On the occasion of the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, Carleton University organized with the support of the Italian Embassy in Canada an event dedicated to “The Adventures of Pinocchio” and Carlo Collodi. During the evening, excerpts from the most famous films about Pinocchio were screened. Then the university’s Italian language students performed a short sketch on the main scenes from the tale.
In her closing remarks, Ms. Scano mentioned the Week’s main theme “The world between the lines” and emphasized the ability of Italian literature to open up new worlds to its readers as well as its fundamental role in conveying values, identity and cultural heritage. Ms. Scano then highlighted the close link between Italian language and culture and explained how mastering Italian enables people to understand and appreciate the peculiar nuances of our enormous artistic, cinematographic, architectural, musical and culinary, as well as literary, heritage. Finally, Ms. Scano stressed Italy’s attractiveness also in the field of research and technological innovation, which is an important incentive for young people to study our language.
For the celebration of the 2024 Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Embassy has also launched a literary contest for Italian language students at Ottawa University. Over the next week, the best essays will be awarded on occasion of the presentation of the book “Echoes of growing up Italian” by Italian-Canadian writer Gina Valle at the University.
