Like all other languages, Italian has had a long history of development. It originated from Latin and over centuries it has been transformed to become the language that a great number of people use today. It is mostly spoken in Europe, but over the long period of its development, it has become not only a means of communication but also a carrier of culture. Italy has a really big cultural heritage and celebrated poets like Dante, Boccaccio and Petrarch wrote their works in their native Italian. Owing to the love of Italians for art and their wonderful artistic creations, Italian has spread around the globe. All these make the Italian language worth, if not learning, then at least studying to understand better its history and how it has managed to win the hearts of so many people in this huge world. 

About this course

Italy has given the world so much in the form of films, songs, music, theater, designs, architecture, and even food, and all of these are perceived through its beautiful and old language. The best way to get an insight into anything Italian is to have a closer look at the language itself. By studying the history of Italian you will get to know not only how it has evolved but also what role it has had in the development and transmission of its culture.

The present course familiarizes its students with the evolutionary development of Italian over centuries and the birth and popularity of its many dialects, and the periods of its influence in Europe and the Mediterranean. It also reflects on modern Italian and accentuates the role it has played in spreading and popularizing Italian culture around the world.

What you’ll learn

• Historical development of Italian,
• Dissimilarities between the old and modern Italian,
• Italian in the works of art,
• The gap between the standard and spoken Italian.

Join the course

If you like watching Italian films, listening to their songs, or are just fond of Italy, you should join this course to penetrate the enticing world of Italy armed with information about the different stages of the development of its beautiful language.