tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:27:08 +0000Study abroad FlorenceRiccardo Nistri congratulated by Amanda LoweItalian language courses in ItalyStudy Italian in FlorenceItalian summer school TuscanyBritish Institute of Florence bloghttp://biflorence.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)Blogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-5542669843336216329Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:20:00 +00002011-11-09T03:27:08.336-08:00Explore Christmas Themes in Florentine Art: ''Awaiting the Nativity''November 28th - December 2ndThis five day course explores Christmas themes in Florentine art from the medieval period to the baroque.Conducted mainly through guided visits to churches, chapels, palaces and museums, together with lectures on the iconography of the Nativity, the history of the Italian Christmas Crib, and on two of Botticelli’s exquisite and highly personal Nativity and Epiphany http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/11/explore-christmas-themes-in-florentine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-3529683060424856291Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:17:00 +00002011-04-08T00:22:49.973-07:00Da Vedere in Toscana: LuccaLucca è una città della Toscana centrale, è molto tranquila e pittoresca. In estate, ci sono molti turisti.La citta è sul fiume Serchio e vicino al mar Ligure. Anche la terra a Lucca è pianeggiante e il clima è mite. Il cibo è delizioso e la spesa è economica.Le mura circostanti la citta sono molto famose perchè sono molto vecchie. Lucca è anche famosa per l’industria tessile e la seta. Ci sono http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/04/da-vedere-in-toscana-lucca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-7162985515297534255Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:02:00 +00002011-04-08T00:23:04.771-07:00Da Vedere in Toscana: ArezzoArezzo è una città del Centro Italia, che si trova in Toscana. Arezzo si trova a circa cinquanta miglia a sud-est di Firenze. In Arezzo ci sono una cattedrale, il municipio e la Fortezza Medicea. In città c’e molta architettura medievale.Ci sono un sacco di cose da fare ad Arezzo. Vicino alla stazione si trova una statua della Chimera Etrusca. Anche visitare il museo archeologico di via http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/04/da-vedere-in-toscana-arezzo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-2807847818134968185Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:05:00 +00002011-04-08T00:24:21.434-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Gelateria La CarraiaDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence10. Gelateria La CarraiaCi sono due gelaterie che si chiamano Gelateria la Carraia. Una geletaria si trova sul Ponte alla Carraia. L’altra si trova in Via dè Benci dall’altro lato del fiume. Le gelaterie sono http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/04/firenze-top-ten-gelateria-la-carraia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-3066336920505033135Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:24:00 +00002011-04-08T00:24:34.441-07:00Firenze Top Ten: La Cittadina di FiesoleDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence9. La Cittadina di FiesoleFiesole è una cittadina sulla collina più a nord-est di Firenze. Situata nella campagna, è una bella cittadina con una bella vista da ogni direzione, un sito storico-archeologico http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/04/firenze-top-ten-la-cittadina-di-fiesole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-4794481019710701500Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:04:00 +00002011-04-08T00:25:32.538-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Il DuomoDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence8. Il DuomoIl duomo a Firenze è molto grande e meraviglioso. Tu puoi salire più di 463 scalini e arrivare al punto più alto del duomo e costa solo 8 euro. Quando tu sali puoi camminare in giro nella cupola, e http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-il-duomo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-1632331183321535705Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:11:00 +00002011-04-08T00:25:49.599-07:00Firenze Top Ten: La Gelateria Dei NeriDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence7. La Gelateria Dei NeriQuesta gelateria si trova nella bella area intorno a Piazza della Signoria lungo Via Dei Neri. Fuori della gelateria, ci sono persone con grandi dolci che parlano e mangiano. La http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-la-gelateria-dei-neri.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-8724047506294364291Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:13:00 +00002011-04-08T00:26:09.782-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Trattoria BordinoDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence6. Trattoria BordinoLa Trattoria Bordino (Via Stracciatella 9r Firenze), è un ristorante vicino al Ponte Vecchio. Troverai che i cibi sono buoni, e non costa molto. Bordino ha aperto nel 1500 per i cavalieri http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-trattoria-bordino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-2709283968875715528Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:23:00 +00002011-04-08T00:26:27.229-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Il Mercato di San Lorenzo e Il Mercato CentraleDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence5. Il Mercato di San Lorenzo e Il Mercato CentraleIl mercato di San Lorenzo si trova nel centro di Firenze. Il mercato è aperto alle 9.00 e chiuso alle 7.00. Il mercato è chiuso ogni Domenica e Lunedì. Durantehttp://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-il-mercato-di-san.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-6251222601678972055Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:08:00 +00002011-04-08T00:26:39.128-07:00Firenze Top Ten: La Pasticceria SegretaDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence4. La Pasticceria SegretaQuando tu stai uscendo con i tuoi amici il Venerdi o Sabato, cerchi una pasticceria che fa i dolci deliziosi la notte. Tu forse senti parlare di questa pasticceria segreta da altre http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-la-pasticceria-segreta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-3923446569560621765Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:52:00 +00002011-04-08T00:26:54.566-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Piazzale MichelangeloDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence3. Piazzale MichelangeloDovresti salire le scale fino a Piazzale Michelangelo perche la vista è bellissima. Sulla cima vedrai tutta la citta di Firenze. Puoi vedere il Duomo, il Fiume Arno, il Ponte Vecchio,http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-piazzale-michelangelo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-6747408591459438364Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:20:00 +00002011-04-08T00:27:58.636-07:00Firenze Top Ten: Il Mercato Delle CascineDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of Florence2. Il Mercato Delle CascineIl “Mercato delle Cascine” si tiene ogni settimana il martedì dalle sette fino alle quattordici nel parco delle Cascine vicino al fiume Arno. Il mercato è ubicato venti minuti a http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-il-mercato-delle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-161379833916745632Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-04-08T00:28:13.173-07:00Firenze Top Ten: La Festa Della CioccolataDieci posti dove devi assolutamente andare durante il tuo semestre di studio a Firenze:Ecco la top ten di sette studentesse americane che imparano l’italiano al British Institute of FlorenceI. La Festa Della CioccolataAttenzione! Se sei sola, puoi mangiare via la tua tristezza e dimenticare quel ragazzo. La festa della cioccolata comincia il primo fine settimana di febbraio ogni anno e finisce http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2011/03/firenze-top-ten-la-festa-della.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-449526538921416034Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-12-17T01:41:27.744-08:00Buon Natale!It’s Christmas time and the BIF has been teeming with events and festive cheer! The annual Christmas fair saw cakes, crafts, books and raffle prizes fill the ground floor of the Harold Acton Library. Grazie mille to all who came to support the BIF! While the beautiful city of Florence has been hosting many parties for the holiday season, the students learning Italian at the BIF celebrated the endhttp://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/12/buon-natale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-1785032594060217110Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:51:00 +00002010-11-18T06:41:34.999-08:00Se fossi il Sindico di FirenzeAfter living in Florence for three weeks, students taking our Intermediate Italian language course during the Autumn Semester 2010, were asked what they would do if they were Mayor of Florence. This is what they said: Lucinda Dawkins Se fossi il Sindico di Firenze....... renderei più semplice la visita ai musei. Adesso ci sono molti problemi con l'efficienza delle gallerie pubbliche (semprehttp://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/11/se-fossi-il-sindico-di-firenze.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-5036407689643052425Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:20:00 +00002010-09-27T07:36:51.156-07:00Riccardo Nistri congratulated by Amanda LoweThe Great British ChallengeThe Great British Challenge was taken up with enthusiasm by young and old alike who set out on Friday 24 September to discover places in the historic centre of Florence with links to the presence of the English community. The successful participant was Riccardo Nistri who is about to begin his studies at the University of Florence and has won an English course at the British Institute. http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/09/great-british-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-2927166991478530629Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +00002010-06-17T08:04:54.214-07:00Literary Anglomania or Anglophilia? The case of J.L. BorgesLecture: Daniel WaissbeinWednesday, June 23, 2010, 18.00By an irony of fate, the great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is less well known in Britain than elsewhere. Yet not only was he brought up by an English grandmother and an English-speaking father, but he read deeply and omnivorously in the field of English literature and philosophy, and lived all his life in a mental universehttp://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/06/literary-anglomania-or-anglophilia-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-7661831344067987553Tue, 04 May 2010 13:43:00 +00002010-05-04T06:51:49.497-07:00The British Institute: Shakespeare Week 2010Every year The British Institute of Florence celebrates Shakespeare with a festival concentrating on one of his plays. This year our series of events and workshops for schools concentrated on The Merchant of Venice. The festival started on Monday 19 April with FESTA theatre company investigating the theme of the 'outsider' through performance of the courtroom scene in which Portia's argument http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/05/british-institute-shakespeare-week-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-23012728018262116Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:33:00 +00002010-04-21T09:46:37.999-07:00<atom:summary>My Life in Florence - La Mia Vita a Firenze Parte VCiao Firenze!Il Semestre a Firenze è finito e gli studenti della James Madison University lasciano con un po’ di tristezza la città e le persone che hanno incontrato durante la loro esperienza di studio.Li salutiamo anche noi. Arrivederci, ragazzi, tornate ancora in Italia: vi aspettiamo!The semester in Florence is finished and the students from </atom:summary><link>http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-life-in-florence-la-mia-vita-firenze_6043.