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BAPC 2023 - Boston Area Pedagogy Conference  

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

Teaching for Intercultural Citizenship

April 1st 2023
Northeastern University, Boston Campus

MaFLA Conference 2023
Building Global Perspectives Through the Power of Language

MAFLA MEETS #5
Considering Presenting at the MAFLA 2023 Conference?
Facilitators: Vilma Nasuti Bibeau & Nicole Sherf
March 25, 2023   
9:30 - 10:45 AM

So much to consider and so many exciting topics! You may be wondering: What are the characteristics of a successful proposal? What types of sessions are needed?  How do I organize and prepare a proposal? Come to this interactive MAFLA Meets Meet-Up to answer these questions and more. We’d love to have presenters of all levels of experience join in the discussion! 
Proposals are due April 23 for the October 27 & 28 conference. If you plan to attend, bring a friend or a colleague who you believe would benefit from our meetup.

Giornata dell'italiano

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.

MaFLA Conference 2023
Building Global Perspectives Through the Power of Language

October 26-28, 2023
Sheraton Springfield
Monarch Place Hotel

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline for submission of Session Proposals:
April 23, 2023
MaFLA is now accepting dynamic and timely session proposals to be presented at the Fall Conference, October 26-28, 2023. The conference theme is Building Global Perspectives through the Power of Language. The conference provides an opportunity to build your professional network and experience with lifelong friends and colleagues. Presenting a content-rich session individually or with other colleagues in the field is a wonderful way to share your knowledge, experiences, and ideas. Please, read the requirements for session presenters and the rubric carefully before you begin working on your proposal. We appreciate your willingness to share with our profession and support the 2023 conference. Click on the button below to begin the submission process.

MaFLA 2023 Keynote Speaker
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu 
Filmmaker Producer Activist Scholar Educator Author of: "Documentary for Social Change," "Diversity Digital Culture in Italy," "Black Italy"
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
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.

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