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Summer 2022 F.I.R.E Program

Interested in studying the Italian language and culture on the ground in Rome? Come attend the Full Immersion Rome Experience (F.I.R.E) information Session! Click here for more information.
Italian Courses Offered for Winter 2022!

Looking to learn about Italian Culture or improve your Italian language skills? Check out these Italian courses that will be offered for the upcoming Winter 22 term!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS THIS WEEKEND

Attend this weekend's workshop to engage in discussions about diversity, race, gender and identity sharing experiences to understand those that are, too, creating their own Dartmouth experience.
FALL 2021 DRILL WORKSHOP

Interested in becoming a drill instructor for French and Italian? Join the French and Italian Department on Monday, September 13th for the Fall 2021 Drill Workshop. AT ORIENTATION SIGN UP FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. Click above for more information.
LAST DAY TO TAKE FRENCH PLACEMENT EXAM..

Access to the Fall 2021 French Placement Exam will close at 11:59PM TONIGHT. If you are interested in taking the placement exam in order to evaluate your skills in French, please do so before the exam on Canva closes.
ITALIAN GETS MORE INCLUSIVE WITH NEW TEXTBOOK!

If you'll take Italian 1 or Italian 11 in Fall 2021, we are glad to inform you that we will be using a new and less expensive textbook and online platform: "Dieci" by Alma Edizioni. Read here for more information.
Spring 2022 Off-Campus Programs

Spring 2022 Off-Campus Programs in Toulouse and Rome are now open to apply. Deadline to apply for Spring 2022 OCP's is June 15, 2021. Decision date is July 1, 2021.
SUMMER '21 COURSE: FRENCH 80 CULTURE ET CUISINE: LES ARTS DE LA GASTRONOMIE

For over 300 years the world has associated France with the gastronomic arts. UNESCO has honored "the gastronomic meal of the French" by officially designating it as part of the "intangible cultural heritage of humanity." In this interdisciplinary course, we will explore the culture of French gastronomy from its origins to the present.
SUMMER '21 COURSE: FRENCH 10 "A LA RECHERCHE DU BONHEUR"

What is happiness? How has this concept changed over the centuries? How has its conception and treatment been influenced by historical events, gender, and class? Is there a form of happiness that is particularly French? Enroll for French 10 held this Summer and discover the ever changing concept of 'happiness'!
UPCOMING ZOOM LECTURE: MAFIAS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 (5/17)

Join the Italian Studies Working Group and the Leslie Humanities Center on Monday, May 17th at 4:00pm for Mafias In The Time of Covid-19, a Zoom Lecture by Antonio Nicaso.