Department:
Romance Languages
Number of Users Worldwide:
180 million
Offerings:
Levels 100-400, Minor, BA, Master’s, PhD in Romance Languages
An estimated 180 million people worldwide speak Italian as their primary or secondary language. Almost 17 million North Americans identify as having Italian ancestry.
Italian culture is traditionally recognized for its rich contributions to art, architecture, music, literature, and philosophy. Today Italy attracts interest in a wide variety of areas, including tourism, its emigrant heritage, filmmaking, fashion industry, and gastronomy.
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