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Destinazione Italia: Tecnologia, Metodologia e Cultura per l'Insegnamento dell'Italiano

Professional Development Course for Teachers and Trainers of Italian in Rome, July 2012

The American University of Rome is pleased to announce that the 4th annual graduate-level seminar Destinazione Italia: Tecnologia, Metodologia e Cultura per l'Insegnamento dell'Italiano will take place July 3-18, 2012 in Rome, Italy.

 
This two-week technology, methodology and culture course offers professional development for teachers and trainers of Italian.
 
Composed of 60 academic hours, divided between lab practicum, theory and hands-on in-class activities, the course helps participants improve their teaching strategies by illustrating modern approaches to use of the internet in student learning, by introducing them to innovative methods to language and culture instruction, and by presenting them with creative ways to tackle learning problems.

 

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive 4.0 graduate credits from The American University of Rome, an American institution that has been operating in Rome for more than 40 years and is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

 

Middle and High School Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, University Instructors, and Teacher Trainers of Italian as a Second Language are encouraged to apply.

 

All seminar activities are conducted in Italian.
 
Visit http://www.aur.edu/american-university-rome/2011/11/technology-methodology-and-culture-seminar-2012/
 for more details and to apply or contact Prof. Catherine Ramsey-Portolano at
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Application deadline is April 2, 2012.
 
Best regards
Catherine Ramsey-Portolano


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Catherine Ramsey-Portolano, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Italian Studies
The American University of Rome
Via Pietro Roselli, 4
Rome 00153
Italy
Tel. ++39 06 58330919
US Toll Free to Rome: 877-592-1AUR / 877-592-1297

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