The Language Requirement. "Ciao, Italiano, a Brooklyn College"
In the United States, the requirement to study a language other than English (a.k.a. "foreign language requirement") has always been a hotly contested issue among the mono-linguists, those who believe that everyone (around the world) should speak English.
May 9, 2013
The Language Requirement. "Ciao, Italiano, a Brooklyn College"
All the people in this photo spoke Italian, a local Pugliese dialect, and English, of course. A good number of their children and grandchildren also speak Italian because, to be sure, their high schools and colleges offered them the opportunity to do so.
In the United States, the requirement to study a language other than English (a.k.a. "foreign language requirement") has always been a hotly contested issue among the mono-linguists, those who believe that everyone (around the world) should speak English.
‘Fiercely Canadian and Proudly Italian’ daily newspaper, Corriere Canadese, stops printing after 58 years
Two years after its funding was slashed by Italy’s debt-laden government, the Toronto-based Italian-language daily newspaper Corriere Canadese (Canadian Courier) has suspended operations after more than 58 years. The paper will keep its website http://corriere.com/
Sofia Coppola: The Trials, Tears and Talent
The Oscar-winning Italian-American director is back on the Croisette with "The Bling Ring," seven years after "Marie Antoinette" famously was booed. Now the one-time "it" girl is opening up at last about filmmaking, her father, her first marriage and the childhood tragedy that still haunts her.
Una nazione di polvere rossa
Qui Xiaolong racconta sessanta anni di storia Cinese dal 1949 al 2005, attraverso la narrazione di alcuni abitanti di uno dei piu' antichi e popolari quartieri di Shanghai, nel suo libro "Il Vicolo della Polvere Rossa" .
The African Woman Changing Immigration in Italy
It was Saturday night, the sun was setting over the ancient towers and porticoes in Bologna, and Italians were filling outdoor terraces for their evening caffè. Just north of the city, I sat in a room full of frustrated immigrants who had gathered to listen to promises made by Cécile Kyenge, who just last week made history when she was appointed Italy's first black cabinet minister.
Six killed, three missing as ship strikes control tower in Italy
Six people were killed and three are missing after a container ship crashed into a control tower in the northern Italian port of Genoa, rescuers said on Wednesday.The tower, which was more than 160 feet high and looked much like the ones common at airports, collapsed into the water late on Tuesday after being struck by the prow of the vessel, the Jolly Nero.
THE CHAOS IN ITALY
It would be a mistake to give too much weight to the desperate act of Luigi Preiti, the troubled, unemployed man who allegedly shot at and wounded two police officers in front of Palazzo Chigi, the official residence of Italy’s Prime Minister, late last month. And yet it is hard not to see something symbolic in the shooting, which occurred at the same time Italy’s new government was being sworn in.
2 concorsi letterari per John Fante
A 30 anni dalla scomparsa del grande scrittore italoamericano, il Comune di Torricella Peligna, paese di origine del padre dello scrittore, che dal 2006 organizza il Festival “Il Dio di mio padre”, indice due concorsi letterari
Tra il Vaticano e Belzebù. Vita e morte di Andreotti, icona del potere
Un grande personaggio che ha attraversato la storia recente per più di mezzo secolo, mai banale ed effimero, Giulio Andreotti, scomparso il 6 maggio a Roma, sicuramente può definirsi, a ragione o a torto, un protagonista del '900 italiano, e non solo. I giudizi su di lui sono e saranno sempre divisi, tra chi lo considerava principio del male e chi a destra e a sinistra lo avrebbe ritenuto l’unico vero statista moderno del paese.
'Fight Club' Producer Milchan to be Honored at Italy's Ischia Fest
Arnon Milchan, who produced a long series of Hollywood successes including Fight Club, L.A. Confidential, and the epic Once Upon a Time in America, will receive the career achievement prize at the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest, organizers announced.
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