CELI – Onboarding Form
CELI – the Italian language certificate
We are a CELI center in Singapore. The Italian language certificate CELI (which means Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana) is offered by the Università per Stranieri di Perugia and is first introduced in 1987. Next to the other language certificate CILS (which is organised by the university of Siena) it is accepted as an official qualification all over the world. The certificate is often used by foreigners who want to get entrance into an Italian university or into another higher education institution.
But there are also language learners who want to pass the exam to reach their target, some others to apply at the Italian Citizenship reach and get the B1 level which is the minimum requirement for the application.
Università per Stranieri di Perugia
The university is founded in 1925 and offers a lot of courses about the Italian cultural aspect and the Italian language. Perugia is one of two citys in Italy which organises language certificates for foreigners (the other university is Siena with the language certificate CILS). Perugia is a small city in the region Umbria in the middle of Italy and it is the perfect place to learn the Italian language and pass an exam.
Levels of the language certificate CELI with us!
CELI represents general-language skills in Italian and includes all six levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Every exam has four parts which is composed of a listening comprehension, a reading comprehension, a writing part and a speaking part.
This are the levels:
CELI Impatto – Level A1
CELI 1 – Level A2
CELI 2 – Level B1
CELI 3 – Level B2
CELI 4 – Level C1
CELI 5 – Level C2
Important things to know
You could start in all levels to get the language exam CELI. So if you already have a language level B1, you don’t have to write the exams for level A1, A2 and B1. You could start with CELI 3 to pass the exam for the level B2. So it is better to start with the next level to make a progress and to get better in the language you are learning.
Another important thing is the possibility to study in Italy. If you want to study at an Italian university, you should have at least the certificate CELI 3. With the certificates CELI 4 or CELI 5 you are on a par with Italian students.
There are only a few dates per year to write the exam. So check the dates (also the application dates) to be organised and ready to start learning.
Prepare to CELI
To prepare yourself for the language exam CELI you have to study seriously. Check some books with grammar tests, search a native speaker to practice your communicative skills and try to learn every day. Our language school offers also special preparatory courses in Italy, in collaboration with our Italian School partner, but of course also in Singapore, to be prepared for the language exam CELI is necessary.