THE ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC, INC.
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Contact: The Italian Cultural Society of Washington
4848 Battery Lane - Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-215-7885
Fax: 301-215-5998
"The Art of Teaching Italian Through Italian Art in Rome, Italy"
A NATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS OF ITALIAN, TO BE HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS IN ROME, ITALY, THROUGH A GRANT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, TO THE ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC INC.
Local teacher, Ms CATALANO, a teacher of Italian at the NRHS, Central Mass, MA, is one of the 25 teachers (K-12) selected to attend the four-week NEH National Summer Institute to be held in Rome, Italy from the last week in June to the end of July, 2009.
The Institute will include 25 teachers of Italian (K-12), selected nationwide. Participating teachers may opt to receive three (3) to six (6) graduate credits from the Arcadia University in Glendale, Pennsylvania for their participation and will receive a stipend to help cover their travel and lodging expenses.
The main purpose of the Institute is to provide teachers of Italian with innovative tools and techniques on how to teach the Italian language and culture through a content-based approach. The content chosen for this institute is Italian Art and the principal Italian artist whose outstanding works can be found in the museums and monuments of the Eternal City, in Florence and in other cities in Tuscany.
In Italy participants will have the opportunity to interact with local art historians specializing in various aspects of Italian art and with artisans who will discuss and demonstrate their skills. A scholar from the U.S., expert in the content-based theories and instruction, will present the information on this current approach. Expert linguists from the "Università per Stranieri" of Siena and Perugia in Italy, will focus on how to use art in the teaching of Italian as a second language and will discuss new methodologies and changes in current Italian language. In addition to lectures, seminars, workshops and group activities, on-site visits to important monuments and museums will be included. Workshops on art handicraft's techniques will add great fun to the experience.
The academic work of the institute will be integrated with official receptions by Italian authorities and with numerous academic and social events.
During the Institute the Participants will also participate in a five-day academic excursion to Florence and other Tuscan towns such as Chiusi and Siena. There they will visit world renown museums such as the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti and other famous artistic, religious and historical sites still bearing witness to the magnificence of Italian Renaissance.
All participants will complete and take home a content-based Italian and Art curriculum, a syllabus with sample lesson plans for their classes, and a portfolio including copies, in color, of the most important art works that they will then use in their classes with their students. The teachers will have also greatly strengthened their Italian language proficiency.
The NEH Institute will be directed by Professor Roberto Severino, Emeritus. Georgetown University, and co-directed by Professor Luigi De Sanctis, Direttore Ufficio Scolastico, Embassy of Italy, and Prof. Luigi De Luca President, Italian Language Program, The Italian Language Society of Washington.
Info on organization: The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, Inc. is the recipient of the prestigious grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Society, founded in 1953, is a not for profit cultural and educational organization, whose mission is to enhance the appreciation and knowledge of Italy and its contributions to America, and to strengthen the bonds between the Italian and the American Peoples. Through the Embassy of Italy, the Society receives from the Italian Government contribution of funds toward its Italian Language Program, which offers courses of Italian at all levels and also to help introduce the study of Italian in public and private schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: The Italian Cultural Society of Washington
4848 Battery Lane - Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-215-7885
Fax: 301-215-5998
"The Art of Teaching Italian Through Italian Art in Rome, Italy"
A NATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS OF ITALIAN, TO BE HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS IN ROME, ITALY, THROUGH A GRANT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, TO THE ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC INC.
Local teacher, Ms CATALANO, a teacher of Italian at the NRHS, Central Mass, MA, is one of the 25 teachers (K-12) selected to attend the four-week NEH National Summer Institute to be held in Rome, Italy from the last week in June to the end of July, 2009.
The Institute will include 25 teachers of Italian (K-12), selected nationwide. Participating teachers may opt to receive three (3) to six (6) graduate credits from the Arcadia University in Glendale, Pennsylvania for their participation and will receive a stipend to help cover their travel and lodging expenses.
The main purpose of the Institute is to provide teachers of Italian with innovative tools and techniques on how to teach the Italian language and culture through a content-based approach. The content chosen for this institute is Italian Art and the principal Italian artist whose outstanding works can be found in the museums and monuments of the Eternal City, in Florence and in other cities in Tuscany.
In Italy participants will have the opportunity to interact with local art historians specializing in various aspects of Italian art and with artisans who will discuss and demonstrate their skills. A scholar from the U.S., expert in the content-based theories and instruction, will present the information on this current approach. Expert linguists from the "Università per Stranieri" of Siena and Perugia in Italy, will focus on how to use art in the teaching of Italian as a second language and will discuss new methodologies and changes in current Italian language. In addition to lectures, seminars, workshops and group activities, on-site visits to important monuments and museums will be included. Workshops on art handicraft's techniques will add great fun to the experience.
The academic work of the institute will be integrated with official receptions by Italian authorities and with numerous academic and social events.
During the Institute the Participants will also participate in a five-day academic excursion to Florence and other Tuscan towns such as Chiusi and Siena. There they will visit world renown museums such as the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti and other famous artistic, religious and historical sites still bearing witness to the magnificence of Italian Renaissance.
All participants will complete and take home a content-based Italian and Art curriculum, a syllabus with sample lesson plans for their classes, and a portfolio including copies, in color, of the most important art works that they will then use in their classes with their students. The teachers will have also greatly strengthened their Italian language proficiency.
The NEH Institute will be directed by Professor Roberto Severino, Emeritus. Georgetown University, and co-directed by Professor Luigi De Sanctis, Direttore Ufficio Scolastico, Embassy of Italy, and Prof. Luigi De Luca President, Italian Language Program, The Italian Language Society of Washington.
Info on organization: The Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, Inc. is the recipient of the prestigious grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Society, founded in 1953, is a not for profit cultural and educational organization, whose mission is to enhance the appreciation and knowledge of Italy and its contributions to America, and to strengthen the bonds between the Italian and the American Peoples. Through the Embassy of Italy, the Society receives from the Italian Government contribution of funds toward its Italian Language Program, which offers courses of Italian at all levels and also to help introduce the study of Italian in public and private schools in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
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