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Learn Italian through literature
Immerse yourself in the pleasure of reading and develop your Italian skills in our Book Club Italiano short course.
Open to all levels from beginners to advanced learners, our Book Club Italiano short course transforms literature into a powerful tool for language discovery using themes, activities and stories. Guided by expert teachers specialising in Italian language, it is a fun way to enhance your reading skills, comprehension, vocabulary and cultural awareness.
Why join Book Club Italiano?
Through culturally significant themes, participants will deepen their understanding of Italian vocabulary and engage meaningfully with authentic Italian texts.
Each session combines reading, discussion and guided analysis to help develop comprehension, vocabulary and confidence in reading authentic Italian texts in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere.
By reading authentic Italian texts, you can gain exposure to contemporary vocabulary and expressions, cultural identifies, symbolism and stereotypes and develop cultural awareness that you can’t get from textbooks.
The best part is you don’t need to be an avid reader to do this short course!
What will I learn in Book Club Italiano?
By the end of this course, you will have developed:
- Expanded vocabulary and cultural knowledge
- Stronger understanding of grammar and syntax
- Improved reading strategies, including backward and forward referencing
- Enhanced critical and analytical skills
- Greater confidence and competence in reading authentic literary texts
Topics Covered
- Textual analysis in line with course theme
- Cultural references and insights
- Study of selected expressions and idioms
- Grammar and syntax analysis based on the text
- Translation practice using selected excerpts
- Contrastive analysis between the novel and its film adaptation
Book Club Italiano Course Details
- Weekly, 4 week course
- Monday 6:00pm – 8:00pm
- $160 per course
Upcoming Courses
Viaggio e Identità: Journey and Identity
Monday 12 October – 2 November 2026
Enrol by 2 October
The concept of viaggio (journey) – both physical and metaphorical – as a path to self-discovery, transformation, and understanding of Italian identity across different historical periods.
- Week 1: The Classical Journey
Le avventure di Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (1883) - Week 2: The Immigrant’s Journey
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli by Carlo Levi (1945) - Week 3: The Modern Search,
La solitudine dei numeri primi by Paolo Giordano (2008) - Week 4: The Circular Journey – Returning Home
Il giorno della civetta by Leonardo Sciascia (1961)
Short Courses
Past Book Clubs:
- June, 2024. Sono Mancato All’Affetto Dei Miei Cari by Andrea Vitali.
- February, 2023. Cara Napoli by Lorenzo Marone.
- March, 2022. Lessico Famigliare by Natalia Ginzburg.
- August, 2021. L’Appello (The Roll Call) by Alessandro D’Avenia.
- February, 2021. Cristo si è fermato ad Eboli by Carlo Levi.
- August, 2020. La Mennulara by Simonetta Agnello Hornby.
- May, 2020 (via Zoom). Testimone Inconsapevole by Gianrico Carofiglio.
- February, 2020. La relazione by Andrea Camilleri.
- May, 2019 (via Zoom). A ciascuno il suo by Leonardo Sciascia.
- February, 2019. Scontro di Civiltả per un ascensore in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous.