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By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Ogni anno Hofstra University presenta un festival italiano che attira migliaia di persone nella contea del Long Island dalle diverse zone dello Stato di New York. La celebrazione della Hofstra sottolinea i numerosi contributi degli italiani alla cultura americana. Il festival include: concerti con ballerini e cantanti...

The Friends of The FCI Scholarship Program is honored to grant the Marcella Hazan Scholarship in memory of our dear friend and legendary cooking teacher of the International Culinary Center.   What Marcella Hazan taught us—chefs and home cooks alike—has become the very foundation of American cooking today. It's impossible to imagine any home...

di Anna Cugini Federico Fellini diceva "una lingua diversa è una diversa visione della vita". E deve essere questo lo spirito con cui l'Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) promuove con passione e professionalità la diffusione e la conoscenza della lingua e cultura italiana qui a New York. E lo IACE Summer Program, quest'anno al suo quin...

Richard Vetere is a playwright, novelist, poet, film and TV writer, producer/director, and actor. 11:00 am: Melville Library, Room 4530 (Prof. Carravetta's HUI 338 Class) 3:00 pm: Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340

In 1992, twenty years ago, a massive bomb explosion on the highway from the airport to Palermo killed Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three bodyguards. Judge Falcone's friend and colleague, Paolo Borsellino, and five members of his police escort were killed fifty-seven days later by a bomb that the mafia had planted near the home of Borselino...

Corso di formazione per insegnanti d'italiano Organizzato del Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York in collaboration con il Calandra Institute and lo IACE Italian Consulate - 690, Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 Sabato 9 giugno 2012 Orario: dalle 10 alle 3

Nelle classi d'italiano di livello medio e avanzato, gli allievi studiano anche poesie e opere di letteratura. Il successo dell'apprendimento della lingua in questi casi, dipende da una serie di fattori socioculturali esterni ed interni, dalle condizioni di apprendimento, dalla quantità e qualità degli input forniti dai docenti e dai materiali dida...

Visiting Instructor of Italian, 2015-16. One year appointment with possibility of renewal to teach five sections of beginning and/or intermediate Italian. Other responsibilities include participation in co-curricular course related activities such as the Italian Table and Film Series.   Requirements: Master's degree, ABD or PhD; fluency in I...

Calling all children ages 4-12...Join Camp Italia and New York Italians on Wednesday June 4th from 4:30-5:45pm at the Garden City Library for a fun and interactive session on Italian language and culture!   Experiencing the Italian language and culture is a wonderful opportunity...Italy has so much to offer - from its melodic language, rich...

di Laura Loguercio  L'Italian Academy della Columbia University si è posta anche quest'anno in prima linea per la preservazione e la coltivazione del sapere aprendo, il 15 settembre, le iscrizioni per il nuovo programma di fellowship che verrà attivato per l'anno accademico 2017/2018. Il programma darà a studiosi di tutto il mondo la possibi...

Language Courses for Adults: Spring Session From the first day, students are fully immersed in the Italian language and culture. Our instructors speak only in Italian and create an atmosphere of free expression, while continually focusing on the needs of the students.

by Elisabetta Grasso   A resent research has demonstrated that positive cognitive gains are associated with learning a second language in childhood. Starting from this particular statement the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum has decided to initiate a STEM bilingual program for children between two and a half and four years old in a true bilingu...