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IyNaoTtAroI/S88rGD48lnI/AAAAAAAAADY/bMpEYOxwKdY/s72-c/ponte.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-6162985460434110604</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-21T09:33:07.844-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>My Life in Florence - La Mia Vita a Firenze Parte IVAspects of Italian Culture - Aspetti della cultura italianaJames Madison students, studying Italian language at the British Institute of Florence give their impressions of aspects of Italian culture which caught their attention during their semester in Florence.Gli studenti della James Madison University raccontano alcuni aspetti della cultura </atom:summary><link>http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-life-in-florence-la-mia-vita-firenze_473.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IyNaoTtAroI/S88oeVUK5mI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YS3yb3Vpe0E/s72-c/tripe.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-309962205315935220</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-21T08:44:43.418-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>My Life in Florence - La Mia Vita a Firenze Parte IIITravelling in Italy and Europe - Viaggiare in Italia e in EuropaStudents of James Madison University studying a course of Italian language at the British Institute of Florence also had the opportunity to visit other Italian and European cities during their semester in Florence. Here are their comments:Vivendo a Firenze per un semestre, gli </atom:summary><link>http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-life-in-florence-la-mia-vita-firenze_21.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IyNaoTtAroI/S88aym1nOHI/AAAAAAAAADI/plBqd3F4QbI/s72-c/rome.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-5531869289335735685</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-01T07:44:51.959-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>My Life in Florence - La Mia Vita a Firenze Part IINeighbourhoods and the CityStudents from James Madison University studying Italian at the British Institute continue their account of their experiences in the city of Florence.Continua il racconto dell’esperienza fiorentina degli studenti della James Madison University che studiano italiano al British Institute. Il mio quartiere è Oltrarno. C’è </atom:summary><link>http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-life-in-florence-la-mia-vita-firenze.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IyNaoTtAroI/S7SxW7ZfEOI/AAAAAAAAADA/cRVHnRpRmec/s72-c/santo.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-6836415057528431199</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-25T09:38:01.759-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Study Italian in Florence</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian language courses in Italy</category><title>Three Locations in Florence - Tre Luoghi a FirenzeRobert Nicholson is an English student who has been taking an Italian language course with us at the British Institute of Florence for two months. In this blog he describes three of his favourite haunts in Florence. His blog is first in English, then in Italian.Le Giubbe RosseA café located in the piazza Reppublica, it was named “Le Giubbe Rosse” because the waiters wear characteristic red http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/03/three-locations-in-florence-tre-luoghi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-1037730252509886275Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:04:00 +00002010-03-25T09:40:02.458-07:00Study abroad FlorenceStudy Italian in FlorenceMy Life in Florence - La Mia Vita a FirenzeJames Madison University students are studying Italian language at the British Institute. Here you can follow them over the next few weeks to see what they think about Italian life, Florence, and learning Italian. Their knowledge of Italian is mixed ranging from beginner to intermediate but I think you’ll agree the standard is very high. Gli studenti della James Madison University che seguono i http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-life-in-florence-la-mia-vita-firenze.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720807047216231781.post-7956149044931583864Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-11-30T07:25:04.908-08:00British Institute archives on exhibition in MadridBritish Institute Archivist Alyson Price went to Spain in November to attend the opening of an Edward Gordon Craig exhibition in Spain:Last week I went to Madrid for the opening of an exhibition on Edward Gordon Craig at La Casa Encendida. The exhibition, 'Edward Gordon Craig. Space as Spectacle', shows very clearly why Craig is counted the most influential theatre designer of the twentieth http://biflorence.blogspot.com/2009/11/british-institute-archivist-alyson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (British Institute Florence blog)0