Introduction
Italian is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. By most measures and together with Sardinian, Italian is the closest language to Latin, from which it descends via Vulgar Latin. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). It formerly had official status in Albania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro (Kotor), Greece (the Ionian Islands and the Dodecanese) and is generally understood in Corsica by Corsican speakers (in facts, many linguists classify it as an Italian dialect).
Italian is a major European language, being one of the official languages of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and one of the Council of Europe’s working languages. It is the second most widely spoken native language in the European Union with 67 million speakers (15% of the EU population) and it is spoken as a second language by 13.4 million EU citizens
Italian’s an incredibly popular and desirable language for many.
It’s not just the desire to travel to Italy and communicate (though this is probably the most popular reason) but it’s also a great language to learn for professional development, business, relationships and more.
Factors that Influence Language Learning
- Motivation
- Prior Linguistic Knowledge
- Learning Environment
- Teaching Strategies
- Comprehensible Input
- Student Personality
- Comfort in their Country of Residence
The fees for learning Italian vary from place to place and from institute to institute. The two main ways of learning Italian or any other languages, either regional or foreign, are online or offline. The new trends of learning online have taken the learners by storm due to the present pandemic and the facilities provided by the online educational platforms are also excellent. Yes, there are enough materials that can be found whether you search offline or online, but the question is what about the fees? Has this thought ever crossed your mind?
Fees for learning Italian:
Offline learning
Many colleges and universities have foreign language departments. You can easily enroll in a college that offers the Italian language. Most of the colleges have three-year undergraduate full-time courses and three-year part-time courses. The part-time has divided into 1+1+1 year i.e certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma. After completing this three-year course you will be considered a graduate of the Italian language. The fees structure of the courses for one year is between ten thousand rupees to twenty thousand rupees. A learner can get the best guidance here and also have certain other benefits. If you have the time, enrolling yourself in a proper institute to learn the language is the best and most recommended form of learning.
Other than the government institute, many private institutes also offer Italian language courses, the fees differ from one institute to another. Majorities of the private educational institute fees are on an hourly basis. The duration of a course is 3 months to 6 months, one hour class a day. The rate of the classes differs from one course to another. Most of the institute starts from 14000 INR and increases according to your level and the duration of the course. You can also opt for home tutors to learn Italian. You can either call a tutor at home at your convenient time or you can visit the tutor’s place. The average fee is ₹500-₹2000 per hour for the first option and ₹500-₹1000 per hour for the latter.
Online learning
Due to the pandemic, having said that offline institutes’ benefits, online learning is preferable to the present scenario. There are many online platforms for language learning; one of them is Multibhashi. Multibhashi offers a wide range of online language learning programs. The average fee is ₹4300 for 30 classes. The duration of the class is 30min. Here the trainer will guide and interact with the learners virtually in a webinar group class. And the other option is one to one class. The fee for this class is higher than the other one. But you will need a computer or a smartphone and good internet service to learn it online. So it will be the course fee as well as the internet bill. You can choose from either of the two according to your preference and convenience.
There are also ways to learn Italian free of cost. You can download a free application on your smartphone and practice anytime what the app offers you to learn and improve.
Another way is to watch and learn from the YouTube tutorials that you can watch and learn for free. While these free resources offer limited learning in the free mode, there’s more you can gain by buying their subscriptions. Check out Memrise, Duolingo, Edx etc.
Lastly, there are many choices in the market for you. But do not be blinded by the lights. What you need to do is to find the reason for your decision and stick to that decision. If your motive is to go as a tourist then a crash course can be recommended. Other than this the decision is yours. So, grab the opportunity while you can!
All the best!!!
