THE ITALIAN TEACHERS NETWORK
Map of Italian Teaching in the UK
To the right you will see a link to a map we are working on of where Italian is taught in secondary schools and universities in the UK. This is in a very early form but we would welcome any feedback. Many thanks to those who have already commented through Facebookl but.....
Is your school or university not listed? Any notes you would like to add re your school or department? Email all suggestions to teachitalianuk@gmail.com |
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Italian Teachers Day 2024
Since 2016, we have organised opportunities for teachers of Italian in Secondary Schools to listen to talks, meet each other and exchange ideas.
Date for your diary: In association with the British Council we are organising a special Italian Teachers Day on 2nd March 2024 in London. As well as some practical CPD-style sessions there will be special emphasis on promoting, supporting and even introducing Italian in your school and we are inviting universites to showcase what they do in partnership with schools. More details will follow soon.
Materials from previous days can be found here.
Date for your diary: In association with the British Council we are organising a special Italian Teachers Day on 2nd March 2024 in London. As well as some practical CPD-style sessions there will be special emphasis on promoting, supporting and even introducing Italian in your school and we are inviting universites to showcase what they do in partnership with schools. More details will follow soon.
Materials from previous days can be found here.
Competitions
TWO COMPETITIONS TO CELEBRATE LUIGI PIRANDELLO
Uno, nessuno e centomila
(for students aged 11-19 based on Luigi Pirandello)
and
“ITALIAN ROOTS”
(for students of Sicilian origin)
Uno, nessuno e centomila
(for students aged 11-19 based on Luigi Pirandello)
and
“ITALIAN ROOTS”
(for students of Sicilian origin)
These competitions, open to schools around the world, offer the opportunity to produce screenplays and short videos based on short stories by Pirandello.
Follow these links for the English summary, the official Italian documentation and the submission form.
Deadline for submission, 24th January 2024
Follow these links for the English summary, the official Italian documentation and the submission form.
Deadline for submission, 24th January 2024
Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators 2023-24
The 2023-24 version of the prize has been launched. And for the second time, it is also open for translations from Italian. Click here to see how to register.
Sites to explore
![]() A site with lots of vocabulary and grammar material mainly for A1 / A2 level students.
See their Christmas material including a free LIBRO DELL'AVVENTO MATERIALI DIDATTICI
Materiali didattici produced by Adalgisa Serio and Anna Maria Sheikh at CDLCI in Manchester contains a wealth of teaching and revision materials for Primary, GCSE and AS level. Suitable links have been put on individual thematic pages. |
LINGCOOKIES
![]() Have a look at this site - lingcookies.com - where there is a whole host of interesting looking material for students (and teachers)
ONLINE ITALIAN CLUB
![]() Huge site with masses of materials
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The Italian Cultural Institute in London arranges an amazing variety of events, so do sign up for its newslettter and explore its Vimeo channel for material from past events. Some may be of interest to students such as an interview with Carofiglio and a discussion about Il giardino dei Finzi Contini. See also links to short videos of 'new Italian' performers here.
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