We are a small but distinguished department that enjoys great popularity among students starting their elective courses from Grade 8 onwards.
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This comes as no surprise as Italian is a language of art, culture and music – melodic, captivating, and inspiring. When you step into the department’s classroom, you are surrounded by photos of Italy, souvenirs from exchange trips, and student-created posters on various topics, so it’s easy to feel (almost) like you’re in Italy.
Students who choose to learn Italian don’t just gain skills in another foreign language, they also develop their overall linguistic intuition. It’s a joy to see how, in our Italian classes, connections to other familiar languages, particularly French, are naturally established. Students quickly recognize linguistic similarities and differences, using them to accelerate their mastery of Italian.
Our focus from the very first year is on speaking, ensuring students feel confident in using the language from the start. Beyond the classroom, exciting extracurricular activities, such as our annual student exchange or even longer school stays in Italy, offer students incredible opportunities to fully immerse themselves in both the Italian language and culture.
Italian is offered as an elective subject (3rd foreign language) from Grade 8 with three lessons per week. Students typically reach a level of proficiency that enables them to speak freely about simple topics in Italian.
Many students choose to continue Italian in upper secondary school as a basic course. Italian can be selected as a written or oral examination subject (3rd/4th PK), a special learning achievement (BLL), or a presentation examination (5th PK) on a topic related to Italy and a suitable reference subject.
We look forward to welcoming you to our department!