New York - 8 Dicembre 2019 Italian Language and Culture in Public Schools: The Revolution for Bilingualism Caro Direttore, Good news from the bilingual sphere: it is with great pleasure that we would like to invite you and all your readers to an evening about bilingualism and the status of Italian language and culture in public schools. The event has been organized by InItaliano (i.e. Stefania Puxeddu, Benedetta Scardovi and Francesco Fadda), […]
People - 29 Settembre 2019 Italians First? The Story of Tibor Wlassics, with Whom I Studied Dante in America I learned to know and love Italian literature mostly thanks to four people named John, Tibor, Zygmunt e Jeffrey. Names that are far from being Italian — someone will rightfully state – but four extraordinary scholars, due to their knowledge, originality, and depth of thought and of interpretation, and with whom I had the fortune […]
New York - 9 Luglio 2019 Italian Teachers’ Association of New York Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony The Italian Teachers’ Association of New York and Westchester (Chapter of American Association of Teachers of Italian) gathered at NYU’s Kimball Hall on Saturday, June 15, 2019 to acknowledge the accomplishments of both students and educators. Awards were given in the name of Dr. Leonard Covello, a pioneer in community education and cultural awareness. Guests […]
People - 11 Giugno 2019 Evolving Perspectives on America and the World During Study Abroad I believe that contemplating the U.S from an ocean away allowed me to make more logical conclusions about my homeland and how I felt about it. Prime Minister Renzi’s resignation, which came just one month after the election of Trump, set the stage for a surge of populism in Italy and also allowed me to consider the Trump phenomenon from a broader, world perspective. This was fundamental to my understanding of American politics in the global context
Arts - 3 Aprile 2019 Michael F. Moore – Relearning History and Questioning the Present by Translating At the Film Forum in New York from April 3-18.
Lingua Italiana - 14 Marzo 2019 As the Web Turns 30, Education and Learning are All the Richer for It Can you remember a time before the Internet? When we weren’t hyper-connected to that global network that simultaneously enhances and disrupts literally all facets of our lives? The Web allows for flexible, accessible and personalized learning, facilitating student-interaction
People - 19 Febbraio 2019 Anitya Marlowe, from the US to Italy: How I Learned the Italian Language in Sicily "I continue to study the Italian language and currently study with a private teacher from Mantova once a week. My boyfriend messages me in Italian, I watch movies in Italian, listen to Italian music and podcasts as often as I can to make up for not being in the country learning", Anitya says.
Lifestyles - 14 Dicembre 2018 Farewell to the Italian Language? Italians in the U.S. Speak it “poco” A decrease of 44% in the number of people speaking Italian at home as per the recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Italian is the language that has, since the start of the new millennium, suffered the greatest loss of all the foreign languages spoken at home
Lingua Italiana - 11 Novembre 2018 The Art of Teaching Italian with Art: Montclair State University’s Symposium The eleventh academic symposium, dedicated to the teaching of the Italian language in North America, was organized by Professor Enza Antenos of the Italian Program at Montclair State and Dr. Mary Ann Re, Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America
People - 4 Novembre 2018 Andrew Gatti and His Experience Studying Photography in Florence “The eye sees what the mind knows” Johann Wolfgang Goethe Name: Andrew Surname: Gatti Born in: Denver, Colorado He lives in: New York Age: 26 years Profession: Photographer He studied at: Studio Arts College International (Florence) One of the most suitable locations for the study of art, worldwide, is certainly Florence and, not surprisingly, […]