How Covid accelerated the death of the Italian language

From the epic poetry of Dante to the films of Federico Fellini, Italian is a language that has stamped an indelible mark on ...
Newsday

Growing up Italian: Per Tutti children's center in St. James teaches toddlers Italian

Amelia Conte finds two black spiders in her pasta. But the 2-year-old from St. James doesn’t mind at all. "Due ragni!" Italian teacher Catrina Percontino says to Amelia, who is digging with a serving ...
CNN

Dante turns in his grave as Italian language declines

Editor’s Note: Silvia Marchetti is a Rome-based freelance reporter and writer. She covers finance, economics, travel and culture for a wide range of media. Silvia has a master degree in journalism, ...
Reuters

Italian becomes official language ... of Italy

ROME (Reuters) - It's official. The language of Italy is Italian -- but not everyone is happy about it. While it might seem obvious, the Italian-ness of Italian has only just been enshrined in the ...
BBC

How Italian became the language of love

Writers and poets shaped its style and vocabulary over centuries, with beauty and sound as some of their primary considerations. It happened again the other day. I was walking down the street in my ...
Smith College

Italian Studies

The main goal of the Department of German Studies and Italian Studies at Smith College is to offer a program of study that provides opportunities for students to acquire both proficiency in Italian ...