Vivere l'italiano is now an official DITALS Examination Centre
for certification in Italian Language Teaching!

Building on our longstanding association with Università per Stranieri di Siena (UNISTRASI) running the CILS Italian Language exams, we have now become an official DITALS Examination Centre for Italian Language Teaching.

This extends our professional training & development programmes to be able to offer a formal certification in teaching Italian as a foreign language.

What is DITALS?

DITALS certification verifies that candidates have both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to teach Italian as a second language.

There are three certification levels:

1. DITALS BASE: Intended for non-native Italian teachers working abroad and for Italians at the beginning of their language teaching training.
2. DITALS LEVEL I: Confirms strong teaching competence in Italian as a foreign language, with a particular focus on specific learner groups (e.g., children, teenagers, adults, immigrants, university students, heritage learners, hospitality staff, clergy, and study-abroad students from the USA).
3. DITALS LEVEL II: Recognizes advanced teaching expertise in Italian as a foreign language, applicable to all educational contexts and learner profiles.

Maggiori informazioni sulla DITALS

La Certificazione DITALS, rilasciata dall’Università per Stranieri di Siena, valuta la preparazione teorico-pratica nell’insegnamento dell’italiano come seconda lingua. Sebbene la sua validità giuridica vari a seconda delle normative nazionali, è spesso considerata un titolo rilevante nei processi di selezione degli insegnanti e nell’assegnazione di crediti accademici nei percorsi di studio in glottodidattica.

La gestione, la ricerca e lo sviluppo della certificazione DITALS sono affidati al Centro DITALS, insignito nel 2006 del Label Europeo delle Lingue dal Ministero del Lavoro italiano, in riconoscimento del suo contributo all’insegnamento e all’apprendimento delle lingue.

Please contact us for further information.