
Silvia Giorgini-Althoen
Coordinator of Italian Basic Courses
Lecturer
313-577-3002
307 Manoogian Hall
Silvia Giorgini-Althoen
Research Interest/Area of Expertise
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Second Language Acquisition
Applied Linguistics
Use of technology in the Foreign Language Classroom
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Teaching Language through Literary Texts
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications
- Laurea di Dottore in Lingue e Letterature Straniere (Russo), Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy – April 1991. Defended thesis: "Dmitrii Kantemir: Kniga Sistima ili Sostojanie Mogammendoskoj Religii"
- MA in Italian Applied Linguistics and Literature, Università per gli stranieri di Siena, Italy - February 2018 - Defending thesis: "Folktales and Fairy Tales in the University Foreign Language Classroom"
- Italian Elementary Teaching Certificate, 1999
Awards and Grants
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Foreign Language Technology Center (FLTC), Wayne State University
Mini-grants:
2015 Online Testing: completing the sequence ITA 1010
2014 Business Italian: Design and Develop Fully Online Course
2013 Online testing: expanding to Basic Courses ITA 1020
2011 Online Testing in Basic Courses ITA 2010Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL), Wayne State University
Full Travel Grants:
2016 to present paper at ACTFL National Conference in Boston, MA
2015 to present paper at ACTFL National Conference in San Diego CA
2013 to present paper at ACTFL National Conference in Orlando FL
Currently Teaching
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ITA 2010 Intermediate Italian - 4 credits Winter 2018
ITA 3100 Caffe' Italia - 3 credits Winter 2018
ITA 2020 Italian Through Film - 3 credits Winter 2018
Courses taught
ITA 1010
ITA 1020
ITA 2010
ITA 3030
ITA 3100
ITA 3200
ITA 4610
ITA 4620
ITA 5800