Thursday, June 01, 2006

italian language in italy : Cuban Italian Seminar Underway in Havana

Havana, May 30 (ACN) Specialists, teachers and students are meeting from today at the 8th Seminar of Cuban Italian scholars in this capital. This year the event will be dedicated to Christopher Columbus in commemoration to the 500th anniversary of his death.

The main topics for discussion include intercultural dialogues, the language and its teaching methods, linguistics, literature and the mass media.

Italian academics Fabio Caon, Elisabetta Mauroni and Giam Pietro Schibotto will give workshops on theoretical and practical aspects in the teaching of Italian. They will also analyze the literary work of Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli.

Scientific sessions are scheduled to begin Wednesday with a panel of professors from the University of Havana who will speak about Columbus in Italian literature, in French culture, and in Cuban literature and culture.

Director of the Dante Alighieri Society in Cuba, Emanuela Favoino, pointed out that this seminar is a propitious opportunity to present the recent achievements of Cuban Italian scholars and to enhance collaboration bonds.

The seminar is being sponsored by the Office of the Havana City Historian, the Cuban Ministry of Education and the Italian embassy in Havana.

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