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Rando, Gaetano – Italica, 1971
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English, Grammar, Italian
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Molinaro, Julius A., Comp. – Italica, 1971
Includes materials published in the United States and foreign countries by scholars from the U.S. and Canada. (DS)
Descriptors: Authors, Bibliographies, Books, Grammar
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O'Connor, D. J. – Italica, 1972
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Glossaries, Grammar, Italian
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Nikiema, Emmanuel – Italica, 2000
Argues for the introduction of the syllable in the teaching and learning of Italian and to show that using a structural representation of the syllable can enlighten facts about the distribution of the definite masculine markers "il" and "lo," as well as other Italian morphemes. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Italian, Morphemes, Second Language Instruction
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Bancheri, Salvatore – Italica, 1997
Presents criteria teachers can use when evaluating software designed to teach grammar to students of Italian-as-a-Second-Language. The importance of collaboration between programmers and academic experts is stressed in creating software and the need for teachers to choose software as carefully as they select textbooks. (CFM)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Grammar, Italian
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Rothenberg, Julius G. – Italica, 1969
Descriptors: Alphabets, English, Grammar, Italian
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Moneti, Annamaria – Italica, 1988
Cites problems in the current method of teaching the subjunctive to English-speaking students of Italian. The ineffectiveness of associating the indicative mode with reality and the subjunctive mode with possibility is discussed. Psychological explanations, not grammatical ones, are presented to explain this use. (CFM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Italian, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
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Aliberti, Domenico B. – Italica, 1971
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Italian, Language Instruction
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Benati, 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
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Vizmuller-Zocco, Jana – Italica, 1995
Examines the transplantation of dialects of Italian abroad, particularly to Canada. Argues that any discussion of the language of immigrants from Italy has to start from the premise that they brought their dialect, not Italian, to their new home. Conclusions indicate that "Italo-Canadian" shares many linguistic characteristics with…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Grammar, High School Students
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Repetti, Lori – Italica, 1996
Argues that teaching about Italian dialects ought to form an integral part of the Italian curriculum and offers ideas on what could be included in such a course. Points out that the study of these dialects can teach students about the history and synchronic structures of standard Italian as well as the role of Italian sociolinguistics as it…
Descriptors: Course Content, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
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Ciccarelli, Andrea – Italica, 1996
Examines the conflict between students' focus on learning the grammar and vocabulary of a foreign language instead of considering the culture that lies beneath the target language, in this case, Italian. Suggestions are made for overcoming the practical difficulty of imposing a language as a cultural entity upon the students. (25 references) (CK)
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
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Nuessel, Frank – Italica, 1996
Overviews the most recently published or revised version of North American second-year Italian textbooks. Notes that each of the six textbooks reviewed provides sound pedagogical materials designed to enhance instruction. (55 references) (CK)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Grammar, Higher Education
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Kinder, John J. – Italica, 1996
Discusses the presence and significance of linguistics in Italian departments at universities in Australia and worldwide against the background of multiculturalism, the politicization of the Italian population in Australia, and the emergence of Italy as a major economic and political power. Argues that the boundary lines between linguistics and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries