. "???It???s been three years now since we started this program and we???ve been noticing an increase of interest in our language, especially among people who do not have Italian origins, which means that Italian is perceived as the language of culture and knowledge??? says Marcella Spinotti, member of the panel of judges together with Elissa Tognozzi, UCLA faculty member, Domenico Siracusa, a Ph.D c" . . .