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The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the first in-person edition of the “Italian Proficiency Tests” course. The aim is to present the proficiency tests CELI, CILS and PLIDA. There will be 15 places offered and registrations are open until 27 September 2022.

In this course, participants will not learn the language itself, but instead how the proficiency tests work, including their duration, how the questions are presented, which skills are assessed, the test locations and fees. It is advisable but not mandatory that the students have basic knowledge of Italian to carry out the course activities.

The course is structured into four study modules, organized in such a way that it presents all the relevant information about each of the proficiency tests. The first module will introduce the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its relevance to proficiency tests in any language. Then, the most frequently asked questions involving the Italian tests will be answered. In the second, third and fourth modules, the CILS, CELI and PLIDA tests, respectively, will be presented, including their individual characteristics, the test formats, their duration, and the calendar for the current year.

The course totals 20 hours and is comprised of in-person classes, reading assignments and asynchronous  activities. The course will start on Moodle on 28 September (with asynchronous activities) and will finish on 17 October. To complete the course, it is necessary to access the content available on Moodle, carry out the activities proposed at the end of each module (40%) and participate in the in-person classes (60%).

The in-person classes will take place on 3 October (Modules 1 and 2) and 10 October (Modules 3 and 4), Mondays, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, at NILT, located at Av. Desembargador Vitor Lima, 222, in the Rectorate Building II. The course will be taught by the instructors Cleide Giacomelli Borraz and Telmo Clos Ambrosini, with the supervision of Professor Daniela Bunn (MEN/CED/UFSC).

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