Internship in Italian L2 Classes – In classroom

• Course materials and welcome kit (shopper + book)
• Certificate of participation
• Free access to school facilities and the study room during opening hours

This training involves direct in-class observation of lessons taught by our Italian as second language teachers, all of whom hold DITALS Level II certification and have many years of teaching experience.
At the end of the internship, participants receive a certificate that is valid for enrollment in the DITALS Level I and Level II certification exams.

Lessons run Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Courses are offered throughout the calendar year.
To check availability and reserve your place, please contact: italianinflorence@cislapira.it

The internship costs €190 and includes 4 hours of lessons per day for 3 weeks.

For alternative participation formats, please contact italianinflorence@cislapira.it.

For full details on registering for the DITALS certification exams, please visit the dedicated page.

The DITALS Certification attests to three levels of competence in teaching Italian as a foreign/second language, in line with the EPG – European Profiling Grid project.

DITALS BASE
Intended especially for teachers whose native language is not Italian, and for anyone beginning to teach Italian L2; it certifies initial competence in teaching Italian to foreigners.

DITALS Level I
Certifies solid general competence in teaching Italian to foreigners, plus specific expertise for a particular learner profile (children, teenagers, adults and seniors, immigrants, university students, heritage learners, tourism/hospitality workers, Catholic clergy, opera singers, US Study Abroad students, or homogenous L1 groups such as Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, German).

DITALS Level II
Certifies advanced competence in teaching Italian to foreigners and is aimed at teachers working in any educational context and with any learner group.
Some prerequisites for Level II admission may be replaced by Level I Certification.

DITALS Level II is among the recognized specializations required for access to the A023 teaching category in Italian public schools (Ministerial Decree No. 92, 23 February 2016).

For more information, visit ditals.unistrasi.it or write to italianinflorence@cislapira.it.

Founded in 1978, just a few steps from Florence’s Cathedral, Italian in Florence – Centro La Pira offers Italian language courses for international students, taught by expert and specialized teachers.

Our school is officially recognized by the University for Foreigners of Siena as a CILS Examination Centre (Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language) and is also a renowned teacher training center and DITALS Examination Centre.

Our mission is to provide high-quality teaching at an affordable price, promoting Italian language and culture worldwide and supporting the integration of international students who wish to build a medium- or long-term life project in Italy.

Italian in Florence is the language school of the Centro Internazionale Studenti Giorgio La Pira, a place of hospitality and dialogue offering educational and cultural programs inspired by Giorgio La Pira’s ideal of universal fraternity — the same values that guided his work as Mayor of Florence from 1951 to 1965.