In order to attend the course you must be at least 16 years of age.

In order to know your level in a language and therefore which course level to enrol for, you need to take a placement test.

However, this test is NOT necessary if you:

• are a complete beginner (you have no knowledge of the language), in which case you can enrol directly on an A1a/A1 course;
• have successfully completed a CLA course one level below the level of the course you are interested in (as long as you passed the course within the last twelve months)
• have passed the language exam that is specified in your degree course programme (the exam must be registered in Esse3)
• have a language certificate that is included on the list of “language certificates recognised at the international level”. If the certificate has not already been uploaded in Esse3, in order to enrol in the courses it is necessary to submit the certificate to the CLA Secretariat by accessing your personal area on U-Gov CLA and opening a Support request (for the complete procedure, please refer to the PDF guidelines: U-Gov CLA guidelines – Courses area).

For external users / entities affiliated with the University of Trento, before registering you must:

• register for the services of the University Language Centre by filling out the online application. You must have an Italian tax code;
• wait for an email from the CLA Office (within 5 working days of submission) with instructions on how to access U-GOV CLA, take the placement test, and/or register for courses.

Enrolments for courses open a few weeks before the courses start.

The registration procedures are specified on the pages for enrolling on the various types of courses. If in-person registration is required, please go to the CLA office with a valid ID (identity card, driver’s license, or passport), or authorize someone else to register on your behalf by filling out the delegation form and attaching a copy of your ID.

UniTrento students who need to pass the language proficiency test for the first and/or second language required by their degree program have priority when enrolling. Enrollment will be free for one course at each level, until they reach the language level required for the exam.
If you register for free and then decide to withdraw from the course, you can cancel your enrollment independently by accessing your personal area on U-Gov CLA (in the Dashboard, under the “Orders” section of the menu), within the deadline indicated on the website for each course session.
If you fail to withdraw in time, a second enrollment at the same course level will require a payment of 50.00 euros.

Students participating in outgoing exchange programs are entitled to one free enrollment in a course of the language spoken in their destination country.
If you register for free and then decide to withdraw from the course, you can cancel your enrollment independently by accessing your personal area on U-Gov CLA (in the Dashboard, under the “Orders” section of the menu), within the deadline indicated on the website for each course session.
If you fail to withdraw in time, a second enrollment at the same course level will require a payment of 50.00 euros.

If the course is full, you may register for the “waiting list". This means you are not yet officially enrolled, but if spots become available, you will be contacted based on your order of registration (payment should therefore be made only after you have been contacted).

If you have paid for a course and wish to withdraw, you may request a refund (only if you have attended at most one class) by completing this online application, or you may choose to keep the fee valid for a later course within the same year in which you paid.

If you request a refund for personal reasons and you are not a UniTrento student, the mandatory stamp duty will be withheld (applies only to fees ≥ 100.00 euros).

After enrolling, the tuition fee must be paid through the PagoPA Atenei electronic payment system:

• by credit or debit card
• from your current account through a PagoPA partner bank
• by other payment methods (Satispay, BancomatPay, PostePay, iConto, PayTipper)

Enrolment will be considered confirmed only if payment is done by 12 noon of the day after enrolling. For those who enrol on Fridays, payment must be done by 12 noon on the following Monday.

Before

Check the list of courses that will be activated at course calendar. If your course is cancelled (due to not enough students enrolling), you will be informed by email by the CLA Secretary’s Office, and you can ask for the enrolment fee back by filling out this online application , or you can opt to use the money for a future course, to be done within the same year in which you paid the fee.
You can ask for a refund even if you decide that you cannot follow the course anymore for personal reasons. In this case, the refund can only be granted if you have attended one lesson at most.

Students enrolling during the re-opening enrolments periods, before going to the lesson, will have to connect to the CLA Moodle page and log in at least once, so as to be enrolled by the teacher in the course's online community.

For the courses taught online through Zoom system, you'll receive an email before the beginning of the lessons with the procedure to follow to enter the course in Didattica Online (Moodle).

You must buy the course book before the start of the course.

During

If you do not attend the first three lessons of the course without a valid reason (e.g. illness, being away on a Trento University exchange programme, etc.), you lose the right to attend the course.

You can change course, up to and including the third lesson, only if there are free places in the new course. After the third lesson changes will not be accepted. You need to fill out a form at the CLA Secretary’s Office or send an email to cla@unitn.it. Note that you can only move to a higher course with the written permission of the teacher of the course you enrolled in.

After

If you pass the course / final test (where required) and have attended at least 75% of the lessons, you can download and print your certificate of attendance directly from your personal Ugov-CLA area, in the “Career” section under “Completed Courses,” by clicking on the card of your course.

You can enroll in the next course level within one year from the end date of the previous level. If you have obtained only the attendance certification but have not passed the course, you must take the online placement test in order to access the next level.

At the end of the courses, after the results have been published, you will receive an email from the teacher with a link where you can view them.

If you pass the course, you will not receive any credits (CFU), but you will be allowed to enroll in the next course level within one year.

FOR ENGLISH COURSES there will be no final test. Instead you will be evaluated through the "Monitoring and Feedback" method. That means periodic testing at specific moments during your language course, which your teacher will inform you of. The assessment itself will be done by 3 or 4 computerized tests consisting of reading comprehension, listening comprehension and use of English exercises (grammar/vocabulary) on the Moodle platform to be done outside the classroom, and 3 or 4 writing tasks, also to be done at home. Thanks to language practice opportunities in class you will also be able to improve your speaking skills. 

You will pass the course if:
• you have successfully completed at least 3 of the computerized tests (min. mark of  75%)
• you have successfully completed at least 3 writing tasks (2 for C1 levels)
• you have attended at least 75% of the lessons in class

FOR ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, ARABIC AND CHINESE COURSES: at the end of all CLA courses there is a final test. You may take the test only if you have attended at least 75% of the lessons. No credits are are recognised for passing the test, but you can apply for the next level within one year of the end of the previous course.

FOR GERMAN COURSES:
There will be no final test. Instead you will be evaluated through continuous assessment. That means periodic testing at specific moments during your language course, which your teacher will inform you of. The assessment itself will be done by 2 writing tests and 2 oral tests about the issues studied during the course. Furthermore, to pass the course, you have to attend at least 75% of the lessons in class. 

FOR FRENCH COURSES:
Courses held in person: at the end of all CLA courses there is a final test. You may take the test only if you have attended at least 75% of the lessons. No credits are are recognised for passing the test, but you can apply for the next level within one year of the end of the previous course.
Intensive courses held online: there will be no final test. Instead you will be evaluated through continuous assessment. That means periodic testing at specific moments during your language course, which your teacher will inform you of. The assessment itself will be done by 5 writing tests. Furthermore, to pass the course, you have to attend at least 75% of the lessons in class (11 lessons out of 15). 

FOR SPANISH COURSES there will be no final test. Instead you will be evaluated through continuous assessment. The assessment itself will be done by 5 writing/speaking tests. Furthermore, to pass the course, you have to attend at least 75% of the lessons in class. 

In order to see the enrolment dates for the language courses and how to enrol, click on  “Course enrolments”, and then on the language you are interested in.