Sicilian Level 1 Online Language Course - Thursday Evenings
Schedule
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Italian Charities of America | Jackson Heights, NY
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Italian Charities of America promotes the Regional Languages of ItalyItalian Charities of America firmly stands with respecting and celebrating each regional language in Italy. Our mission of promoting and preserving Italian and Italian American culture, history, heritage and culture is closely intertwined with the promotion of preserving Italian regional languages. Unfortunately, the tone and mindset for many years have degraded regional languages by simply referring to them as “dialects”. The actual meaning of a dialect is a form or branch of a language. How can we simply call regional languages dialects when in fact they are not a branch from one particular language but over centuries were already in use as independent languages deriving from years of ancient influences. Regional languages of Italy are all beautifully formulated with influences of their indigenous tribes, conquests, culture and history forming a distinct language of an area and its people. We must start looking at Italian regional languages as actual languages, as none of these languages are a form of or a branch of the Italian language. In fact, the Italian national language we know today was one of the regional languages of Tuscany before becoming the official language of all the regions in Italy. We must embrace the uniqueness of each Italian region by celebrating the diversity of each region’s history, culture and native languages. The native language/s of each region is a direct connection to its people, culture, heritage and should be preserved. Italian Charities of America recognizes each regional language as an independent language and not a dialect. As part of our mission, we have taken the lead in America as the premier organization to offer Sicilian language courses since 2009. Italian Charities of America is proud to expand on our regional language courses and will now be offering Neapolitan language courses. We hope you join us on our mission to promote and preserve Italy’s magnificent regional languages.
Sicilian Level 1 Course-
Our Sicilian Level 1 language course is designed so that anyone who is interested can learn from a beginner level and no prior knowledge is necessary. This course will incorporate aspects that connect the Sicilian language to its people, history, culture and arts. Weekly course assignments will be offered to practice content learned in each lesson. This course is taught by a professor who is a native Sicilian speaker. As always, our courses are in a judgmental free atmosphere for your comfort. This course will be offered on Thursday evenings. Sicilian Level 1 course begins on September 26th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm EST and ends on December 19th (No class on Nov. 28th). The course will be offered virtually on ZOOM and will consist of 12 lessons. The registration fee is $200.00 which must be paid in full by the first day of the course. A textbook is required, and a confirmation email will be sent out to registrants along with the information to purchase the textbook.
If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact Italian Charities of America by calling us at 718-478-3100 or email us at [email protected].
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Where is it happening?
Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373, United States,New York, New York, Jackson HeightsEvent Location & Nearby Stays: