A PLEA: The material on this site is being freely shared by teachers of Italian in schools in the UK . If you have material you have created yourself and you would be happy to share, please send it to teachitalianuk@gmail.com. That way you will be helping fellow teachers of Italian in the UK and around the world.
 ISMLA Original Writing Competition 2021
The competition is back again and (for Italian) open to all schools in the UK. For more information go to this page or download the instructions and Italian  titles here.
The deadline for submission is Friday 16th April.
Show this video to your students to encourage them to Choose Italian at University but also in school. Irresistable!
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Show this to students thinking of Italian?

"An online magazine about all things Italian, for all lovers of Italy and Italian culture. Inspired by our years abroad in Italy," from Durham University students.
     Survey of Schools Teaching Italian
Many thanks to all those who took the time to complete the survey recently. If you would like to see what emerged, a summary of the findings can be downloaded from here. If anyone wants further information, just contact teachitalianuk@gmail.com
NEW: Audio/Video for (advanced) listening work
Dante 700
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2021 is the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri. There are bound to be numerous celebrations and events to mark this year. Here are some ideas for you or for your students:

  • Dante nel mondo - Dante Wordwide (21-25 March 2021)
          Lectura Dantis negli Istituti Italiani di Cultura all’estero
          Links will be available on the Italian Institute website
  • Dante Illustrated: A special virtual exhibition from The Uffizi Gallery.
  • Katia Adler's mini series "Dante 2021" on Radio 4 about Dante's relevance for today. 
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The Italian Cultural  Institute in London  is arranging an amazing variety of events in this period, so do sign up for its newslettter and explore its Vimeo channel for material from past events. Some may be of interest to students such as an  interview with Carofiglio and a discussion about Il giardino dei Finzi Contini.  See also links to short videos of 'new Italian' performers here.
This site is designed as a collaborative resource for teachers of Italian in secondary schools in the UK and their students.  If you would like to contribute in any way to the building of this site (contributing materials, editing or in any other way), please get in touch by sending an email to teachitalianuk@gmail.com.