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DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 B
501 Students’ Difficulties in L2 Spanish
writing
Writing in a second language involves more than
linguistic resources It implies acquiring different
strategic, sociocultural, and rhetoric knowledge that
may differ from learners’ first language This presentation
will provide insight into the complex nature of L2
Spanish writing and how to optimize classroom time
and enhance students’ writing experience
Presenter(s): Jeannette Sanchez-Naranjo, University
of Oklahoma
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: Spanish
applicable language(s): Spanish
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 A
502 hybrid and Online Courses: Are
Students Really Learning?
This presentation explores the question of student
learning expectations as compared to their actual
achievement in hybrid and online Italian language
courses at a major public university
Presenter(s): Chiara M. Dal Martello (Chair), Sandra
Palaich, and Gina R. Pietrantoni, Arizona State
University
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 B
503 using Proficiency Data to Inform
Instruction
This session reports on the impact of proficiency testing
on instructional strategies based on a survey of 39
world language teachers Analysis revealed teachers’
uncertainty about how to use data to inform instruction
Presenters will provide suggestions on how teachers
can use assessment data to inform their curriculum and
methods
Presenter(s): Tania Ann Rempert, University of Illinois;
Kristin Davin, Loyola University Chicago; Amy
Hammerand, Chicago Public Schools
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Chinese, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Spanish
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 A
504 Incontri con il Cinema Italiano
Contemporaneo
Le relazioni prenderanno in esame i nuovi sviluppi
nel cinema italiano contemporaneo Nouvelle Vague
intimismo in un incontro tra la realtà e la finzione nel
cinema di Mimmo Calopresti (D’Amanda); Kammerspiel
Italian Style: “La stazione” di Sergio Rubini (Orsitto);
“This Must Be the Place” by Paolo Sorrentino (Plutino-
Calabrese); Outsiders In, Insiders Out: Migration as
Seen Through the Eyes of Crialese (Calabretta-Sajder)
Presenter(s): Antonio Vitti (Chair), Indiana University;
Elisabetta D’Amanda, Rochester Insitute of
Technology; Fulvio Orsitto, California State
University; Maria Stella Plutino-Calabrese, Nazareth
College; Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, Rice University
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 B
505 Incontro con Gli Autori: I
Each author will speak about his/her book Amicizia,
Affetto, Amore, Edizioni Farinelli, 2011 (Bresciani,
Donna, and Garolla); Percorsi, Prentice-Hall, 2011
(Marchegiani and Italiano); Ponti: Italiano terzo millennio
(Tognozzi and Cavatorta)
Presenter(s): Anthony Mollica (Chair); Irene
Marchegiani, State University of New York, Stony
Brook; Laura Bresciani, New York University;
Giuseppe Cavatorta, University of Arizona; Elissa
Tognozzi, UCLA
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English, Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 A
506 Italian Studies Dissertations in
Progress
The session is a venue for PhD students in Italian
studies to present the findings arising from the research
undertaken for their dissertation Research areas
include theatre (Ahmadian, Ugolini), multicultural writers
(Pinzi), and cinema (Di Bianco, Muri-Rosenthal)
Presenter(s): Paul Colilli (Chair), Laurentian University;
Matteo Ugolini and Ziba Ahmadian, University of
Toronto; Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Harvard University;
Laura Di Bianco, CUNY, Graduate Center; Anita Pinzi,
Graduate Center, City University of New York
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 B
507 how One’s Cultural Perspective
Impacts All Three modes of
Communication
To develop cultural competency, students must
understand their own cultural products, practices
and perspectives before comparing them with those
of the target culture Cultural filters influence the
interpretation of lexical items of daily life and underlie
the grammar of the language Culture, communication
and comparisons are interwoven in cross-cultural
interactions
Presenter(s): Phyllis E. Van Buren, St. Cloud State
University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 A
508 Special Celebrations to Enliven
and motivate Your French Classes
Organized, well-planned classroom celebrations
inspired by the French calendar will interest and
motivate students throughout the year The presenter
will share ideas for the planning and implementation
of successful cultural events at all levels of language
study Participants will have the opportunity to share
their best ideas throughout this session
Presenter(s): Ann L. Sunderland, <strong>American</strong> Association
of Teachers of French
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: French
applicable language(s): French
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 B
509 From Surveys to Perspectives and
Practices of the Target Culture
Teaching L2 culture is problematic due to the possibility
of stereotypes and overgeneralizations about the target
culture We propose learning culture through a variety
of activities such as surveys completed by native speakers
and other techniques that lead learners to a deeper
understanding of L2 cultural perspectives and practices
Presenter(s): Dale A. Koike, University of Texas at
Austin; Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Spanish
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