Do you want to discover Italian culture through its history, arts, literature, civilization, cinema or gastronomy? Why don’t you apply for our language courses.
For the spring session from April 30th to June 19th, 2025, we offer 3 culture courses:
CULTURE COURSES
- I borghi più belli d’Italia: un viaggio tra lingua e cultura
This course takes you on a tour of Italy’s most beautiful villages, where history, architecture and traditions create a unique atmosphere. It combines language learning and cultural exploration through activities designed to improve oral expression in Italian, while enriching vocabulary linked to art, history and local customs. An immersive experience that plunges you into authentic Italy, between medieval, coastal and mountain villages.
Period: April 30th → June 18th, 2025
Frequency: Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; in person
By Francesca Giancotta
A graduate in archaeology from the University of Tuscia and specializing in Roman and Greek archaeology, Francesca Giancotta holds a DILS-PG certificate for teaching Italian to foreign adults from the University of Perugia and has been teaching Italian as a second language since 2011.
- Attività produttive e archeologia industriale in Italia: tra passato e presente
50 years after the economic boom of the 60s, many Italian brands are seeking to preserve their local identity and history by creating company archives and museums. Old industrial buildings, often redeveloped as multi-purpose spaces such as museums or universities, are helping to revitalize architectural creativity. Italy, with its rich artistic heritage, also boasts a striking industrial history, not least through its extensive industrial archaeology. This course explores current urban transformations, broadening the notion of heritage to include productive heritage.
Period: May 1st → June 19th, 2025
Frequency: Thursday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.; on ZOOM
By Giulia Verticchio
A graduate in Art History and Urban Planning from the Università degli Studi di Roma Tre and in Urban Heritage from the Université du Québec à Montréal UQAM, she has also studied in France and England, and has been working in Montreal for the past 10 years as an Italian language and culture teacher, print journalist and radio broadcaster.
- Gli italiani in Québec : sviluppo della comunità a Montréal nel corso del tempo
This course offers a historical overview of Italian migrations in North America from the 19th century to the end of the 20th century in Quebec. Particular attention will be paid to the cosmopolitan city of Montreal and the Italo-Quebec artistic movement. The following topics will be covered: the work of Italians, social ties, the formation of Little Italy, the question of language, the artistic production of Italo-Quebecers in the 1980s, as well as their relationship with the host Quebec society and its evolution over time.
Period: May 15th → June 19th, 2025
Frequency: Thursday from 2:30 p.m. –4:30 p.m.; on ZOOM
By Claudia Polledri
Claudia Polledri holds a degree in Literature and Philosophy from the Catholic University of Milan, and a Masters in International Cultural Management from the University of Genoa. After completing her doctorate in Comparative Literature at the Université de Montréal, she is currently a research fellow at the CinéMédias laboratory in the Department of Art History and Film Studies at the Université de Montréal, and a lecturer in the Department of Art History at Concordia University and UQAM.
RATES
$185/16 hours – once a week
$140/12 hours – once a week
Classes will be with a minimum of 8 participants.
DISCOUNTS
Discounts only apply:
- 10% if you register and pay before April 10th, 2025;
$185/16 hours—-$166 (with discount)
$140/12 hours—-$126 (with discount)
- 40% youth rate (under 25 years old) at all times.
$185/16 hours—-$111 (with discount)
$140/12 hours—-$84 (with discount)
Reductions cannot be combined.
For further information consult our brochure.
To register.