The project aims at better involving Chinese adults living in Milan in Italian courses, thanks to an agreement with Chinese associations working in the city area and a specific training programme focussed on Chinese needs.

Specific goals: 

1. To strengthen skills in the Italian language (both A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference) as minimum integration requirements according to new laws (i.e. Integration Agreement);
2. To introduce into language courses the subjects of hygiene, job security and management of small firms, as required by Chinese associations due to the strong involvement of Chinese immigrants in business;
3. To give them a few notions of civic education as a minimum requirement for being active citizens; 
4. To improve their driving-licence exam success rate; 
5. To support e-learning through a computing platform; 
6. To train both Italian and Chinese teachers in how to teach Italian to illiterate Chinese adults; 
7. To define models and procedures for involving Chinese with the collaboration of cultural mediators; 
8. To inform the Chinese community of Italian laws on residence and work permits and to increase training opportunities;
9. To strengthen the network among the project partners and Chinese associations through common initiatives;
10. To implement documentation dealing with the projects.

• Language courses divided into different levels and modules
• Specific section on “Italian for Chinese” in the computing platform called “Let us speak clearly”
• Cultural-linguistic mediation
• Information and advertizing

Interim and final reports are available.

Chinese immigrants to Italy.

European Integration Fund