Is Sicilian A Language Or A Dialect?
The monolingual approach adopted for the political aim of making Italians speak with one voice has succeeded. But the campaign has been needlessly costly.
Refighting The Punic Wars
Minister Roberto Cingolani's comments about Italian students focusing on the Punic Wars too much made many headlines. Is he right or is he ignoring a larger issue?
Italian For Tourists: The Language Course For Those Who Travel In Italy
Registration closes on Friday 2 July at 9.00 PM EST (New York) time.
The Schwa: Opponents Vs Supporters
Some don't like it, while some see it as chance to update Italian to be more inclusive. But where does this intermediate vowel come from?
Integrated Italians
Do Italian speakers have a more integrated worldview than English speakers?
The Challenges To Teaching English In Italian Public Schools
Why the disparity between the levels of communication skills in English acquired by Italian students and their European counterparts? At the risk of over-simplifying, we can focus on a few, clear reasons.
Italian Social Capital
People may go to Italy with the intention of seeing famous sites, but what really remains with them are the less tangible things that they experience.