by Annalisa Merelli   Sorry, New York Times Sunday Book Review, Elena Ferrante is not "one of the great novelists of our time." Zadie Smith, Arundhati Roy, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—these are all great novelists. Ferrante is not, which is unfortunate, because she has a good story to tell. About a month ago, while I was back in my hometo...

RICORDA: SE TI ISCRIVI ALL'ESAME AP DI ITALIANO PUOI PARTECIPARE ALL'ESTRAZIONE DI BORSE DI STUDIO PER CORSI DI ITALIANO IN ITALIA – SEGUI LE NEWS SU: www.usspeaksitalian.org ewww.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington SE HAI UN DIPLOMA DI HIGH SCHOOL AMERICANO EVUOI ISCRIVERTI AD UNA UNIVERSITA' ITALIANATI SARANNO SUFFICIENTI L'ESAME AP...

Job descriptionPart time Hourly Position;Monday through Thursday (late afternoon to early evening), Some Saturday mornings;The Coordinator will report to the Director of Program Development.   Job applicant requirementsNear native Italian Language ProficencyExperience in Teaching a Second LanguageUniversity DegreeManagment Experience and Pas...

Acting in accordance with Elsa Geiger Ariè's bequest commemorating her father, the Giorgio Cini Foundation has announced the "Premio letterario Benno Geiger per la traduzione poetica" (The Benno Geiger Poetry Translation Prize), to be awarded for an Italian translation of a work of poetry from an ancient, medieval or modern Western language publish...

In un articolo apparso sul Corriere della Sera nel gennaio 2010, il noto filologo e critico letterario Cesare Segre denunciava la crisi della nostra lingua e l'uso improprio che se ne fa nella vita di tutti i giorni, specialmente nei differenti contesti in cui viene applicata. Segre insisteva in particolare sulla mancanza di selettività dei cosidde...

Full-time Lecturer of Italian beginning September 1, 2015. The Department of Romance Languages is seeking a full-time lecturer in Italian to teach all levels of language (three courses per semester). Review of applications begins November 17, 2014, and continues until the position is filled. Native or near-native fluency in Italian, M.A., and previ...

Whether you want to speak Italian for travel or personal enrichment, our classes are a great way to learn la bella lingua. And our classes cover the full range of proficiency levels from beginning to advanced. Beginning Italian classes introduce you to basic vocabulary and expressions used in everyday situations. Beginning lessons cover how t...

Bensonhurst will be getting two Italian dual language classrooms at a brand new school coming to 73rd Street and 15th Avenue this coming school year.   One UPK class and one kindergarten class will incorporate the Romance language at P.S. 768, which is set to open at the current site of Our Lady of Guadalupe School (7301 15th Avenue) in Sept...

  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Jacqueline Gowe      Translation by:   Italian in the Kitchen Camp was born of a desire to combine my two passions; healthy cooking and the Italian language. It is inspired by my love of Italian cuisine, culture and also the Italian way of seeing the world with a love for cultivating beauty, intelligen...

Insieme a Chicago invites parents and kids to enjoy book readings during "StoryTime" on August 29th, 2015. The meeting will feature three reading events designated for kids and families who are familiar with the Italian language and would like to participate to a unique reading adventure.  The first session "Story Time & Si...