Italian language: Let's try to speak Italian, fingers crossed
WTI Magazine #48 2014 November, 26Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: We begin today with a little anatomy. Have you ever wondered how do you call in Italian the five fingers of your hand? I'll reveal it now: "pollice" is the thumb, "indice" is the index finger, "medio" is the middle finger, "anulare" is...
Italian culture and history: Genoa, the Superb city
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : italia.it Translation by: Genoa, the Capital of the lively Region of Liguria, is "superb for its people and its walls," as Petrarch characterized it. One could walk right into infinity, treading the city's historic center and enchanting caruggi, the tight and winding streets lined by very ta...
Italian Little Italies: Civita di Bagnoregio, the dying town
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: The tuffaceous hill upon which Civita stands is undermined by the continuous erosion caused by two streams flowing in the valleys below and by the action of rain and wind: thus it is crumbling away, slowly but inexorably. The village, in which only a f...
Italian politics: When TV controls politics and politics controls TV
WTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: Italians are having tough times with political communication. European and local elections are around the corner, and politicians' faces are everywhere. Walls, mail boxes, e-mails, social networks and newspapers are covered with their electoral posters, but...
Great Italians of the Past: Margherita Hack
WTI Magazine #48 2014 November, 26Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: Among the most influential and controversial Italian scientists of the last decades, Margherita Hack has distinguished herself in Italy and abroad for studies of astronomy, for her unconventional views and her ability to explain to ordinary...
The Italian Way. Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 9 – Opera Lovers
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: When talking about music and the melodious sound of the Italian language, we cannot but remind ourselves that Italy needs to be associated to "melodrama" and specifically, to the melodrama featured in Operas. Thus, here I am to address the stereotype of wh...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Italian Stereotypes, Myth 20 “Italians study more in school”
WTI Magazine #78 2016 April 15Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: Being a college professor in the USA frequently exposes me to the same questions posed by my students as to the amount of study that an average Italian student needs to put in to complete his/her journey in academia. In order to provide a complete and fair ans...
IT and US: Eyes On Italy, Italian Language and Culture Summer School in Rome
WTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : Rosanna Giampino Translation by: There are many ways to learn Italian. Here the approach proposed by a company which launched in Rome a project to promote the "italianità" in the world, focusing, along with the language, on culture and cuisine of the Belpaese. Literature, art, design and fashion a...
Italian traditions: The Palio dij Cossot in Alpignano, Torino
WTI Magazine #40 2014 July, 23Author : folclore.it Translation by: Located on the Via Francigena, a place of transit for travelers and pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela, the community of Alpignano chose probably since the High Middle Ages Saint Giacomo Maggiore as its patron saint, dedicating to him the old little chapel once...
Italian cuisine: Kale Pie
WTI Magazine #48 2014 November, 26Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Italian savory pies have been around since ancient times, even Pre-Christian, and are linked to the farmers' traditions. They are made with simple and fresh ingredients available during the growing season. If tomato is Italy's summer vegetable, cabba...
Studying (in) Italy: A Book-Lover’s Guide to English Libraries in Rome
WTI Magazine #63 2015 June, 27Author : John Cabot University Translation by: Curling up with a good book is one of life's simple pleasures. And while John Cabot University boasts one of the best academic English language collections in Rome, part of the attraction of studying in the Eternal City is venturing off campus to explore its ma...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 67
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 67th issue of our online magazine. Are you recovering from the Labour Day weekend? As previously told, we're working on a renovation of a few things about our website, and not only that. On Tuesday September 8th, we'll move the websit...