University of Naples L'Orientale
Second-Level Master's Program in Teaching Italian as a Second Language (L2)
Via Nuova, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Key Summary
The Course in Brief
The Master's course aims to train teachers of Italian as a second language who are prepared to respond with the most appropriate means to the linguistic needs of different types of public: immigrant minors and adults; asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants; adults with limited literacy; Italian communities spread across different continents and still eager to maintain a lively relationship with the Italian language and culture; citizens of Europe and the world eager to access Italian culture and art, or encouraged to move between different countries for reasons of study (students of European exchange programs) or work.
Teaching will be carried out on the TEAMS platform and will include both synchronous activities (lessons and workshops) and asynchronous activities (chat, homework, individual study).
The guided learning and self-learning modules monitored online will benefit from the support of online tutors, equipped with specific theoretical and methodological preparation in the field of Italian L2, who will guide the students in accessing the teaching materials on the platform, in participating in the discussion forums and in respecting the calendar of tests scheduled at the end of each module.
Attendance is mandatory, with a maximum number of absences not exceeding 20% of the hours scheduled for synchronous online activities.
The training activities proposed in the Master will concern the following scientific-disciplinary sectors:
- L-LIN 02, 24 credits (Learning a second language: Italian L2/LS; Designing Italian courses for foreigners; Teaching Italian L2; Verifying, measuring and evaluating linguistic-communicative competence; Digital technologies and multimedia; Educating in multicultural contexts; Cooperative learning; Teaching Italian L2 for specific targets)
- M-PED/02, 2 cfu (Teaching Italian as a second language for specific targets)
- L-LIN 01, 8 credits (Languages and cultures of origin)
- L-FIL-LET 12, 8 cfu (Contemporary Italian and its varieties; Italian for study)
- M-DEA 01, 8 cfu (Migration, integration and social cohesion).
The internship, lasting a total of 150 hours, will be carried out with the support of tutors with specific training and experience in teaching Italian as a second language and will be divided into two parts:
- an initial phase of 30 hours of classroom observation activities, at locations identified by the Master's Scientific Council or chosen by the students and approved by the Master's Scientific Council, and 20 hours of critical reflection on the classroom experience;
- a second phase of 50 hours of production of multimedia material for teaching Italian as a second language and 50 hours of independent study.
The Master in Teaching Italian as a Second Language offers adequate preparation for the following career opportunities:
- language facilitators in compulsory school;
- Italian teachers for immigrants (at local authorities, companies, organizations related to the world of work, associations and private schools);
- collaborators and linguistic experts at the University Language Centres;
- readers at schools, Italian cultural institutes and foreign universities.