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Patricia Di Silvio |
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Senior Lecturer/Coordinator of Italian
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Romance Languages Department
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Ph.D. Linguistics, University of North Carolina; M.A. Linguistics, University of Colorado; Laurea, Lingue e Letterature Straniere Moderne, Università di Firenze (Italy); M.A. Italian, Middlebury College |
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Italian Language, Linguistics, Foreign Language Methodology
Advisor to the Italian Minors for Arts & Sciences and Engineering and Advisor to Study Abroad Programs in Italy
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patricia.disilvio@tufts.edu
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"Video in the Italian Language Classroom," MAFLA immersion workshop, Elms College (1996)
"Attivitá comunicative per l'insegnamento della lingua italiana," MITA full-day workshop, Tufts University (1998)
"Proposte didattiche per il secondo anno dell'italiano al livello universitario," presented at ACTFL Boston (2000)
"Curricular Issues in the Teaching of Italian at the Intermediate Level. An Innovative Course Curriculum", presented at AAIS, University of Pennsylvania (2001)
"Critical Thinking Goals for a Foreign Language Course. How to Incorporate Critical Thinking Skills in Intermediate Italian," presented at ACTFL Washington DC (2001)
"Un approccio nuovo all'insegnamento della lingua italiana. L'Italia dal dopoguerra ad oggi - storia, società e cultura, " presented at AAIS, University of Missouri (2002)
"Learning through Writing. How to engage students more deeply in content in Intermediate and Advanced Italian courses," presented at AATI Toronto (2002)
"Integrating Language and Literature in the Italian Curriculum: Intermediate-level Transitioning," roundtable session at AAIS, Georgetown University (2003)
"Nurturing the Italian Undergraduate Program," roundtable session at AAIS, University of Ottawa (2004)
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