{"id":33,"date":"2023-01-17T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:25:33","slug":"lingua-e-cultura","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture &#038; Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-348 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lingua-e-cultura-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lingua-e-cultura-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lingua-e-cultura-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lingua-e-cultura.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every year, in countries throughout the world, over two million people attend Italian language courses outside Italy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italian\u00a0is a language of culture. Knowing Italian means having access to: a literary heritage that is of prime importance in European history; to humanistic and scientific texts of enormous value; and to Italian theatrical, musical, opera, film and television production.<\/p>\n<p>Italian\u00a0is a language of study. Every year thousands of people study Italian in schools, universities, institutes and libraries in Italy and throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>Italian\u00a0is a language of work. Managers, investors, specialised technicians, workers, and labourers come into contact with the Italian industrial, artisan and services sector that has now crossed borders and become international.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Italian, visiting our country and meeting its hospitable people will be even more pleasant and will allow you to fully appreciate a way of life loved by everyone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bgLayers_comp-m4xrxznv\" class=\"MW5IWV\" data-hook=\"bgLayers\" data-motion-part=\"BG_LAYER comp-m4xrxznv\">\n<div id=\"bgMedia_comp-m4xrxznv\" class=\"VgO9Yg\" data-motion-part=\"BG_MEDIA comp-m4xrxznv\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-m4xrxznvinlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\">\n<div data-mesh-id=\"comp-m4xrxznvinlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\">\n<div id=\"comp-m4xt5oj0\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-m4xt5oj0 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<h5 class=\"font_5 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_41 wixui-rich-text__text\">ASSESSMENT TEST: <a href=\"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IIC_EVALUATION-TEST_2020.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"comp-m4xt5oje\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-m4xt5oje wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">With the exception of the A1.1 course, if you have studied Italian elsewhere and intend to enroll in a higher level, you will need to complete an assessment test to determine the most appropriate level for you. This will help the Institute recommend the course that best suits your level of Italian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">\u200bYou can also find a self-assessment guide on the website of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"color_41 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Council of Europe<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">. This guide will help you to assess your level of proficiency in the languages you know according to six reference levels defined within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\">Please download it and send it to the address:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"color_41 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"mailto:studenti.iicsydney@esteri.it\" target=\"_self\">studenti.iicsydney@esteri.it<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\u00a0after the completion of the enrolment form.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every year, in countries throughout the world, over two million people attend Italian language courses outside Italy. Why? 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