Level A1 documents the ability to understand and use simple everyday familiar expressions to meet some concrete needs related to: human body, clothing, family, calendar, home, city, transportation and road directions, food, shops, offices and telephone.
A student who knows a few words and phrases is defined as “true beginner”. The same situation applies to a “false beginner”, someone who learnt the language at school, but forgot all basic notions after a couple of years without practising it.

The A2 Level guarantees autonomy in the context of elementary communication. Those who possess it are able to perform tasks related to primary needs concerning the individual sphere, local geography, work, purchases, nationality, weather, weights and measures.
One can quantify in 600 words a vocabulary sufficient to break the communication wall, and in 1,000 words a vocabulary to exceed the threshold limit of spoken language.
A2 certification is required in European countries to obtain a long-term residence permit.

The B1 Level marks the capability to comprehend texts on familiar and accessible subjects. At this level one is able to interact within an Italian speaking context and can use the language to express opinions and give elementary explanations about: holidays, work, school and more.
At the pre-intermediate level students can improve their ability to listen, talk, read and write the foreign language and can take part in more articulated conversations on various topics using a simple, jet appropriate vocabulary, even making some mistakes.

The B2 Level is required for foreign students at Italian universities. It attests to a competency in the Italian language which is necessary in a traditional scholastic context as well as to prepare for work activities in which one interact with the public. At this level one is able to socialize simply in an Italian-speaking setting and to use the language for specialized lexicon inherent to one’s study or work sphere.

Level C1 presupposes considerable familiarity with the Italian language and reality, which can be used in complex work activities: professional activities in the commercial, industrial, and administrative fields.
Those who possess it can understand and produce complex texts by also identifying their added meanings, such as literary texts, and possess a specialized lexicon that includes disciplines similar to their own.

The C2 Level certifies a high competency in Italian language, as if it were a mother tongue, a high knowledge of Italian culture, and the ability to effectively employ it in any and all professional settings. The student has a vast choice of grammar structures and uses them with proficiency. Here one would be competent to teach Italian at the L2 level and to qualify for professional assignments of a high degree. Wide mastery even in spheres that are distant from one’s interest.