Italian Language Courses
Fall 2024 in-person Italian Language Courses
- In-person Italian Language Crash Course: this full immersion, 2-week intensive course aims to help exchange students familiarize themselves with Italian as a foreign language during the beginning of their stay in Italy. The course lasts for two weeks and is offered before the start of Bocconi classes. The program is designed to develop the four main language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, in an integrated, practical and interactive way. The overall objective is to provide a general understanding of the Italian language and culture as well as raise students' awareness on aspects related to intercultural communication. Lessons are taught by professional and experienced teachers, who are Italian native speakers.
- In-person Italian Language Follow-Up Course: the Follow-Up Course provides the opportunity for students who attend the Italian Language Crash Course to continue improving their Italian throughout the semester. Please note that it is not possible to register for the follow-up course only without registering for the Crash course first. This course is open ONLY to exchange students who register for, attend and pass the following Italian Crash Course levels: Beginner, Pre-Elementary, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate .
The Italian Language Crash Course and Follow-Up course are optional, non-credit granting extracurricular courses, therefore they are not included in the official Bocconi transcript nor in the students' study plan.
Italian Language Crash course |
Italian Language Follow-up course | |
| Registration*+ Payment | April 10-May 23, 2024 | April 10-May 23, 2024 |
| Registration fee | 250€ (textbook not included) | 200€ |
| Class period | August 26–September 7, 2024 | September 24–November 26, 2024 |
| Class schedule | classes of 4-5 or 2 hours per day from Monday to Saturday | classes of 2 hours twice a week held in the late afternoon |
| Workload | 40 hours | 30 hours |
| Levels | Beginner, Pre-Elementary, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced | Pre-Elementary, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate ONLY |
*Registration will be carried out on the Exchange Program online application (April 10-May 23). Classes will be activated according to the number of enrollments.
Attendance: attendance is mandatory for both courses: students who attend a minimum of 75% of the lessons and pass the final test will receive the Italian Language Course Participation Certificate, which will also include an overall evaluation: pass, fair, good or excellent. Late arrivals or early departures will be counted towards the total number of absences. Students who are unable to join the course before Lesson #4 will no longer be admitted as participants.
How to sign up/apply:
Interested students will be able to enroll and pay for the Italian language Crash course in the Exchange Program online application, after taking an online placement test which will determine their appropriate course level. After submitting their test, students will no longer be able to access it. Students are required to pay the course fee in the application platform, to finalize their enrollment in the course.
Students can choose between one of the following two options:
- Italian Crash Course ONLY (40 hours of lesson) OR
- Italian Crash Course + Follow-Up Course (40 + 30 hours of lesson). Only students who attend and pass the Crash course will be able to attend the Follow-up.
Please note: it will not be possible to register for the Follow-Up Course without registering for the Crash Course first.
Refund Policy: the registration fee will be fully refunded if:
- the courses are cancelled by the ISD for reasons of force majeure or the ISD is unable to confirm the student's course registration.
- the student withdraws from the Exchange Program.
NO refund is foreseen for:
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not sit the crash course final test
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not reach the crash course attendance requirements (75%)
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not pass the crash course final test
- in case of overlap with Bocconi classes: please check carefully Bocconi class timetable at this link
Spring 2025 in-person Italian Language Courses
- In-person Italian Language Crash Course: this full immersion, 2-week intensive course aims to help exchange students familiarize themselves with Italian as a foreign language during the beginning of their stay in Italy. The course lasts for two weeks and is offered before the start of Bocconi classes. The program is designed to develop the four main language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing, in an integrated, practical and interactive way. The overall objective is to provide a general understanding of the Italian language and culture as well as raise students' awareness on aspects related to intercultural communication. Lessons are taught by professional and experienced teachers, who are Italian native speakers.
- In-person Italian Language Follow-Up Course: the Follow-Up Course provides the opportunity for students who attend the Italian Language Crash Course to continue improving their Italian throughout the semester. Please note that it is not possible to register for the follow-up course only without registering for the Crash course first. This course is open ONLY to exchange students who register for, attend and pass the following Italian Crash Course levels: Beginner, Pre-Elementary, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate .
The Italian Language Crash Course and Follow-Up course are optional, non-credit granting extracurricular courses, therefore they are not included in the official Bocconi transcript nor in the students' study plan.
| Italian Language Crash course | Italian Language Follow-up course | |
| Registration*+ Payment | October 1 - 18, 2024 | October 1 - 18, 2024 |
| Registration fee | 250€ (textbook not included) | 200€ |
| Class period | January 27 - February 8, 2025 | February 25 - April 15, 2025 |
| Class schedule | classes of 4-5 or 2 hours per day from Monday to Saturday | classes of 2 hours twice a week held in the late afternoon |
| Workload | 40 hours | 30 hours |
| Levels | Beginner, Pre-Elementary, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced | Pre-Elementary, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate ONLY (beginner and advanced courses will not be offered) |
*Registration will be carried out on the Exchange Program online application (October 1 - 18, 2024). Classes will be activated according to the number of enrollments.
Attendance: attendance is mandatory for both courses: students who attend a minimum of 75% of the lessons and pass the final test will receive the Italian Language Course Participation Certificate, which will also include an overall evaluation: pass, fair, good or excellent. Late arrivals or early departures will be counted towards the total number of absences. Students who are unable to join the course before Lesson #4 will no longer be admitted as participants.
How to sign up/apply:
Interested students will be able to enroll and pay for the Italian language Crash course in the Exchange Program online application, after taking an online placement test which will determine their appropriate course level. After submitting their test, students will no longer be able to access it. Students are required to pay the course fee in the application platform, to finalize their enrollment in the course.
Students can choose between one of the following two options:
- Italian Crash Course ONLY (40 hours of lesson) OR
- Italian Crash Course + Follow-Up Course (40 + 30 hours of lesson). Only students who attend and pass the Crash course will be able to attend the Follow-up.
Please note: it will not be possible to register for the Follow-Up Course without registering for the Crash Course first.
Refund Policy: the registration fee will be fully refunded if:
- the courses are cancelled by the ISD for reasons of force majeure or the ISD is unable to confirm the student's course registration.
- the student withdraws from the Exchange Program.
NO refund is foreseen for:
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not sit the crash course final test
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not reach the crash course attendance requirements (75%)
- students who are enrolled in the Follow-Up course but do not pass the crash course final test
- in case of overlap with Bocconi classes: please check carefully Bocconi class timetable at this link