The University Language Centre (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo) organises free Italian language courses from level A1 to B2. Access to the courses is reserved for incoming Erasmus students of the Federico II.
They take place in two periods of the year:
1st Semester: September - enrolment opening July
2nd Semester: February - enrolment opening December
Courses above A1 level are preceded by a placement test.
The courses are intensive, last 50 hours and attendance is compulsory to access the final.
At the end of the course, after passing a final test, students will receive a certificate awarding the 7 CFU/ECTS and for A1 and A2 levels also the Open Badge.
For information: corsi.cla@unina.it - italianol2unina@gmail.com.
Who can register: Foreign students who have won an ERASMUS grant from the University of Naples 'Federico II' arriving in September 2025.
Cost: Free
Mode of delivery: Mixed (the first week classes will be totally online; starting from the second week some in-person classes will be held). The courses are intensive, lasting 30 days for a total of 50 hours.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for 75 percent of the class hours. Erasmus students who have reached the minimum required attendance will have access to a final exam by which they can receive a certificate (with grade and credits) and, for students in A1 and A2 courses, a digital certificate (OpenBadge).
Course schedule: The courses will start on 01/09/2025. The timetables will be published on the CLA website by the last week of July.
To register and take the placement test: To allow the division into level groups, students will have to take a placement test online, by accessing this link https://forms.office.com/e/1ngw6PwaXq, active until 20/07/2025.
Placement test: The placement test is used to divide the students into classes according to level. The student must take the test independently, without external help. The test consists of 5 sections: personal data, grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening. The test is available for one attempt only. Once the test has started, the student has 1 hour to complete it.
Closing date for registrations and tests: 20/07/2025 until 11.59 pm.
Publication of the groups with their schedules: By 31/07/2025