NEWS and Upcoming Events
BAPC 2023 - Boston Area Pedagogy Conference
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Northeastern’s World Languages Center (WLC) invites proposals for the fourth Boston Area Pedagogy Conference.
In line with a recent call for promoting competencies for democratic culture, the concept of intercultural citizenship has taken center stage. Intercultural citizenship refers to competencies such as valuing cultural plurality and fluidity, being open to cultural others, possessing linguistic, communicative, and plurilingual skills, and having knowledge and a critical understanding of language and communication. Language educators can contribute to this critical need by fostering their students’ intercultural competence and citizenship, enabling them to see beyond their personal experiences. Call for proposals deadline: January 27, 2023 Keynote Speaker: Manuela Wagner Professor of Language Education in the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at the University of Connecticut 
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Teaching for Intercultural Citizenship
April 1st 2023
Northeastern University, Boston Campus 
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Giornata dell'italiano
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13 aprile, 2023
Brandeis University, Waltham (MA) Join us in celebrating Italian and our students’ creativity during our Giornata dell’italiano! For the 5th year, MITA is sponsoring the annual Italian Day for secondary school students of Italian in Massachusett. This year La Giornata will take place at Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) and we are particularly grateful to the head of the Italian Studies Department, prof. Paola Servino, and the Italian Consulate in Boston for co-sponsoring and collaborating with us. In this contest we invite each participating school to create a 10-15 mins. skit, or another form of performance in Italian about the topic chosen by the organizing committee. For more information, visit our dedicated page. Registration closes on March 17, 2023. |
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ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview
Learn all about OPI in a virtual setting…in Italian!
The workshop runs from Friday, January 13, 2023 to Friday, February 17, 2023.
The registration deadline is Friday, January 6, 2023, and Italian cohorts are filling fast! Don't wait! Register today!
The registration deadline is Friday, January 6, 2023, and Italian cohorts are filling fast! Don't wait! Register today!
No matter if you know a little about the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and want to learn more, or if you're brand new to the concept and want to dive in to see how OPI can help your learners in their world language journey, ACTFL has you covered, and in your preferred language, Italian!
ACTFL's Virtual OPI Assessment Workshop will include:
And don't forget, these workshops can serve as your first step toward OPI Tester Certification—a potential career-booster that lets you conduct advisory, unofficial OPIs at your academic institution for a variety of educational purposes!
BONUS!
Looking for PD hours? You're in luck! Participants will receive a certificate verifying 30 hours of professional development. There's no better way to get your PD!.
ACTFL's Virtual OPI Assessment Workshop will include:
- All live instruction and interviews conducted in Italian (be sure to choose the Italian cohort when registering)*
- An introduction the ACTFL rating scale
- The outline of the structure of OPI
- Techniques for administering and rating the OPI, including its applications in the language classroom
- Practice interviews with feedback and discussion from the facilitator and other participants
And don't forget, these workshops can serve as your first step toward OPI Tester Certification—a potential career-booster that lets you conduct advisory, unofficial OPIs at your academic institution for a variety of educational purposes!
BONUS!
Looking for PD hours? You're in luck! Participants will receive a certificate verifying 30 hours of professional development. There's no better way to get your PD!.
State of Italian Survey 2022
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November 15- December 15, 2022
If you are a teacher of Italian, please take only 5 minutes of your day to complete the survey on the state of the language in MA. Your responses will help us to understand how to better support you. The survey results are confidential and anonymity is guaranteed to all respondents. The survey will close on December 15, 2022. Thank you! MITA |
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CONTEST FOR STUDENTS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE
XXII WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD The ITALIAN Embassy in Washington DC has selected the winners of the CONTEST on the theme of this year’s edition: “L’italiano e i giovani. Come scusa? Non ti followo.” for students of Italian language, enrolled in the 2022/2023 academic year in one of the public schools in the United States of America. Three Massachusetts schools have won the contest this year! |
The winners for the Middle School category are:
STUDENT: Lilian Mehue and Arianna Brooks TEACHER: Margareth Amatucci SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts STUDENT: Marina Sahagun TEACHER: Margareth Amatucci SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts STUDENT: Suraiya Loggia and Maddy Napolitano TEACHER: Grace Berte SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts The winners for the High School category are: STUDENT: Thea Cruz TEACHER: Monica Canetta SCHOOL: Medford High School, Massachusetts STUDENT: Isabella Barbesino TEACHER: Paola Zanirato Dorfman SCHOOL: Lexington High School, Massachusetts |
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I AM BOOKS: a wonderful resource for our community and our profession!
I AM Books is an independent bookstore located at 124 Salem Street, in the heart of Boston’s historic North End neighborhood, and serving as a cultural hub for everyone interested in diving into the rich world of Italian and Italian American literature, history, research, art and more. Labeled as an “Italian American cultural hub,” I AM Books was originally located at 189 North Street, Boston, Mass., from 2015 to 2020. In late 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I AM Books switched its operations to online-only. It reopened in its current space in Dec. 2021. I AM Books sells primarily fiction and non-fiction by Italian and Italian American authors, books in Italian, as well as cookbooks and books on travel, history, sports, Italian American studies and titles by local authors. The store also features a children’s section, with books, learning material, games and toys. |
National Italian Exam 2023
National Italian Exam 2023
The National Italian Exam has a new website! To learn more about the pilot testing and about the exam, visit us here.
The National Italian Exam has a new website! To learn more about the pilot testing and about the exam, visit us here.
