Roma 06 Febbraio 2013Nasce oggi "CLIQ – Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualità", l'acronimo che rivoluziona la certificazione della conoscenza della lingua italiana all'estero.E' lo stesso Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ad annunciare il lancio del nuovo sistema di certificazione unificato, che consentirà all'Italia di disporre di un marchio...

Sono quasi 600.000, per la precisione 577.215, gli studenti di lingua italiana nel mondo censiti dalla Direzione Generale per la promozione del Sistema Paese del MAE, che ha presentato oggi i dati della sua ricerca in occasione del convegno "Parliamone: l'italiano come risorsa" alla Farnesina.   Ad illustrare lo studio è stato Stefano Zanini...

My last name is Italian. Unfortunately, that's all I really knew about the Italian side of my family. Most of my Italian ancestors died a long time ago, and my family wasn't in touch with those still living.   My father once tried to research our family tree, but reached a dead end with my great-grandparents, who both died before 1950. &nb...

Insieme a Chicago is introducing a special opportunity for kids ages 4-7 and 7-10 to attend a unique bilingual story-time with a special guest from Italy, Sara Corsini. The event will take place on Sunday, March 29th from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St Michael Church Parish Center–1633 N. Cleveland Ave, Chicago.   Two sessions will be available:...

Globus et Locus, insieme al Center for Italian Studies della University of Pennsylvania, il Consolato italiano a Philadelphia e AISLLI (Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Lingua e Letteratura Italiana), organizza un Convegno internazionale dal titolo "Italicity. Languages of Italy in United States between traditionand innovation" che si t...

Beginning July 1, 2015. Assistant professor (tenure-track) in Italian. Primary focus: medieval/early modern Italian studies (literature, culture and the visual arts). Historical, interdisciplinary and intercultural breadth essential.   The successful candidate will have a proven record of scholarship in medieval and/or early modern Italian S...

  WTI Magazine #52    2015 January, 23Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com      Translation by:   Today we start from how to pronounce vowels. As we have already said, the particular events that have characterized the history of the Italian language, an idiom mainly used in writing for centuries, have had very significant reflections...

International Studies Language Academy (ISLA) K-8 Italian Dual-Immersion Program Seeking Teachers. Now Accepting Applications for Prospective Full-Time Italian Teacher Positions! Calling all teachers who are fluent in Italian and would like to be part of an exciting new school that wants teachers to have a voice in and be part of the implemen...

by Jim Barg   Four seniors and three teachers of Mount Pleasant's Westlake High School were celebrated for excellence in Italian at the annual Italian Heritage and Culture celebration held Oct. 5 at the Sons of Italy Meucci Lodge in White Plains.   The Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations and County Executive Rob As...

By Katherine Schaeffer Angela Hertz's Italian-American grandparents taught her to love her heritage — the food, the culture and the sense of family.  But it wasn't until Hertz started college that she learned the language, studying abroad to hone her language skills. "I made it my career," said Hertz, 38, who has taught Italian at the hi...