Anna-Maria Arabia was born in Australia from Italian parents. She grew up in Melbourne speaking English and a Calabrese dialect, starting to study standard Italian only at school. Thanks to years of formal study and long stays in Italy, she is now bilingual and is trying to foster and encourage a love of the language in her 4-year-old son Alessandro.
"Languages enrich the world"
Anna-Maria and her son in front of the iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome Source: courtesy of Anna-Maria Arabia
Our segment on bilingualism in the Italian community meets a Canberra-based mother.
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