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Peer reviewedMason, Keith – Italica, 1997
Addresses the current status of teaching Italian, outlines problems that teachers of Italian must confront, and offers recommendations for improving the Italian pedagogical scenario. (CFM)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Instructional Improvement, Italian, Language Teachers
Mason, Keith – Polylingua, 1990
Argues for the inclusion of courses in phonetics and phonology in college Italian programs, claiming that the myth of Italian as a phonetic language blurs the clear need for such training and that students actually require advanced coursework in phonetics and phonology to improve their articulation and pronunciation. (43 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Italian
