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The Self-Study courses are available online 24 hours a day so you can log in and learn at anytime from anywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Facts
Courses: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Dates: 24 hours a day - membership duration is 6 months
Prices: See table
Features: 30 interactive lessons with drawings, videos and audio files, for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced students
More than 1,000 audio files
Pronunciation guides and voice recording system to compare and improve your pronunciation
3,000 words used in the lessons and listed in the Glossary
8 Play & Practice sections and 30 fun learning activities
Self-administered, graded exercises linked to the grammar (so you have a quick reference if you forget the rules!)
Self-administered, graded exams for each lesson
Easy-to-understand grammatical explanations linked to the exercises (so you can practice immediately!)
Ask-the-Prof-Service (so you will never feel lost during your Italian studies)
Weekly Text Chat and Voice Chat with the Prof and dedicated Forums for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced courses (to post questions for the Prof)
Progress report with exercises and exams dates and scores
Articles about Italian culture
Proverbs and cultural notes
Educational Materials: Interactive lessons, audio files, pronunciation guides, videos, exercises, exams, grammar, glossary, fun-learning activities and more

 

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Description and FREE Trial Lessons

Each course includes access to the interactive lessons, with audio, video, pronunciation guides, voice recording system, glossary, fun learning activities, self-administered and graded exercises linked to the grammar explanation (so you have a quick reference if you forget the rules!), easy-to-understand grammatical explanations linked to the exercises (so you can practice immediately!), Ask-the-Prof-Service (so you will never feel lost during your Italian studies), self-administered and graded exams, Grammar, Glossary, articles, Forums for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced students, proverbs and cultural notes, weekly online real time Text and Voice Chat with a CyberItalian Prof (see schedule in the Calendar; please note: the schedule may be subject to change).

 

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Course Program and Objectives

 

Testimonial: "The organization and layout of each topic is superb... and I'm a very critical person - I find it to be the most helpful site that I've come across. Comments: I can't thank you enough! You've explained things that the College Italian books botch up." see more testimonials

 

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Method
  • Specific approach for the Self-Study Courses:

The Self-Study Courses are for independent students who can organize their own schedule to study. Each lesson provides instructions and tips for the students to manage their own study very easily.

  • General guidelines on method:

The CyberItalian Method is based on a program developed for the United Nations in New York. It offers different learning itineraries, gradually presenting the basic, intermediate, and advanced structures of Italian language. The aim of our method is to provide students with the tools to both learn the language and learn how to learn it, so that the students become independent in discovering the mechanisms of the language and deciding how to study and practice. Some students may prefer a playful and communicative approach, others prefer a rational, traditional, or grammatical approach: our method provide all these aspects. The combination of elements (different learning itineraries, online interactive lessons, enjoyment, culture, pronunciation guides, progress reports, exercises, grammar, audio, videos, articles, chats, links, interaction with a teacher...) creates a solid background to start learning and practicing the Italian language.

 

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Staff

CyberItalian professors and teachers are native speakers, highly qualified professionals dedicated to the promotion of the Italian language and culture.

 

Testimonial: "Thank you for your prompt response. It was great being on line so quickly. I look forward to my studies. Vicky." see more testimonials

 

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Certifications

The nature of a Self-Study course does not allow to check the student's identity and evaluate his/her study; for this reason an online certificate would not give appropriate credit to the level of your linguistic competence.

 

Please note: If you want to obtain a language proficiency certification officially recognized by the Italian government, you have to take the CELI exam (provided by the University of Foreigners of Perugia) or CILS exam (provided by the University of Foreigners of Siena). These exams can be taken in Italy (at the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia or Siena) or outside of Italy (at the Italian Cultural Institutes available in more than a hundred cities in different countries).

 

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Assessment

Self-administered exams

 

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Requirements

Windows PC or Mac with Internet access. Supported browsers: Internet Explorer (6 and up), Firefox (1 and up), Safari (2 and up); Flash support in the browser (default in Internet Explorer - to listen to our MP3 audio files, your browser needs to be audio enabled and have Flash 6 or later version installed).

 

Headset with microphone, broadband Internet access for the Voice Chat.

 

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