Arrival And Housing - The American University of Rome

Who Should GoMiddle and High School Teachers, Teaching Assistants,University Instructors, and Teacher Trainers of Italian as aSecond Language.Why You Should GoTo earn 4.0 graduate credits in Italian Language Instruction.To improve your teaching strategies through modernapproaches to the use of the internet in student learning, tolearn innovative methods of language and cultureinstructionand to tackle learning problems in creative ways. Allseminar and extracurricular activities will be conducted inItalian.Location and AccomodationsThe American University of Rome (www.aur.edu) is convenientlylocated on the Gianicolo hill, just across the TiberRiver from the historic center of Rome, above the Trasteverearea. Participants will stay in furnished apartment suites inthe area which include a bath, kitchen, sitting area, TV, andwireless access.Extra ActivitiesThe following activities are included in the course fees: arrivaland departure dinner reception, ballet performance atthe Terme di Caracalla, and two movie nights at the cinema.InstructorsGiovanna Carloni teaches the culture component of theseminar. She teaches graduate level courses within theMaster’s program Teaching Italian to Foreigners at theUniversity of Urbino, Italy. She holds an M.A. in Second/Foreign Language Teaching Methodology: Teaching Italianas a Second/Foreign Language from the University ofVenice Ca’ Foscari and an M.A. in Italian from Ohio StateUniversity. She has published extensively on second/foreignlanguage teaching with a focus on Second/ForeignLanguage Acquisition, CLIL (Content and Language IntegratedLearning), learning styles, and online learning.Rosemonde Gurtner teaches the technology componentof the seminar. She is a member of the Adjunct Facultyin the Department of Italian Studies at AUR. She holdsan M.A. in Applied Language and New Technology fromHull University in UK and the CEDILS (Certificazione inDidattica Dell’Italiano a Stranieri) Certification from theUniversity of Venice Cà Foscari. Since 2001 she has beenactive in her field of specialization by serving in the followingpositions: Lecturer and Instructional Designer inthe Linguistic Center at the University of Trieste, Collaboratorwith AICLU (Associazione Italiana Centri LinguisticiUniversitari) and Didactic and Editorial Consultant forAlma Edizioni.Flavia Laviosa teaches the methodology component of theseminar. She is Senior Lecturer in the Department of ItalianStudies at Wellesley College. She holds a Ph.D. in ForeignLanguage Education from SUNY Buffalo. Her worldwidetraining of foreign language teachers has earned herinternational recognition as a Teacher Educator, Supervisor,and Curriculum Consultant. Her approach combinesHumanistic and Cognitive theories with Communicativeprinciples of foreign language pedagogy. She has been activeas an internationally certified Italian Oral and WritingProficiency Trainer, Tester for ACTFL, Test Consultantand Curriculum Developer for the Italian AP.Seminar Director and CoordinatorCatherine Ramsey-Portolano is Chair of the Departmentof Italian Studies at The American University ofRome. She holds a Ph.D. in Italian from The Universityof Chicago. She teaches Italian language, literature andculture courses at AUR. Her principal areas of researchare Nineteenth and Twentieth-century Italian womenwriters, representations of women in Italian literatureand film and gender studies. She has published numerousarticles in these fields and has recently co-edited aspecial issue of The Italianist dedicated to the Italianwoman writer Neera.Our Instructors will Inspire, Motivate,and Support You!What past participants say about our seminar:I am returning home with a million new ideas for instructionand am eager to experiment with them! Theprofessors were fantastic, living arrangements were perfect(in close proximity to school and nice apartments)and the lunches great!Shawna Hennessey, Chicago, ILThe program was excellently planned. I loved the programorganization especially the extra activities, such asthe ballet and film.Silvia Marchi-Glynn, San Francisco, CAI wanted to take a 2-3 week course in Italy that was reasonablypriced and for graduate credits and this was it!Christina Crowe, Pearl River, NY

The American University of RomeItalian Teaching Seminar Application“Destinazione Italia: Tecnologia, Metodologia e Cultura perl’Insegnamento dell’Italiano”July 1-18, 2011PersonalInformationName:Citizenship:Passport Number: Male FemaleBirth Date(mm/dd/yyyy): / /Native Language:Mailing Address &Contact InformationOther Languages:Street:City:State:Zip:Country:HousingTravelingCompanionTel.Email: I require housing I do not require housingI will be travelling Alone With a companionName of the companion:Cell.€ 2,200 ($3,030)€ 1,500 ($2,070)€ 670 ($935)

Emergency ContactEmergency contact name:Relationship:Tel.Cell.Email:Academic /Professional Affiliation High School:College/University:Other:Address:Position:Courses taught:Years of teachingexperience:EducationalBackground BA in: From:MA in:From:Preferred PaymentMethodPhD in: Credit Card Bank wire transfer US CheckFrom:Deposit € 250 ($345) due April 1, 2011Balance due May 1, 2011Please send completed application forms to:Email: bringitaliantolife@aur.eduFax: +39 06 5833 0992 (011 39 06 5833 0992 from the US)