Study Abroad & Job Opportunities

Study Abroad 

During the Academic Year in Bologna, Italy. The city of Bologna, located in northern Italy, has its own distinct medieval beauty. Centered at the crossroads of Italy, this city of approximately half-a-million people is home to one of the oldest universities in the world. It is just a train ride away from the art of Florence, the fashionable streets of Milan and the historic city of Venice. Bologna, designated an official European "city of culture" in 2000, is also a major center for trade fairs, where businesses and industries showcase everything from the latest developments in technology to the newest cars, perfumes and books. While providing many varied opportunities for internships, Bologna's current contributions to the modern capitalist economy contrast with the city's historically socialist identity. The Bologna Program was first offered in 1965 and is Dickinson's oldest program. Eight seniors and eight juniors studied in the first program and sailed to Italy on the S.S. Castel Felice. As of 2008, the program had more than 1,000 alumni.

For more information, click here: http://www.dickinson.edu/academics/global-campus/content/Dickinson-in-Italy/  

During the Summer in Genoa, Italy. The program will provide students with the opportunity to begin or continue their Italian language studies while immersed in the rich cultural and historical city of Genoa, Italy.  Three levels of Italian language coursework will be offered, equivalent to ITAL 101, 116, or 232. Each course will have a common cultural component focusing on Genoa and its territory, taught by Professor Tullio Pagano.  This portion of the course will be taught in English, but intermediate and advanced students will be assigned additional readings in Italian.

For more information, click here: http://dickinson.edu/academics/global-campus/content/Summer-Programs/ 
 

 Internship Opportunities 

 SITE Program. The Rete delle scuole autonome della Lombardia, officially named “Autonomia scolastica e relazioni internazionali” offers a program of study, training and cross-cultural experience to native speakers of English for the 2012-2013 academic year. The program, established in 2005, promotes linguistic and intercultural exchange within Europe and across the globe. The program is open to individuals who are currently completing or have recently completed (within the last 18 months) college level Italian language and culture. Students enrolled in a M.A. or Ph.D. program of Italian language and culture in a North-American university are also encouraged to apply. While the program is intended for students or recent graduates of Italian, it is also open to those enrolled in other disciplines who would like to have an intercultural experience of study and training in an Italian school.

Here’s a great article about the program: http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/publications/extra-features/2010-11/Italian-Adventures/.

For more information, contact Prof. McMenamin (mcmenamj@dickinson.edu). 
 

Dickinson Website: http://www.dickinson.edu/admissions/agreements/International/.

Main Italian Website: http://siteprogram.pacioli.net/.

 Job Opportunities 

 SITE Paid Internship in Carlisle. Each spring semester, the SITE program hires an intern of Intermediate-high or advanced skills in Italian who, among other duties, will interact by email and phone with students and professors from North American universities and will interact by email, phone and Skype with Italian administrators and program coordinators in Crema, Milan, and other sites in Lombardy, Italy. All interested candidates should write to Prof. McMenamin (mcmenamj@dickinson.edu). The application deadline will be sometime in January, 2012. Details to follow. 

 Middlebury Language Schools. There are summer opportunities for speakers of Italian at the Middlebury language schools. For more details, click here: http://mmla.middlebury.edu/employment/.

 Concordia Language Villages. Concordia Language Villages, in the beautiful North Woods of Minnesota, is a summer language and cultural immersion program in the United States. There are summer opportunities for speakers of Italian at the Lago del Bosco village: http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/newsite/programs/youth/summer_villages/italian.php.

Alice in Città. Alice in Città is looking for English mother-tongue tutors for their Summer Camps in June, July, the last week of August and the first week of September. The Summer Camps will be based in Italian primary and secondary school during the Italian summer holidays and they are very different from a usual school activity. Click here for details: http://www.aliceincitta.org/summer-city-camp/english-index/.