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The P.L.I.D.A. Certificate
Our school is the OFFICIAL examination centre in Florence for the PLIDA
Certificate and it organises specific courses that prepare candidates for
the examination. These courses are not compulsory in order to enrol for the
examination.
The examination is held every year in May and November. Last date for
admission to examinations is 30th April for the May session and 30th October
for the November session.
The PLIDA Certificate attests competence in Italian as a foreign language
according to a scale of six levels.
The levels advance from A1 to C2 in progression of difficulty and
correspond to the levels established by the Council of Europe (Common
European Framework for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment. Modern
Languages Division, Strasbourg, 2001).
Beginning Italian
PLIDA A1 = “Contact level”
PLIDA A2 = “Survival level”
Fundamental Italian
PLIDA B1 = “Threshold level”
PLIDA B2 = “Progress level”
Professional Italian
PLIDA C1 = “Effectiveness level”
PLIDA C2 = “Mastery level”
THE LEVELS
The A1 level attests the ability
to use familiar everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a
concrete type and to ask and answer questions about personal details. At
this level of competence, interaction with Italian speakers can take place
provided the other person is prepared to help.
The A2 level attests the ability
to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct
exchange of information on areas of most immediate relevance, such as
personal and family description, shopping, local geography and employment.
The B1 level indicates the
ability to understand written and spoken texts on familiar matters. At this
level, one is able to engage effectively in a conversation as a tourist, to
express opinions and to give simple explanations.
The B2 level attests the
competence in the language which is necessary in a traditional scholastic
context (to register with school or universities), to pursue post-graduate
learning (such as professional and training courses), as well as to prepare
for work activities that involve interaction with the public.
At this level, one can interact with Italian speakers fluently and
spontaneously and use the language for work related activities in one’s own
field.
The C1 level marks a strong
confidence with the Italian language and culture, such that it can be used
in all working environments (professional, commercial, industrial and
administrative). One can understand and produce a wide range of demanding,
longer texts and recognise implicit meanings in complex writings such as
literary works.
The C2 level certifies a high
linguistic competence comparable to that possessed by an Italian cultured
speaker and applicable in any and all professional settings. It is the level
required to teach Italian as a foreign language and to qualify for
professional assignments of a high degree.
The Certification test is designed on the principles of the communicative
approach and it is based on real-life tasks which test the ability to apply
knowledge of the language within the chosen level, in the four linguistic
skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
To register for an examination, it is not necessary to have passed the
previous levels. Each candidate
chooses the level of Italian for which he/she thinks qualified, and can
enter for more than one level at the same time if desired.
Each level consists of four Tests that assess language competence in the
four skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking. The time allocated to
complete the whole examination runs from a minimum of 90 minutes (for the
first level) to a maximum of 210 minutes (for the sixth level).
A candidate must attain a minimum total score of 72/120 for the four
language skills. For each
language skill the minimum score accepted is 18/30.
If a candidate does not reach the minimum score for each of the four
skills, but passes three out of four Tests, he/she can use the results as
credits in the immediately subsequent session.
EXAMINATION FEES
Level A1: € 60
Level A2: € 65
Level B1: €
70
Level B2: €
75
Level C1: € 90
Level C2: €105
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The
PLIDA Certificate is an official Diploma issued by the Dante
Alighieri Society on the basis of a formal agreement with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (n° 1903 of Nov. 4, 1993) and with the approval of the
University “La Sapienza” of Rome (June 29, 2004).
PLIDA is also recognised by the
Ministry of Employment and Welfare (decree of October 18, 2002) and the
Ministry of Education, University and Research (February 11, 2004), as a
certification which enables foreign students to enrol at the University with
facilitations regarding the Italian language admission test (Reg. No. 1906
of October 9, 2006 and Reg. No. 1291 of May 16, 2008).
http://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/testo_delle_norme.html
http://www.unifi.it/upload/sub/studenti/manifesto_studi_0809.pdf
THE JUNIORES PLIDA
The
JUNIORES PLIDA is
intended for young people from 13 up to 18 years of age; its tests are
constructed using contexts close to adolescents’ experiences (school,
sports, family, etc.)
PLIDA Juniores levels go from
A1 to C1.
THE COMMERCIAL PLIDA
The
COMMERCIAL PLIDA is intended for those who study and use
Italian in the business and finance world.
The Diploma certifies
proficiency for 3 of the 6 levels established by the Council of Europe in
the Common European Framework for Languages: B1, B2 and C1.
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