italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear List Members,
You are all cordially invited to a
research seminar given by Professor Tom Means, entitled: ‘Multiple
Intelligences Theory and Interlanguage-stretching activities as part of a
task-based empirical pedagogy in the teaching of Italian as a foreign
language’, on Thursday 17th September at 5 pm in Lecture
Theatre 4, Strathcona Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, B15 2TT
The
session will introduce the concepts of Multiple Intelligences Theory and of
task-based instruction. It will then move on to a discussion of the concept of
“Interlanguage-stretching” and review selected data from a
longitudinal-comparison study that examined the effectiveness of task-based vs.
traditional instruction of Italian. The structure of tasks uniquely stretches
students' interlanguage and fluency. It will finally discuss an “empirical
pedagogy” which can usefully guide instruction and measure progress.
Tom
Means is Professor
of Applied Linguistics and Italian at Marlboro College, Vermont, USA
http://www.marlboro.edu/academics/faculty/means_thomas
Professor Means has kindly agreed to
include Birmingham in his visit to the UK to attend the 3rd Biennial
International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching, ‘Tasks: context,
purpose and use’, which takes place 13-16 September 2009 in Lancaster
(see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/tblt2009/index.htm)
Further information from:
Clelia Boscolo
Department of Italian Studies
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Tel + 44 (0) 121 414 3846
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