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Issue #33 May / June 2018
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
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Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
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Life has a way of taking us on paths we never expected but ended up being somehow right. Bestselling author Mary Ann Vitale tells how her life brought her to writing children's books.
Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
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Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
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Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon
Life has a way of taking us on paths we never expected but ended up being somehow right. Bestselling author Mary Ann Vitale tells how her life brought her to writing children's books.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Italian Women
This special issue on Italy spends some time looking at it through the eyes of three women.
News Brief
Get the latest in world language news.
Mark Your Calendar
Find notices of upcoming language events.
In Others' Words
Deborah Caruso
For this special Italian issue, Teddy Nee interviewed Italian translator and tutor, Deborah Caruso.
Celebrations
Giostra del Saracino
Thousands of people participate in the Birkebeinerrennet, a long distance cross-country ski marathon, each year to commemorate the saving of the infant heir to the Norweg...
In Focus
Arezzo, Italy
See pictures from others' travels here and be inspired to embark on your own journeys.
Book Look
Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages” (2017)
A review of Endri Shqerra's book "Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages (2017)".
Book Look
Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever
A review of Melissa Muldoon's book "Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever".
At the Cinema
Life is Beautiful
In "Life is Beautiful", a Jewish bookstore owner protects his young son against the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp using imagination and humour.
Proverbs from the World
Italian
Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Italian here.
Language Puzzles
Join us here every issue for a new language puzzle
Basic Guide to Sicilian
Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by around 4.7 million people on the island of Sicily and the islands around it, which are found off the coast of southern Italy.
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
Languages in Peril
Sayonara, Ainu
Indigenous languages and people are often wiped out by an invading force or a competing culture. Such it is with the Ainu people of northern Japan, but they did not give ...
Fiverr and Languages:
Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network
One person's experience with using Fiverr for small jobs, including translating and proofreading foreign texts.
Liber Linteus
Mummified Language
The Egyptians liked to preserve things, as can be seen with their pyramids and mummies. Something else they preserved, although by accident, is the longest piece of Etrus...
Otto Jespersen
Progress of Language
Otto Jespersen was a Danish linguist who was not only active in language teaching reform but also instrumental in the creation of the international phonetic alphabet and ...
In Others' Words
Máirín F Millward
In this month's interview, we talked with the Scottish polyglot, Máirín F Millward, about her blog, her travels, and her languages.
Language Learning Methods
Classes
The third in our series of articles about language learning methods is about the oldest and most widely accepted: classes.
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