Authentic Italian 2025 | Italian language and culture online course offered by the University of Macerata
Authentic Italian 2025 | Italian language and culture online course offered by the University of Macerata START DATE: JULY 28th, 2025
For the 6th year, the University of Macerata provides its prospective international students with an unmissable chance to familiarise themselves with the Italian language and culture.
This free 20-hour online course is very appreciated by our students and will give you a glimpse into the lifestyle of this vibrant and lively country.
Why study Italian?
Because studying in the “Belpaese” also means knowing a little of its musical language, because Italian is fun and not that hard, and because everybody loves Italy.
Through engaging cultural topics, our great Professor Francesco Nati will take you on a short but exciting ride that will teach you how to get by in everyday situations.
No technical explanations, no grammar drills, just something light and easy to remember!
The course will touch on the following topics:
1. Famous Italian products and people; greetings in Italian
2. Some information about Italy and Macerata
3. Different venues, coffee culture, and famous Italian dishes
4. Buying groceries and doing simple cooking
5. Daily life and habits in Italy
6. Finding your way at university
7. Finding your way in town
8. Houses and living in Italy, finding accommodation
9. Shopping for clothes and shoes
10. Talking about work
This course is English-taught and divided into ten 2-hour live-streaming classes, which will be held online on a dedicated channel on Microsoft Teams (you will need to download the app and connect a webcam and a microphone).
Course duration and schedule:
Monday, July 28, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Friday, August 1, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Monday, August 4, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
Friday, August 8, 2025, 2-4 pm (CET)
There is an optional small final test in the last class, just in case you want to check your estimated level of Italian.
Please note – Classes WILL NOT be recorded, and the learning materials will be shared with the course participants.
This is just an elective and introductory course aimed at helping you settle in Italy and will not grant any credits/ECTS/CFU or exceptions in your study career.
For further details, please consult the CLA website: cla.unimc.it/it
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Ciao! See you soon!
11 jul 2025