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 winter session from January 22nd to April 9th, 2025, we offer 3 culture courses:
CULTURE COURSES
- Alla scoperta dei siti UNESCO d’Italia : un viaggio tra cultura e lingua
Twelve lessons dedicated to the extraordinary Italian wonders recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. A journey through the ages and beauties of Italy: from ancient Greece to the Roman era, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The course is designed to combine cultural deepening with language learning: each lesson is an immersion in the charm and history of an Italian site, enriched with educational activities. Participants will be able to improve their language skills, especially in terms of comprehension and oral expression in Italian, and acquire specific vocabulary related to art and culture, thus improving their mastery of the language.
Period: January 22nd → April 9th, 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.
- In viaggio con Maria Callas
The career of the famous soprano, an adopted Italian, will be explored through the study of the characters she played. The course will cover the life of the diva by listening, watching and understanding the most famous pieces of Italian opera that she sang. We will discover the dreams and ambitions, the affections and passions, the friendships and rivalries, the personal struggles and sufferings of the famous artist. The course is also a sort of “journey to Italy”, discovering the theaters, La Scala, the Arena, San Carlo and La Fenice, where Callas performed.
Period: January 22nd → April 2nd, 2025
Frequency: Wednesday from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; in person
By Ruben Specchi
Holder of a Master’s degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Padua and a Master’s degree in Lyric Singing from the “Cesare Pollini” Conservatory, he perfected his skills at the Istituto di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Verona. In 2010, he was a finalist at the International Lyric Singing Competition in Braine L’Alleud, Brussels. In Italy, he gave concerts and at the opera as a soloist, singing Mozart’s repertoire. For several years, he was director of gospel and popular choirs. In Montreal, he taught Italian Literature and Poetry in Music at McGill University and the University of Montreal. He currently teaches English Literature at College Prep International.
- 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: January 22nd → April 9th, 2025
Frequency: Wednesday from 6 p.m. –8 p.m.; on zoom
By Silvia Opisso
Silvia Opisso holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Genoa, Italy. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Language Teaching from the University of Cumbria, England. She is currently a PhD student in History at the University of Sherbrooke under the supervision of Harold Bérubé, a collaborator at the LHPM.
RATES
$275/24 hours – once a week
$185/16 hours – once a week
Classes will be with a minimum of 6 participants.
DISCOUNTS
Discounts only apply:
- 10% if you register and pay before December 24th, 2024;
$275/24 hours—-$248 (with discount)
$185/16 hours—-$166 (with discount)
- 40% youth rate (under 25 years old) at all times.
$275/24 hours—-$165 (with discount)
$185/16 hours—-$111 (with discount)
Reductions cannot be combined.
For further information consult our brochure.
To register.