Italian language courses
Italian language courses range from beginner to intermediate level.
Beginner Italian language courses Levels 0–A1.3
Beginner level courses (level 0–A1.3) that teach and review the basics of Italian and encourage use of the language. The range also includes a new short course for the end of spring. Review and activate Italian! (A1.3-A2.1) for anyone who needs more confidence and courage to use Italian in real situations.
Basic Italian language courses A2.1–A2.2
The basic courses (A2.1–A2.2) practice and refine basic Italian speaking, writing, listening, vocabulary and grammar skills. The short courses in the spring term, such as Italian in the imperfect tense (A2.1-A2.2), Italian in the future tense (A2.2) ja Review of Italian pronouns (A2.2-B1) and a conversation course Speak Italian boldly and comfortably! (A2.1-A2.2), are specific courses to review and deepen different language skill areas.
Intermediate Italian language courses B1
Intermediate courses (B1) are taught mainly in Italian. The courses focus on developing conversational skills, listening comprehension and written expression. New short courses with a cultural focus Learn Italian from opera (B1) ja Stories of Italy (B1) nicely spice up your Italian studies and Speak Italian creatively and relaxedly! (B1-B2) in turn frees up language for creative discussions.
“This was my first experience at an adult education institute and my first semester. The teacher is encouraging and encouraging, I have been very satisfied with this semester, I will continue again in the spring and who knows, maybe this will be a lifelong hobby for me❤️”
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It's easy for us to come
College facilities Located with good transport connections, the courses are easy to get to. The courses are held at the university building on Runeberginkatu or in the center of Helsinki on Annankatu.
About study advice You will receive help with course selection and study-related questions. Feel free to contact us and together we will find the right course for you!
Course info
The lesson length is 45 minutes.
You can request a certificate from the office once the course has been completed.
Textbooks are not included in the course fee. We recommend that you purchase a textbook immediately after the first lesson. Textbooks for language courses can be purchased from bookstores, online bookstores, and through the publishers' websites. The college is not responsible for purchasing textbooks.
Learn more about language proficiency levels to choose the right language course for you.
Language courses cannot be paid for with sports and culture benefits, but if you want to study foreign languages and use the voluntary allowance provided by your employer for them, tax-free cultural benefit (max. €400 per year), the institute can make a separate agreement with your employer. In this case, you choose the language course yourself and the institute will invoice the entire course fee or the part of it determined by your employer directly from your employer, i.e. payment is not made via Edenred, Epass or Smartum. Ask our office for more information.
Distance teaching
Some of the teaching at Helsinki Adult Education Centre is organised via distance learning. The distance learning applications are easy to use and you can join the class even from home. The link you receive will automatically direct you to the distance learning class.
If you are using Moodle as your learning platform, you will receive a username and password by email before the course starts.