The Italian Language Week Starts in New York with a Focus on Sustainability

Lifestyles

PM Meloni and Minister Sangiuliano: Defend the Italian Language from English!

byAmanda James

"Everyone, starting with yours truly, a great patriot, is overwhelmed by foreign words"

Moda e cinema, ovvero l’arte del Made in Italy che spinge la lingua italiana nel mondo

Arts

Fashion and Film, the Art of “Made in Italy” that Promotes the Italian Language Globally

byMaria Teresa Antoniozzi

The value of the four videos is that they underline how important is the great historical and regional variety that exists in Italy and its cultural heritage. The videos are also a way to disseminate the Italian language and culture...

New York

Italian Still Does Well in New York Thanks to Multicultural Programs for Children

byStefania Puxeddu Clegg

Eight public school communities re-connected via a Zoom call last Thursday to celebrate their work during a troubled school year marked by school closures and re-openings. The event was hosted and coordinated by Lucas Liu and Naveed Hasan (respectively treasurer...

New York

Italian Language and Culture in Public Schools: The Revolution for Bilingualism

byStefania Puxeddu Benedetta Scardovi Francesco Fadda

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....

Prima gli italiani? La storia di Tibor Wlassics, con cui studiai Dante in America

People

Italians First? The Story of Tibor Wlassics, with Whom I Studied Dante in America

byStefano Albertini

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,...

New York

Italian Teachers’ Association of New York Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony

byAlex Catti

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...

People

Evolving Perspectives on America and the World During Study Abroad

bySteven Jacobs

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,...

Michael F. Moore: traducendo Carlo Levi riscopri la storia e interroghi il presente

Arts

Michael F. Moore – Relearning History and Questioning the Present by Translating

byTommaso Cartia

At the Film Forum in New York from April 3-18.

Arts

As the Web Turns 30, Education and Learning are All the Richer for It

byEnza Antenos

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