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Peer reviewedRando, Gaetano – Italica, 1970
Descriptors: English, Italian, Language Instruction, North American English
Peer reviewedNegri, Renzo – Italica, 1969
Descriptors: Impressionistic Criticism, Italian Literature, Literary Styles, Nineteenth Century Literature
Peer reviewedAski, Janice M. – Italica, 2000
Investigates the effectiveness of placing more emphasis on reading in the elementary and intermediate foreign language classroom. Explores approaches to and models of foreign language reading, such as schema theory and content language teaching. Discusses the appropriate point at which to adapt the various strategies. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Italian, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedArthur, Gabriella Colussi; Nuessel, Frank – Italica, 1998
An examination and comparison of reading materials intended for elementary and intermediate Italian second-language instruction looks at these aspects: the role of the "ancillary" reader in language instruction; selecting readers that facilitate achievement of the Standards of Foreign Language Learning; the dichotomy between literary and cultural…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Italian, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedRagusa, Olga – Italica, 1974
A brief analysis is made of the teaching of Italian literature in the United States with special reference to course work and language proficiency in the doctoral program. Mention is made of the choice of texts in undergraduate language courses. (Text is in Italian.) (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDanesi, Marcel – Italica, 1987
Reviews research about the brain's hemispheric functions, emphasizing the practical implications and applications of bimodal language learning. Four pedagogical principles (contextualization, visualization, diversification, and personalization) that characterize any integrated approach to language teaching are also discussed. (CB)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Holistic Approach, Integrated Activities, Italian
Peer reviewedDavis, Stuart; And Others – Italica, 1987
Reviews the limited amount of research regarding ways in which primary stress is assigned to second conjugation infinitives in Italian and then proposes a new perspective taking into consideration root vowels, root-final consonants, syllable onset, monosyllabic vs. polysyllabic roots, and canonical form. (CB)
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Italian
Peer reviewedMollica, Anthony – Italica, 1971
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Italian, Language Instruction, Questioning Techniques
Peer reviewedDella Terza, Dante – Italica, 1971
Descriptors: Film Study, Impressionistic Criticism, Italian Literature, Letters (Correspondence)
Peer reviewedAliberti, Domenico B. – Italica, 1971
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Italian, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedNuessel, Frank; Cicogna, Caterina – Italica, 1991
Explores issues related to the successful integration of songs and music into the Italian curriculum and suggests methods for incorporating music to enhance students' speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and cultural awareness skills. (27 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Italian, Language Enrichment
Peer reviewedBenati, Alessandro – Italica, 2000
Examines the theoretical and practical rationale for processing instruction as a method of incorporating grammar instruction in a communicative foreign language approach. Presents results of a study on the role of processing instruction on the learning of the Italian future indicative tense by a group of English-speaking students. Results…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Italian, Language Processing
Peer reviewedLaviosa, Sara – Italica, 1999
Examines recent studies of linguistic corpora in Italian, and presents the results of an analysis of "piace" and "piacciono" conducted on a corpus of 3.5 million words of written Italian, accessible at the University of Birmingham in England. Focuses on pedagogical applications of the data and on the inductive methodologies…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Higher Education, Italian, Language Research
Peer reviewedRosen, Carol – Italica, 1987
Offers a sampling of results achieved by Relational Grammar in exposing "hidden rules" behind various facts of Italian, major conspicuous facts as well as tiny arcane ones. (CB)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Italian, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm
Peer reviewedStefanini, Ruggero – Italica, 1976
Presents a scheme directed towards Italian language Teaching Assistants teaching subject and object pronouns, and discusses the etymology and diachronic development of these forms. (Text is in Italian.) (AM)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology
