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Chapman hosts its second Italian language pedagogy workshop
Several teachers of Italian from Southern California attended the professional training workshop led by Dr. Clorinda Donato at Chapman University on Saturday. The 3-hour workshop offered a fascinating look at current research and practice in third-language acquisition, a field of growing interest in language-teaching pedagogy in the United States, and in Southern California in particular.
The instructors who attended came from various institutions from around Southern California, such as: Pepperdine University, California State University Long Beach, Santiago Canyon College, Mt San Antonio College, Baxter High School, Spectrum Languages, and Fondazione Italia. The workshop was made possible by generous contributions from the Italian Studies Council.
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An original surprise show from Italian students at La Serata
On Wednesday evening, a group of daring and imaginative students from intermediate Italian classes, staged an interactive play fully in Italian and accompanied by original music and songs. The show was created and presented by Paige Gulley, Briana Salatino, Michael Seaman, Axel Mejia-Juarez, Brennan Meier, Lucy Franco, David Carnicelli, and Michael Hamilton, under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Francesca Paduano. Grazie di cuore a tutti per questa serata memorabile!
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The Mechanics of Sociability: An Italian Perspective
Florentine sociologist and counsellor Paolo Mecacci spoke to the students of ITAL345 Introduction to Contemporary Italy about the social history of notions such as solidarity, reciprocity, and resilience. The lecture was followed by a workshop with creative and symbolic exercises raising the students’ awareness about differences and similarities between community in Italy and the United States.
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Chapman Italian Program takes part in the annual convention of The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Chapman Italian lecturers Luisa Spanu and Nadia Vranicich-Pettinger attended the conference in San Diego this weekend, while Dr. Pacchioni and Dr. Paduano presented on panels about pedagogical and administrative topics.
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Facing Italy’s Challenges through Filmmaking
Professor Clarissa Clò‘s insightful presentation attracted a large crowd of students and local folks eager to learn about the complexities of contemporary Italy. The presentation described how innovative techniques in documentary filmmaking are generating new narratives in facing and dealing with the critical challenges of today’s Italian society.
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Dr. Pacchioni presents at the annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association in Portland, Oregon
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La Serata celebrates the magic of ingredients: pizza making and community building
Students and local folks gathered on Wednesday evening to spend some Italian quality time together. Paul Romano, president of the Patrons of Italian Culture and board member of Chapman’s Italian Studies Council, shared the history of his organization and reminded the students of how important their work is for the future of the Italian-American community. Following, Italian instructor Nadia Vranicich-Pettinger involved everyone in a fun and interesting presentation on pizza and pizza making. All in all, this La Serata was a celebration of ingredients, those that make up our favorite pizzas and those that make up a supportive community. Grazie a tutti e arrivederci al 9 dicembre!
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A look at the critical challenges of today’s Italian society with Dr. Clarissa Clò on November 12
“Italy Love it or Leave it: Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi’s Film Trilogy”
Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi’s documentaries reflect on some of the critical challenges of today’s Italian society, from the country’s backward civil legislation preventing LGBTQ rights to the poor working conditions and opportunities for youth, women and immigrants, to the transformation and disorientation of leftist politics. At the center of all three projects is the experimentation with an inventive and innovative cinematic style testifying a renewed interest in documentary genre in Italian cinema.
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