XX SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO
October 23, 2020
3:30pm The Consulate General of Italy in Boston and MITA (Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association) are pleased to offer a teacher’s webinar that focuses on Social Emotional Learning in the Italian curriculum. Vilma Bibeau and Paola Zanirato-Dorfman will share an introduction to the SEL framework and showcase model lessons with activities that can be applied to online and hybrid Italian language classes. Opening Remarks Federica Sereni, Consul General of Italy Adamo Castelnuovo, Director of Education Office |
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October 20, 2020
9:30am Join us to celebrate the 20th Week of the Italian Language in the World; Italian Between Word and Image: Graffiti, Illustrations, Comic Books (October 19-25, 2020). Cara Takakijan (UMass Amherst) will offer a fascinating exploration of Italian comics, a hybrid art form of images and words that both reflects our time and helps to shape it. The power of comics lies in their ability to entertain young children who can barely read, reflect the joys and anxieties of teens, and offer insight into contemporary politics and social issues. This webinar will show how, even before TikTok, pop culture, media and youth were represented in the world of comics and how comics subsequently shaped the world. Free and open to the public. |
Opening Remarks:
Federica Sereni, Consul General of Italy Adamo Castelnuovo, Director of Education Office Presenter: Cara Takakijan, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Director and Chief Undergraduate Advisor Italian Studies Program Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures University of Massachusetts, Amherst |