CILS, CELI and Cert.IT exams.
This course consists in 25 lessons a week (20 group hours and 5 individual hours a week).
In the morning students attend group lessons, in which the guidelines of of the Common European Framework for Languages are strictly followed. In the afternoon students have individual lessons, where each of them will have an opportunity to practice exams from previous years. During these lessons, by means of exercises and practice tests, students become more familiar with the particular methods needed for the exam. .
Certificates of Italian as a second language
CILS, CELI and Cert.IT are official titles recognized by the Italian State and show a students ability in the Italian language. The Italian Language Certification is useful for those who want to do further study in Italy or have professional contact with Italy or who would like to measure their own Italian language skills.
Also level A2 and level B1 can be required by Immigrants to get long term permission of stay or Italian passport.
The different levels of the certificates
The certificate of each level confirms the ability to communicate appropriately in a specific social and professional environment. The following are the different levels established by the Common European Framework for Languages and the corresponding level of the CILS, CELI and Cert.IT certificates:
| Level established by the Common European Framework for Languages | Level of the certificate | |
| Basic | A1 A2 | A1 A2 |
| Medium | B1 B2 | B1 B2 |
| Advanced | C1 C2 | C1 C2 |
