On Saturday February 7th, Sentieri hosted its very own wine tasting event hosted by Italian-trained wine sommelier Annie Shapero! After eight years in Italy, Annie now heads up DiVino, a wine tasting event and consulting company operating out of New York. Annie shared her knowledge about many different wines and how… Continue reading
Registration is now open for the Winter quarter’s Italian courses. From now until October 15th there is an early registration discount, so hurry and register today to sign up for your next Italian class! There are classes at all levels. For absolute beginners, there’s a Basic 1. For returning students or new students with prior study,… Continue reading
If you need a crash course before your trip to Italy, or want an introduction to the Italian language and culture, this is the class for you. A six hour course provides learners with a linguistic and cultural overview. Students will learn basic vocabulary and language structures that will help them… Continue reading
For anyone looking for a scholarship to study in Italy, here is a message from Campus L’Infinito: In occasione del 40° anniversario dalla fondazione della Casa Editrice ELI, siamo lieti di mettere a disposizione un totale di 15 borse di studio sponsorizzate dalla ELI Edizioni, per un corso di lingua… Continue reading
In 1986, Italian journalist and Piemontese native, Carlo Petrini, was outraged when McDonald’s planned to build a franchise at the base of the Spanish Steps at Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Worried that Italy’s rich culinary tradition would be decimated by the “fast life” he and others organized a protest of… Continue reading
One of the most fun ways to learn a language is through tongue twisters. In addition to vocabulary expansion, they help to improve pronunciation, speed, and precision. In Italian, tongue twisters are called scioglilingua, meaning that they “melt your tongue.” Try these popular ones out and see if they have… Continue reading
Both cinephiles and Italophiles will be excited to explore Italian culture, history, and politics through cinema with Sentieri’s newest course offering, Screening Italy: Italian Film History. This class, conducted in English, will familiarize students with noted Italian filmmakers, genres, and movements. Each session will consist of an in-class screening and… Continue reading
Here’s a short poem to welcome the month of May by esteemed poet Attilio Bertolucci, father of director Bernardo Bertolucci. GODI DI MAGGIO Godi di maggio che consuma in fretta i giorni delle rose alla luce spettrale della sera, la giovinezza non aspetta… Ma estivo è ormai questo silenzio intorno… Continue reading
After a particularly grueling winter, spring finally seems to have arrived in Chicago. With temperatures finally rising to the high fifties and sixties and a little sun, our day-to-day responsibilities suddenly seem a little less urgent. In Italian, there’s even a well-known proverb that pretty much sums up how we’d… Continue reading
Italian Class at Sentieri Italiani Location Sentieri Italiani5430 N. Broadway St. Chicago, IL 60640Map/Directions Italian CoursesWinter 2014January 6th to March 15th Basic Italian 1, absolute beginnerWednesdays, 6:30-8:30pmBasic Italian 2Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pmBasic Italian 3Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm Basic Italian 4Saturdays, 10:30am–12:30pm Intermediate Italian: Listening, Vocabulary and SpeakingSaturdays, 10:30am–12:30pm Advanced Italian: Listening, Vocabulary and SpeakingTuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm… Continue reading
