Whether you are planning a trip to Italy, wish to communicate with your Italian family or simply want to learn to speak a foreign language, learning to speak Italian is fun! C.A.S.IT., Inc. (Centro Attività Scolastiche Italiane), the education committee under the auspices of the Italian Consulate of Boston, is pleased to invite those who wish to l...

by Mauro Battocchi   Italian is a language adored the world over for its profundity of history, expression and beauty. It is a national — nay, international — treasure that contributes radically to world cultural heritage. Sixty million people may speak it, but billions are touched by it daily, whether they are singing a capella, complaining...

Ridge High School in beautiful Basking Ridge, NJ seeks a HS Italian teacher for a tenure track position for the 15-16 school year. Qualified candidates should send their resume to the Supervisor of WL, Katherine Stotler, at [email protected].   Mille grazie, Katherine Stotler Supervisor of World Languages & ELLBernards Township...

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd street, 17th floor, Manhattan   For more information: 212.642.2094 or www.qc.edu/calandra   Lingue MigrantiThe Global Languages of Italy and the Diaspora

By Larry Di Giovanni You can greet someone in Italian by saying "buongiorno," which is "good morning." A more inviting way to greet friends and family is being expressed to members of a newly formed group in Athens: "Buona sera i figli e le fliglie dell'Italia," which means, "Good evening sons and daughters of Italy."   A newly formed...

We are pleased to inform you that Italidea-Midwest Ltd.'s annual fund raising event will take place on Thursday evening, November 13th, 2014 at 6:00 PM the at the beautiful Transceramica Showroom in Chicago. This year, we are very pleased and excited to be collaborating with L'Osservatorio per la Lingua Italiana of Chicago ("L'Osservatorio"). We wi...

This week, the Embassy of Italy hosted the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC Annual Scholarship Awards Presentation. Lorry Clavelli, the Scholarship Co-Chairman, organized an elegant affair with catering provided by Oro Pomodoro and a focus on celebrating the scholarship recipients. The club's President, Philip F. Finelli, Jr., welcomed the attende...

by Tessa Boyce   Buongiorno! Are you someone with Italian roots who would like to keep the tradition going in your family? Do you just love the sound of Italian names or have memories of a lovely trip there? MooseRoots collected data from the Social Security Administration, as well as Oxford University Press to find the top 25 Italian names...

On Saturday, January 17th, it took place the third edition of the Italian National Dialect and Local Languages' Day, jointly organized by The National Union: Pro Loco, Lazio Legautonomie, the Documentation Center For Dialect Poetry "Vincenzo Scarpellino", the International Center "Eugenio Montale" and N.G.O. School as an Instrument of Peace – E.I.P...

"D'intesa con il Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, il Ministero degli Esteri si sta adoperando per salvaguardare l'operatività di un sistema vittima di sostanziali tagli di bilancio. Al Senato è in discussione un Decreto Legge di iniziativa governativa che punta proprio a preservare la funzionalità del nostro sistema scolastico all'estero...