Second Language Acquisition is a relatively new field that has exponentially grown in its forty years. One of the areas that has rapidly developed is the study of error correction in classroom interaction, or corrective ...

In this paper I closely examine spontaneous interactions between members of a tri-generation Italian American family. I argue that members show different language preferences and differing attitudes towards the ...

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze media representations of the Camorra, the organized crime syndicate in Naples and the region of Campania, Italy. How are the camorristi portrayed? Are they villains? Are they criminals ...

This thesis explores the self-promotional strategies undertaken by the Italian performers Isabella Canali Andreini (1562-1604), Adriana Basile (1580-1640), and Giulia De Caro (1646 – 1697), as well as the public personae ...

The link between coffee (particularly that of espresso) and Italy seems to be among the more prominent, if at times stereotypical, associations with the Italian culture. Interestingly enough, the concept of espresso is a ...

This research project examines the expression of ethnic identity among members of the Italian American community in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The study is based on the theory of identity as a social construction, ...

This thesis is a study and translation of Lo Specifico del Dottor Menghi (Doctor Menghi's Specific), a short story by the Italian fiction writer Aron Ettore Schmitz, best known by his pseudonym Italo Svevo. Unusually it ...

The last tale of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron is especially famous for its illustration of the obedient wife. Griselda is the tale’s protagonist that undergoes the ordeals created by her husband, the Marquis of Saluzzo. ...