Training and refresher course for teachers of Italian in Italy and abroad as a second language
The University Language Centre SLAM organises an Italian language training and refresher course intended for Italian L2 teachers. The course is open to all Italian L2 teachers working in Italy or abroad at Universities, Italian Cultural Institutes or other public and/or private bodies.
The course can be acknowledged as Erasmus+ training week.
Requirements
- Age limit: 25-60 y.o
- Minimum knowledge level of the Italian language: B2
- For candidates of non-Italian nationality, the language level will be verified by means of a language certificate or statement attached to the application form.
Course duration
The course will take place in the main facilities of the University of Milan (Via Santa Sofia, 9/1, Milan, and Piazza Sant’Alessandro 1, Milan) from 1st to 5 September 2025.
The course has a duration of 5 days, for 25 lesson hours with language trainers specialised in teaching L2 Italian, divided as follows:
- mornings from 9 to 13
- Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 14.30 to 17.
In addition to the didactic activities, there will be two cultural activities (guided tour of the Ca’ Granda, historic headquarters of the University of Milan, and of the Brera Botanical Garden).
At the end of the course, participants will receive a statement of attendance.
For information:
formazionelinguistica.slam@unimi.it
Should applicants withdraw from the course due to justified and documented reasons, sending relevant notification by 15 July 2025, they will be refunded 80% of the registration fee. Should applicants notify their withdrawal after the aforementioned deadline, the SLAM Centre reserves the right to decide whether to issue a refund or not, depending on the reason and documentation submitted.
For the refund to be issued, the applicant must be the holder or co-holder of the bank account from which the payment was issued.
Course programme
Starting from the theoretical premises, the course aims to develop the language-teaching skills in order to effectively address the teaching of L2 Italian. Specifically, the course will provide the strategies and the instruments functional to the development of language skills of learners in various contexts. The course has a theoretical-practical approach.
Those attending the course will deal with some topics during the morning lessons, with a workshop-like approach, while in the two afternoons they will do a practical experimentation of what has been learned, through workshops and simulations.
The programme will be soon defined.
Fee
The course has a fee of 352 euros (VAT and charges included), inclusive of:
- 25-hour training and refresher course
- two cultural activities (guided tour of the Ca’ Granda, historic headquarters of the University of Milan, and of the Brera Botanical Garden)
- coffee break
- gadgets.
The fee does not cover:
- travel expenses
- meals and accommodation expenses (those participating in the course through the Erasmus+ Staff Training program will be able to benefit from hotel concessions, which will be communicated to eligible candidates during the course registration confirmation phase).
Everything not mentioned in the activities included in the fee.
Application procedure
Candidates must submit their application between 1st April and 30 April 2025, h 12.00, via the Elix form.
The following documents must be attached to the application:
- curriculum vitæ in Italian
- for foreign candidates: Italian language proficiency certificate or statement at B2 level or higher
- scanned copy of a valid identification document/passport.
Pursuant to European Regulations 2016/679, please be informed that the University undertakes to respect the confidentiality of the information provided by the candidates.
After the deadline, the SLAM Centre will evaluate the applications prioritising teachers who work abroad and will establish the ranking of the eligible candidates, publishing it by the middle of May 2025.
If one or more requirements are not met, the SLAM Centre will reject the application and inform the applicant.
If the number of eligible applications exceeds 25, a waiting list will be drawn up, and the candidates included in it will be notified.
The course will be activated upon reaching a minimum of 15 eligible participants.
Finalising the registration
The selected applicants shall confirm their participation by Monday 16 June 2025 by paying the fee of 352 euros, according to modalities which will be communicated in due time.
Following the payment, the selected applicants will receive an e-mail with further details and useful information.
Between 16 June and 30 June 2025, in case of vacant places, the candidates in the waiting list will be contacted and will have to confirm their participation by 15 July 2025 by paying the fee of 352 euros, according to modalities which will be communicated in due time.
All participants will have to inquire by themselves about the procedures to be followed to obtain a visa, if necessary, as well as arrange health insurance for their stay.