italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear Colleagues,
please consider submitting a paper abstract for the following session
organized for next year's Canadian Society for Italian Studies
Conference (24-26 May, 2014 at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON,
Canada).
Thank you.
"Knotty Grammar"
Today's Italian Studies conferences inevitably include sessions
proposing innovative pedagogical techniques to present language to
students of Italian. Technology has contributed immensely to
diversifying presentation and so too has the shift towards a more
communicative-based approach in the classroom. The contributions from
these have become practical learning sessions for language
instructors, and an excellent opportunity for exchange of in-class
ideas.
These presentations tend to focus on the more obvious grammar
structures, such as the present indicative, the passato prossimo
versus the imperfetto, the conditional. For good reason, given the
frequency with which students use these structures and their
adaptability to greater in-class activities. This session seeks papers
that propose innovative ways to introduce "knottier" grammar
structures without recourse necessarily to the "fun" component.
Complex grammar requires deeper learning and understanding; how can
this be combined with engaging activities? Some grammar might include
but is not limited to: ci and ne, pronomi doppi, relative pronouns,
the congiuntivo. Paper topics may also choose to investigate textbooks
that present complex grammar structures in particularly new ways.
Please submit 100-word abstracts and one-page CV to
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