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Advocacy

In this ever changing world, where globalization, intercultural exchange, and communication with the 'other'  are key not only to success but to the future itself... Advocacy for learning Italian in Massachusetts is a priority for MITA. In this section teachers will find some useful tools. 

Why study Italian?

Why study Italian: discover what you can do with your Italian studies.
Northeastern University
A presentation with useful data and compelling arguments supporting the learning of Italian


Il Portale della Lingua Italiana
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
This site is dedicated to teachers and students interested in Italian and offers useful information and news.


Usspeaksitalian.org
Osservatorio sulla lingua italiana
Usspeaksitalian.org is the website of the Osservatorio of the Italian Language, which promotes the diffusion of the teaching of Italian language and culture in the United States, as well as the promotion of student participation in the Advanced Placement Program in Italian.



Italy: The Extraordinary Commonplace
A video created by the Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico.

National Initiatives

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Lead with Languages
An ACTFL initiative, Lead with Languages is an unprecedented, multi-year campaign aimed at reversing the nation’s language skills gap and making language learning a national priority. Click here to find useful information, data, statistics as well as advocacy tips for your Italian language campaign.
ACTFL Advocacy Kit
The site offers very useful advice on language advocacy focusing in particular on how to start, expand or save a language program.
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Seal of Biliteracy
The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school, district, or state in recognition of students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. The site offers updated information on each state's initiatives. Find out more about the Seal, your state’s status, and how you can implement a program in your school at the ACTFL website.

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International Education Week
IEW is
an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.
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The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and its Lead with Languages campaign, with the support of Pearson LLC and Language Testing International, commissioned Ipsos Public Affairs to conduct a survey of 1,200 U.S. employers, and the resulting 2019 report, Making Languages Our Business: Addressing Foreign Language Demand Among U.S. Employers, indicates an urgent and growing demand for language skills in the workplace.The report also suggests seven actionable recommendations that U.S. businesses may employ to fully leverage their employees’ language assets and to contribute to fostering a robust future multilingual workforce to better thrive in our global economy.

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