Master’s Degree in Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners

The Master's Degree in Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners is a two-year course of the University of Naples "L'Orientale". The programme ranges from linguistics to Italian literature, including historical and artistic disciplines and language teaching. It includes lectures, seminars, practical workshops and professionalising internships, and ends with a thesis. Teaching Italian as a second or foreign language requires language, literary and teaching skills. The course combines them with historical and artistic knowledge, and focuses on innovative teaching methodologies, to train teachers and specialists in the promotion of Italian language and culture in the world.

The course is full-time and in person in Naples, in Italian. Internships take place at schools, cultural institutes and international organisations. Credits, price and start date are not stated. Teaching includes lectures, seminars, practical workshops and professionalising internships at schools, cultural institutes and international organisations, and ends with a thesis. The page also indicates access to teaching in secondary schools, but does not specify the requirements. Credits and the number of internship hours are not stated.

The aim is to train qualified teachers of Italian as a second or foreign language and specialists in the promotion of Italian language and culture, with innovative teaching methodologies and with access to teaching in secondary schools. The career opportunities are teaching Italian as a second or foreign language, cultural promotion and academic, institutional and international organisation roles. Selection includes a review of the curriculum and an oral interview on the disciplines indicated and on knowledge of languages, so it is necessary to prepare for this test as well. The career opportunities are teaching Italian as a second or foreign language, cultural promotion and academic, institutional and international organisation roles. Before applying it is advisable to compare this information with that published on the university's official website, which may be more up to date than the page. It is also advisable to contact the department's teaching office to clarify any doubts about attendance, lesson calendar, assessment methods and organisation of the final exam. Those who work should carefully assess the commitment required, in terms of weekly hours and attendance, to understand whether the programme is compatible with other professional or personal commitments. It may also be useful to ask whether information sessions or orientation days are held, in which lecturers present the course and answer candidates' questions. Finally, it is advisable to check the application deadlines and the documents to attach, because enrolment deadlines may be short and vary from one academic year to the next. It should also be clarified whether the cost indicated includes all activities, or whether additional fees, enrolment taxes or costs for materials and for the final exam, if any, are charged.