by Kent Pierce During Italian in Connecticut week, we have done a lot of looking back, at the history of Italian Americans. For our final day in North Haven, we're trying to look forward, at how the culture will continue. It's continuing in the schools, definitely. North Haven High School has an Italian class and Italian club to help...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Giosuè Prezioso Translation by: Interestingly, Italian shares the etymology of its months with most of the European languages. Gennaio (January), Febbraio (February), Marzo (March), and so on are common to all the Latin languages, but also, to others. The word for "March", for instance, is the...
READ MOREItalingua is not just a place where you learn Italian, you come to us to feel Italian. The students are supported by a warm, extended family while learning about Italian culture, music and food, art and politics. At current economic situation Italingua has been affected like other wonderful communities. We are asking for your generou...
READ MOREREGISTER FOR THE AP ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXAMINATION AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DRAWING OF 28 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY IN ITALY WITH EDUITALIA On the occasion of the celebration of 2013 as the Year of the Italian Culture in the United States, Eduitalia, an Association of qualified Schools and Universities that offer courses for fo...
READ MOREThe Westwood Regional School District's World Language Department recently announced that Italian language teacher Anthony Genovese was awarded a $4,500 grant from the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE). The IACE partnered with the Edizioni Farinelli publishing company to provide Italian educational resources for the receiving...
READ MOREThe department of modern languages and classics at The University of Alabama has grown over the years. Its growth includes the Italian program, which was established 25 years ago. Barbara Godorecci and her husband Maurizio were hired in the 1990s to create and implement the Italian progrm. The program went from a few courses to now offeri...
READ MOREBy Courtney Smith Italy's ambassador to the United States visited Auburn University on Monday to expand student exchange programs and academic research partnerships with Italian universities. He also hopes American and European leaders will soon sign a free trade agreement and strengthen economies all over the globe. Ambassad...
READ MOREThursday, March 5, 2015: General Meeting - Red Wine Tasting CompetitionOur annual homemade red wine tasting competition. Awards given to first, second and third place Thursday, March 12, 2015: Cultural Presentation - The Art of FrescosLocal artist Maryann Cannon will give a presentation and demonstration of fresco painting. Maryann will pa...
READ MOREOver 200 representatives from education, business, government, Italian-American organizations, and clergy enjoyed an elegant evening Italian culture featuring actor Tony Lo Bianco portraying New York City's iconic Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia at the Italian Embassy. The event was sponsored by the National Council for the Promotion of Italian Langua...
READ MOREAfter reading a witty, self-deprecating, and insightful New York Times essay by William Alexander, where he details the benefits of learning a second language as an adult, "The Benefits of Failing at French," I decided to come clean on my relationship with learning Italian. It all started when I was a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Wisc...
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