​The Applauso Italian Learning Center (AILC) is delighted to welcome in our team Ruby Laryea (Au Pair, Childcare Assistant, and Language Specialist). She is a Ghanaian citizen who is also an Italian permanent resident and is currently working in Maryland. In 2014 she relocated to Italy and graduated in 2019 with a Diploma in Accounting and Finance at the Istituto Tecnico Commerciale e Per Geometri, Alberto Baggi near Sassuolo, Italy. She has been contracted with the AILC as Assistant Translator since January 2023 and has been assisting a variety of clients with translating official documents for Italian citizenship applications. Welcome Ruby to our Team! https://www.applausoitaliancenter.com/meet-our-team.html

​After almost a year we are finally resuming our advanced Cinema class! Very grateful to have back our first students of Italian who enrolled back in 2017! Siete tutti fotogenici!! Grazie anche per avere portato tanto buon vino! La discussione funziona meglio con un buon Chianti!

We are almost SOLD OUT: Join this new exciting Italian Contemporary Cinema and Discussion course:
​8-weeks vocabulary building and conversation practice to enhance oral Italian skills (for intermediate and advanced students)- BOTH ONLINE and IN PERSON. Every Thursday night we have our weekly conversation discussion and Saturday evening Dr. Applauso gives a short presentation about the movie and its historical context followed by a live film screening. If you cannot attend the live screening on Saturdays NO PROBLEM! A link will be sent to you so you can watch the lesson and movie on your own time! Email us if you are interested to join: applausoitalian@gmail.com

Have you ever tried MacDonald’s in Italy? Find out about the main difference and also learn about the notorious WAR waged at MacDonald’s in Rome by the Vatican and the Italian government as the American multinational fast-food giant attempted to open several locations by historic centers in Rome Italy. ENJOY IT and don't forget to subscribe to our channel! 

​BUON ANNO A TUTTI! Thanks everybody for another great year! We are looking forward to enhancing your Italian experiences also in 2023! 

The Applauso Italian Learning Center wishes everybody best wishes for the Holiday! Here is a picture with our Italian 104 students in front of the tree and Presepe! Buone feste a tutti!

​BUON NATALE! Here's an idea for an awesome CHRISTMAS GIFT! A SPECIAL GIFT VOUCHER for a LOVED ONE! We only have a limited number of these vouchers available so contact us ASAP if you would like to purchase a 10-weeks course as a GIFT: call us or email us @ applausoitalian@gmail.com; The gift of learning a new language is priceless!

​GRAZIE mille to Prof. Antonio for helping making homemade ravioli in our Italian cooking lesson! Here is a portion of our workshop in our private family class last Saturday!

​Wishing you all a fantastic Thanksgiving!!! Check out our newest YT Channel: How much does wine cost in Italy? Find out interesting surprises/recommendations about where to get cheap and good quality wine in Italy! CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/PnHQyoyE6r8 Write some COMMENTS under the video directly in the YouTube Channel and don’t forget TO SUBSCRIBE to our channel if you have not done it yet!

​Fun lesson today with our Italian 101 class: students learned how to describe people and write complete sentences with nouns and adjectives describing themselves to each other! BRAVISSIMI!