Follow her on Twitter: @modgirlreporter Francesca Tescione holds a doctorate in language and literature from the university La Sapienza in Rome, Italy. She specialized in foreign languages and ...

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, ...

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 ...

Late one chilly evening last September, I excused myself from a small group huddled around a campfire to peck at and mumble into my phone. No way was a camping trip going to make me miss my Italian ...

When my grandmother — my nonna — died, I decided it was time for Italian lessons. It seems like a strange form for my grief to take: grammar homework and turning up every week for a two-hour class.

Italian remains a beginner’s project. But slow enjoyment turns out to be more effective than fast frustration, and I’ll take that trade any day. One of the goals on my bucket list is to become ...