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How Long Does It Take to Master Italian? | Baltic Media® Language Training Centre 

In this section you will find out: 

✅ Why should you learn Italian?

✅ How long does it take to master Italian?

✅ Does your mother-tongue affect your mastery of Italian?

✅ How many classes does it take to master Italian?

✅ Is there an Italian language course for companies?

✅ What kind of Italian language courses are available for individuals?

✅ Do you offer individual language lessons?

✅ How much does an Italian language course cost?

✅ Why should you learn Italian?

Italian (italiano) is a Romance language. Italian is by most measures, together with the Sardinian language, the closest language to Vulgar Latin of the Romance languages. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City and western Istria (in Slovenia and Croatia).

Italian is a major European language, being one of the official languages of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and one of the working languages of the Council of Europe. It is the third most widely spoken first language in the European Union with 69 million native speakers (13% of the EU population) and it is spoken as a second language by 16 million EU citizens (3%).

✅ How long does it take to master Italian?

In order to learn the communication phrases used by tourists in daily situations a couple days in the language course will suffice. However, if you want to master written and spoken Italian more properly, you should allow one to three years. In order to achieve an academic level, you will need at least five to seven years.

With time and motivation you can master Italian faster. The more time you dedicate to learning the language, the faster you will achieve the result. Daily communication in Italian will be a great advantage. And do not forget the media (radio and television), press, cultural events, music, and films in Italian.

 

✅ Does your mother-tongue affect your mastery of Italian?

If you speak Portuguese or Spanish or one of these languages is your mother-tongue, you will learn Italian easier and faster. People proficient in Romance languages will see similarities with the Italian grammar system and words loaned from these languages.

Some important tips in order to master Italian faster:

• Learn each new word in the context it is used in.
• Repeat what you have learned often because repetition is the mother of learning;
• Use both real and virtual Italian language domain;
• Use the media (TV, radio, music, literature, social media platforms) in Italian;
• Read fiction in Italian, start with easy Italian;
• Let yourself make mistakes, use the language, jump in the Italian language river for a swim! You can do it!

✅ How many classes does it take to master Italian?

Each language learner is different, however, you can see roughly how much effort and time you will have to dedicate to learning the language below:

C2 - 60 hours (C2/1) + 60 hours (C2/2)

C1 - 60 hours (C1/1) + 60 hours (C1/2)

B2 - 60 hours (B2/1) + 60 hours (B2/2) 

B1 - 60 hours (B1/1) + 60 hours (B1/2)

A2 - 48 hours (A2/1) + 48 hours (A2/2)

A1 - 48 hours (A1/1) + 48 hours (A1/2)

If you want to master Italian language, contact the employees of our language centre by e-mail courses@balticmedia.com or call +371 67224395. 

✅ Is there an Italian language course for companies?

Teachers of the Baltic Media Language Learning Centre are professionals who use a creative, contemporary approach to preparing and conducting language courses and will adapt the content to your needs and wishes.

Italian language courses we offer:

• Correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2),;
• Use a test to assesses Italian language skills of employees before starting a course;
• Develop all the necessary Italian language skills with a focus on speaking;
• Teach how to conduct successful business negotiations with clients or business partners.

During the studies, the teacher checks the progress of participants of the Italian language course and at the end of the course submits to the employer a report on presence / absence and the assessment of language skills. Participants of the Italian language course receive a certificate of the level of Italian language skills achieved.

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✅ What kind of Italian language courses are available for individuals?

Baltic Media Language Training Centre offers private lessons or group classes at our office. If you travel or go on business trips often, it is worth applying for Skype classes. Our teachers will develop a Italian language course programme to meet your needs.

During classes you will learn how to do the following:

• Book a hotel, order food, travel, find a job etc.;
• Communicate to leave a good impression;
• Tell about your culture or find out about the differences in another culture;
• Conduct business negotiations successfully;
• Prepare presentations in Italian and much more.

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✅ Do you offer individual language lessons?

If you want to master the language faster, you might want to apply for private Italian language lessons.

Individual Italian language course is especially effective as the lecturer dedicates all their attention to one language learner. Although one academic hour is slightly more expensive than a group lesson, money is spent more effectively and in the long run private lessons will cost you less. If you study individually, you will need less classes to achieve the desired result than you would in a group setting. 

If you have no prior knowledge of Italian, start with the beginner's level A1.

✅ How much does an Italian language course cost?

24 classes (48 academic hours) will cost you from 299 euro (incl. VAT), if the classes are conducted in an open group setting at the Baltic Media Language Training Centre on Elizabetes iela 11, Riga. The price of individual learning is from 22.00 EUR + VAT (21%) per one academic hour (45 min.). One standard lesson usually lasts 1.5 h (2 x 45 min.). Fees might differ depending on the level of the course. To find out the exact fee, contact our employees by e-mail courses@balticmedia.com or call +37167224395.