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The Coccia-Inserra Award honors a teacher of Italian at the K-12 level, and is generously donated by Coccia Foundation in the name and memory of its founder, Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr., and by Mr. Lawrence R. Inserra, Jr. Founded in 1994 by Joseph and Elda Coccia, and now under the leadership of President Elisa Coccia, Coccia Foundation aggressively p...

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The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday approved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Italian for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The state panel's decision, which the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas system had approved earlier this year, comes after a recent decision by a separate campus -- the University of Ar...

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We all know it: Italian is a language often associated with beauty, love, and passion, to the point many consider it “the language of love.” And it’s not just the Italians who believe it if we think that many decide to learn Italian because of its beauty, expressiveness, and emotional intensity. But what are the reasons behind our language’s peculi...

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Ciao, come stai? The simple greeting, “Hello, how are you?” in Italian is only three words long, but a powerful starting point to a full language of possibilities.  I recently took an Italian class with my husband at a local cultural center over the course of 15 weeks. The experience was both challenging and exciting, pushing me to learn in ways I...

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All over the world linguistic diversity is threatened and even the dialects in Italy are destined to disappear forever. The dialect is a cultural wealth of humanity as vehicles of ancient knowledge and for this reason it is important to safeguard them.  According to Unesco, there are many languages that will not have a future. To preserve them an i...

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Dean Katie Kaukinen announced Dr. Federica Santini as chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC). Dr. Santini has been serving as interim department chair and will assume the permanent position effective July 1st. Prior to her role as interim department chair, she was the Coordinator of Gender and Women's Studies and Professor of...

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Ciao a tutti! If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re interested in learning Italian. And let me tell you, you’ve made a fantastic decision! Not only is Italian a beautiful language filled with rich history and culture, but it’s also incredibly fun to learn. One of the best ways to improve your Italian skills is by immersing yourself i...

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These are some of the best songs to learn Italian. I picked songs I liked also for the melody since if you really want to learn the words, you will have to play them over and over. Now, I know what you might be thinking: “Songs? Really? Isn’t that just for kids?” But trust me, learning Italian through music is not only for kids, it’s for everyone....

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Orange-based Chapman University received a $1.5 million gift from the Ferrucci family to establish the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research in the university’s Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. The institute provides students the opportunity to fly to Italy and participate at a film festival in Bologna, stu...

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Please join us for our Preschool Open House on March 11 from 10:00am – 12:00pm, to learn more about our part-time Italian language Preschool. Although it isn’t required to pop by, please RSVP (even if you aren’t certain you’ll make it), it helps us to be prepared for how many families might attend. RSVP by emailing [email protected] will...

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