Grammar and Vocab are very important but...
My thesis advisor used to say to me that if you really want to learn something well you must teach it. He was more than right. As I graduated in Educational Science I taught a few subjects and I becam
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Stories, tips, and insights about Italian language and culture.
Ultimo lettorato al Dante... De Chirico and his Metaphysical Art
Giorgio de Chirico (1888- 1978), Self-Portrait , 1911, oil on canvas
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Ultimo lettorato ... removed
Thank you all for the lovely comments on this article. I have been asked to take this post down by someone involved and so I have done. My apologies to anyone who didn't have the chance to read my rev
News News News... By popular demand... we'll have an Extra Beginners Course at the College of Commerce!
News News News... By popular demand... we'll have an Extra Beginners Course at the College of Commerce! As I was saying in our previous post, the interest in Italian language and culture is getting m
A Carnevale ogni Scherzo Vale (any joke is allowed for Carnevale)
A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale (any joke is allowed for Carnevale)! We have been celebrating Carnevale for a while in Italy and today is martedì grasso (fat Tuesday), last day before il mercoledì delle
Why is Italian so popular in Cork?
It appears that in the last year, Italian became more and more popular among the people of Cork and the number of beginners has increased exponentially (in the school where I teach). So much so that t
Raising a bilingual child, our third year.
My husband is an English speaker, I am Italian and, as many of you already know, we live in Cork, Ireland. Our son Kevin was born on 17 December 2010. We decided to raise him bilingual and we still st
No school in Italy tomorrow... Grazie Befana!
Italian children won't go to school tomorrow and their parents won't go to work either as the Epifania (Epiphany) is considered a festivity in Italy. It is, in fact, an important day for us as we all
Felice Anno Nuovo a tutti!
Did you have Panettone or Pandoro at Christmas? Are you ready now to celebrate Capodanno? Here are some Italian traditions about it. You probably already know that Capodanno is composed of two words a
PRESEPE o ALBERO DI NATALE... che tipo sei?
Presepe o Albero di Natale... che tipo sei (are you a crib person or a Christmas tree person )? It is Christmas time and wherever you go in Italy you will find not only Christmas trees, but also our p