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CO.AS.IT. Performing Arts Competition 2009: Brighton Primary School: seconda classificata nella categoria “Primary” con lo sketch “Una sfilata di moda”. Annual Report 2009 – page 10 – Co.As.It. Resource Centre continues from page 9 continue with a total of 22 classes being held every week. These are beginner, intermediate, advanced levels, and conversational with Italian for Italians classes catering for students from an Italian background. Social evenings have been well attended with a large number of students enjoying film nights and informal gatherings. In particular a guided Italian language tour was organised in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria to view the Bugatti: Carlo Rembrandt Ettore Jean Exhibition, as well as a guided tour being conducted at the Melbourne Museum for A Day in Pompeii. Several Aged Care Facilities have availed themselves of Co.As.It.’s reputation as a provider of a quality program with classes being conducted for staff on site in the workplace. The professionalism and commitment of sessional teachers must be mentioned as it is because of their efforts that Co.As.It.’s reputation as a leading provider of language courses is maintained. Rose Patti Manager
ITALIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM L ANGUAGE ASSISTANTS This year the language assistants program was affected by the reduction of funds from the Italian government to educational organisations. After having the maximum number of more than 40 language assistants last year, this year Co.As.It. was only able to sustain a total number of 31 language assistants, therefore only half the number of schools that applied for an assistant were successful in getting one. The 2009 language assistants were selected in collaboration with Italian universities (namely Udine, Ca’ Foscari in Venice, Cattolica in Milan, Genoa, La Sapienza in Rome, the University for Foreigners in Siena) with whom Co.As.It has a bilateral agreement. The language assistants have then been allocated to schools in Melbourne, Daylesford, Wangaratta and Myrtleford PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT For the second consecutive year Co.As.It in partnership with VATI (Victorian Association of Teachers of Italian) has organised a cultural and linguistic refresher course held at Villa Morgen, which is an ex Benedectine monastery in Settignano, a little village near Florence. The course took place during the school holidays in January and saw the participation of fifteen Italian teachers from primary and secondary schools of Victoria. The course was held by local university staff and included a full time Italian language class and activities about Italian culture and civilisation. It also included guided tours of Florence and Siena. With regard to local professional development Co.As.It and VATI organised a three day full immersion course in Daylesford at the end of May which targeted advanced level Italian teachers. The course f o c u s e d o n t e x t c o m p r e h e n s i o n , conversational skills and creative writing. For the VCE students Co.As.It and VATI offered a two days support program. This preparation program for exams was held at Co.As.It at the end of September and attracted about150 students of Italian. The program comprised three different lab activities with an emphasis on conversation, writing and comprehension of the Italian language. AFTER HOURS ITALIAN PROGRAM Following last year restructure, this year the Saturday and After Hours Italian Program have been developed and regrouped in two centres: Carlton for the students in the centre-north-western regions and Clayton for those living in the centresouth-eastern regions. The programs are offered to students from preschool to year 10 and to VCE students who want to reinforce the learning of the Italian language with specific emphasis on verbal and written skills. The courses are conducted on Saturday mornings for three hours. Carlton also has classes on Monday and Wednesday evening for two and a half hours. EVENTS The third edition of PAC (Performing Arts Competition) organised by Co.As.It and VATI took place in August and has seen the presence of about 17 schools, both primary and secondary, whose students have acted in plays and songs written by themselves and composed on original and reinterpreted scripts. Winners of the PAC 2009 were evaluated on different criteria, among them the complexity and correct use of Italian and the originality of their presentation. In August Co.As.It and VATI organised a meeting with the Italian writer and screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami who was in Melbourne for the Melbourne Writers’ Festival. Prior to the meeting the film “Un borghese piccolo piccolo”, based on the book with the same title written by Cerami, was shown. After the movie Cerami broadly spoke of his past screenplays including the ones he wrote for Benigni and about the importance of creative writing in the development of students’ personality. Umberto Martinengo Italian Language Programs Manager CO.AS.IT. Annual Report 2009 – page 11 – Co.As.It.
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