The Art of Teaching Italian

Giulia Guarnieri

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781647124182
• Topic: Filología
• Subtopic: Italiano

A comprehensive overview of contemporary Italian pedagogy from an international perspective blends empirical research with practical strategies for teachers

In recent years, teachers of Italian, like most world languages, have faced many changes to the teaching and learning landscape, including new teaching mediums, different expectations for enrollments, and a vivid awareness of social issues in the classroom. Teachers must now navigate effective language teaching practices and integrate important new topics and approaches.

The Art of Teaching Italian brings together experts from around the world in Italian language pedagogy, applied linguistics, and second-language acquisition to address the field's most pressing concerns and challenges with examples from creative teaching. Featuring contributions on a wide range of topics, including DEI issues, remote learning, and experiential learning, this edited volume blends empirical research with practical strategies and recommendations for teachers, centering the teaching of secondary and post-secondary Italian language and culture.

The Art of Teaching Italian shows that it is possible to enhance Italian language learning through creativity and ingenuity and to lead students to intercultural competence, a crucial skill in a globalized world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 Meeting the Challenges during the Pandemic: Low-Stakes Pedagogy in the Elementary Italian Classroom
• 2 Talking Points: Conversation Courses as Models for Multilevel and Multimodal Curricular Innovation
• 3 Discovering Italian American Culture through Digital Humanities: Building Language Competencies and Community Engagement in the Italian Curriculum
• 4 The Capitals of Italian Culture: Teaching, Learning, and New Technologies
• 5 Experiential Learning Opportunities and High-Impact Practices in Intermediate and Advanced Italian Language Courses
• 6 Re-Visioning the Linguistics Landscape through a Multiliteracies Framework: Authorizing Learners’ Personal Semiotics in a Glocal Space
• 7 Audiovisual Translation in Language Learning and Teaching: The “Learn Italian with Subtitles” Project at the University of Liverpool (UK)
• 8 Teaching Italian through Podcasting: Pedagogical Rationale, Implementation, and Student Evaluation of the Podcast Project Dagli Inviati sul Campus
• 9 A Case Study on Chinese Exchange Students in Italy: Issues, Adaptation Strategies, and a Culture-Shock Management Syllabus
• 10 Tandem Learning in an Italian Program: A Study of Perceived and Measured Gains in Language Proficiency and Cultural Competence
• 11 BLM and Ə: Introducing Diversity in the Syllabus Design Valentina Abbatelli
• 12 Queering the Italian and Modern Languages Syllabi: Toward a Queer Language Pedagogy and Intersectional Teaching Practices
• 13 Adopting and Adapting a Language MOOC: Learning from Students’ Experience in Intermediate Italian Blended Courses
• 14 Teaching Italian Using LMOOCs: The Target Audience and New Operational Models
• List of Contributors
• Index