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di Stefano Vaccara   Lo confesso: la festa del Columbus Day mi porta un po' di tristezza, quasi mi incupisce. Da un po' di tempo ormai. E devo confessare anche che la mia tristezza non scaturisce dal dolore che sentono i discendenti dei nativi americani, dal Nord al Centro al Sud America, che considerano l'anniversario dell'arrivo di Cristof...

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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Cibola HIgh School, Albuquerque, NM, has an opening for a full-time Italian teacher, beginning in August 2014.   The position involves teaching levels 1 through AP. Cibola, part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District, is an urban high school with approximately 1800 students and a growin...

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One of the most important events of the year for all those who share a passion for Italy and the Italian language is coming up on Thursday, December 17, 2015, from 6:30 pm at the ACT Strand Theater (1127 Market St. San Francisco). Renowned Italian director and actor, Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will bring Leonardo da Vinci to life again on stage in...

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When: October 27, 2014 — 6 to 9 p.m.Where: swissnex Boston – 420 Broadway, Cambridge , MAswissnex Boston and the Consulate General of Italy are celebrating the Settimana della Lingua Italiana. As part of this special series, an expert panel will discuss the universal character of the Italian language.   The Subject Which Wasn't There: A...

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Calling all teachers of Italian language and culture! "Teaching Italian Symposium/Workshop: Meeting VIII" is right around the proverbial corner. This year's theme is "Imparando giocando"--Play and Games in the FL Classroom. To register and select your workshops--first come, first served--please go to: http://tiny.cc/TI8-giocare. Or feel free to con...

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By Steven Campo   I am the descendent of Sicilians from both my father and mother's side of the family. I grew up in a small town in Louisiana that had a large Sicilian population throughout the 1900's.   We were raised to be proud of our Sicilian heritage. Our grandparents spoke English, but often spoke to us in Sicilian. Hearing non...

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  WTI Magazine #34    2014 June, 11Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com      Translation by:   Our dear Italian language. Who among us has never faced a word of Italian language? Surely spaghetti, opera, amore, pizza are among the most popular words ... and yet the lexicographic material of our beautiful language contains a huge trea...

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On March 5, scholar, rseaercher, and bibliographer James Periconi will discuss his landmark book Strangers in a Strange Land: A History of Italian-Language American Imprints, 1830–1945. With essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi this is a beaurifully illustrated catalogue of the Italian-language book-publishing industry t...

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  WTI Magazine #51    2015 January, 9Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com      Translation by:   Today we analyze the verb "prendere" (to take) in its common and figuratively use, to discover together other ways of saying that will be useful to all those who study with curiosity our dear Italian language.  

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A partire da domani, venerdì 30 gennaio, il chapter di Mantova di Filitalia International, organizzazione internazionale impegnata nella diffusione della lingua e della cultura italiana nel mondo e nel rafforzamento dei rapporti tra Italia e Stati Uniti, avvia corsi di lingua angloamericana.   Pasquale Nestico, fondatore e presidente emerito...

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