Study Italian Online

In the list below you can find some useful links on how to learn Italian on-line. The Italian Cultural Institute assumes no responsibility with regard to the quality control and standards of the relevant courses and teaching aids as this list is strictly informational.

RAI and the Italian language

• Rai Educational: Cantieri d'Italia, basic Italian for constructing citizenship 
• Rai Educational: Io parlo italiano, Italian course for immigrants 
• Rai Internazionale Italica: Italian language courses for all levels, beginning to advanced

Courses

• About: in English, with links on Italy.
• Adesso: in English. Lessons and activities on the Italian language and culture
• BBC Italian Language Online for Adults: Italian course in English
• CDF Italian Lessons: teaching aids and grammar sheets
• Cyberitalian: in English and Spanish. Participation fees
• Eleaston: with useful links to pages on grammar, exercises, vocabulary and Italian culture
• EMT: with links to pages on Italian culture
• ICoN: degree in Italian Language and Culture for foreigners; Italian language course for foreigners (participation fees)
• Iluss: teaching material beginners-advanced
• Italica: Italian course beginners-advanced
• Italian Electronic Classroom: grammar and vocabulary
• Learn to Speak Italian:  Learn Italian with free online lessons. 
• Linguanet Europa: foreign languages teaching and learning multilingual aids
• Logos: multilingual translation portal
• Rete!: multimedia Italian course for foreigners
• Scuola di Italiano a Roma: teaching material for all levels
• SegnaWeb: Internet resources selected by Italian librarians
• UCLA: teaching activities
• Università di Trieste: integrated programs on grammar learning
• Università di Venezia: exercises and activities

Degree program in Italian language and culture

• Icon: on-line degree program (tuition required)

Training for teachers of Italian as a second language 

• Laboratorio ITALS: Dipartimento di Scienze del Linguaggio dell'Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
• DITALS: Certificate of proficiency in teaching Italian to foreigners: Siena University for Foreigners
• Degree (laurea) in teaching Italian language and culture to foreigners: Perugia University for Foreigners

Teaching materials for Italian Institutes abroad

• Insegno italiano INDIRE

Tools

• bab.la – Portale linguistico
• Dizionario De Agostini
• Dizionario De Mauro Paravia on-line 
• Dizionario Garzanti online 
• Tesoro della Lingua Italiana delle Origini

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