Italian language
Italian is a Romance language, a descendant of Vulgar Latin. Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, especially its Florentine dialect, and is, therefore, an Ital o-Dalmatian language, a classification that includes most other central and southern Italian languages and the extinct Dalmatian. Italian is the official language of Italy, and 93% of the population are native Italian speakers. Around 50% of the population speaks a regional dialect as their mother tongue. To learn a language that is not your mother tongue is always difficult and your hard work, determination, and time are needed to speak the language. The topic means that the Italian proficiency test is a standardized test for non-Italian speakers to certify their Italian language knowledge. There are six levels of competence, and A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 are used as parameters to provide language teachers with a reference model for the preparation of teaching materials and linguistic knowledge assessment.