Teachers of Italian are invited to participate in an afternoon workshop hosted by Co.As.It. to celebrate XIX settimana della lingua italiana. This year’s theme is L’italiano sul palcoscenico – Italian on stage.

Date: Wednesday 30 October 2019
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Italian Bilingual School, 30-32 See St Meadowbank
Guest speaker: Vincenzo Diglio  
Topic: Il palcoscenico scuola di vita – l’esperienza scolastica italiana
RSVP: 29 October 2019 by emailing Learning@coasit.org.au

Vincenzo Diglio, from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, is an actor, assistant director and teacher of Italian theatre. Some of his works/films include I ragazzi del muretto, Songbirth and Nuovomondo. Vincenzo Diglio is presenting at the  national Italian teachers’ conference in Melbourne and will be joining us in Sydney for this special and unique presentation.

To coincide with la Settimana della lingua italiana, the 2017 theme of L'italiano al Cinema l'Italiano nel Cinema and the National Italian Teachers' Conference being held in Canberra, Professor Donata Puntil from the Kings College London will be in Sydney on 24 October to deliver a workshop. The workshop is titled "Mixed ability classes and the use of cinema," and will involve the presentation of various Italian film clips, followed by a discussion on their cultural and linguistic use in the Italian class room. Attendance at the workshop will count towards teacher identified professional learning.

For further information, as well as details of registration, please see the flyer attached.