TESOL National Convention 11/2021

English Teachers.  The Call for Papers has been extended to July 10, 2021.  

Participate in the Virtual Convention.  Submit your proposal.  INFO HERE

TESOL Italy’s 46th National Convention, provocatively entitled “Disruptive Innovations in ELT” echoing Clayton M. Christensen’s famous theory, wishes to provide a shared space for inquiry, reflection and discussion on the disruptive impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has turned our personal and professional lives upside down changing education dramatically, while also leading to positive innovations and transformations. In this sense, we have used the term ‘disruptive innovations’ as they have caused a paradigm shift in the ELT field.

How have we, as ELT teachers, educators and professionals, coped with change? How have we reacted to the pandemic disruption? Our responses have actually been disruptive and extraordinary, turning unprecedented challenges into opportunities and reimagining English learning and teaching:

American Musicals! June 2021

Get out your top hat and dancing shoes! It's time for AMERICAN MUSICALS!

Films Free and Open to the Public. 

Made possible thanks to the US Embassy to Italy and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs US Department of State.

Reservation at this LINK.

 
Covid Rules. Registration, Masks, Temperature, Distancing.  

Shows at 10 am and 6 pm. 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG 

Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo 6 - Trieste - Italy 

Tues. 22/6 - THE WIZARD of OZ (1939) 1 hr. 42 min. 

Wed. 23/6 - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951) 1 hr. 54 

Thu. 24/6 - GREASE (1978) 1 hr 50 min. 

Tues. 29/6-  CHICAGO (2002) 1 hr 53 min 

Wed. 30/6 - MAMMA MIA (2008) 1 hr. 48 min. 

Thu. 01/7 - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) 1 hr 45 min.

📅 SAVE THE DATE!    SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 - WEST SIDE STORY (1961) a very special MUSICAL EVENT at the SALA LUTTAZZI.  More news coming soon.

Zona Bianca - White Zone

⚐ Finalmente siamo in Zona Bianca!  

Rientreremo IN PRESENZA per l'ULTIMA LEZIONE.

Le Date delle ultime lezioni:

giovedì - 10 giugno
venerdì - 11 giugno
lunedì - 14 giugno
martedì - 15 giugno
mercoledì - 16 giugno
sabato - 19 giugno

😷Seguiremo il protocollo Covid (distanziamento, misurazione della temperatura, gel, ecc)

📚La BIBLIOTECA riapre per prestiti dal 31/05 lunedì a venerdì ore 9-13.  

Vi preghiamo di restituire libri e dvd che avete a casa.  

A PRESTO!

June 2021 Newsletter

June 2021 – White Zone and it’s SUMMER!  School is almost over and we all need a break, preferably outdoors.  Let’s try Baseball! Watch our  June MUSICALS.  Register for the Summer English Academy, follow Caribbean American Heritage Month, LGBTQI+ Pride Month. See you on What’s the Buzz.    WHITE ZONE - Cultural associations can reopen!  The Library is now open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm! We ask you to return long overdue books and dvds.  If you can’t make it during our hours, put them in the mailbox or in the book bag outside our door.    SPRING Session Students.  Finally we will meet! Your last lesson will be IN PERSON!  You will receive details on the class on the WhatsApp Groups and via email.    JUNE AMERICAN  MUSICALS SERIES Enjoy our 6 Musical Films at the American Corner.  In English with English Subtitles. FREE Shows at 10 am and 6 pm. With an online RESERVATION at this LINK   Tues. 22/6 - THE WIZARD of OZ (1939) Wed. 23/6 - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS  Thu. 24/6 - GREASE (1978) Tues. 29/6-  CHICAGO (2002) Wed. 30/6 - MAMMA MIA (2008) Thu. 01/7 - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) Special Musical Event – October 28th at Sala Luttazzi – Save the Date!     INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION – Add it to your calendar July 3rd, 6 pm – An Independence Day Celebration in Opicina with Junior. Alpina Baseball & Softball.  More details coming soon.    SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY – Registration is Open! Spaces are Limited.  Some weeks are already full. Full Immersion English Weeks with an emphasis on STEAM (Science Technology Art Engineering Math) all in English – in person. PreK through High School.  More info HERE.  Contact us if you need more info.   Online Individual Lesson Packages for Adults and Children are available.   AIA FVG 1961- 2021 - 60 YEARS YOUNG Susanne is editing and our interns are completing the transcripts and translations. We have had more great interviews with Leonardo, Joe, Luciano, Alice, Jerica – more names next month. You can still fill in the AIA 60th Anniversary Info Form and share your memories with us! Join the FREE AIA FVG Alumni Association and get on our mailing list.   AMERICAN CORNER The American Corner offers ONLINE ACTIVITIES. More events will be posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog. eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access– Request your personal temporary access code today.  Read The New York Times, National Geographic, Oprah!  Watch RBG free of charge in English.  American newspapers, magazines, videos, read and watch children’s books from BookFlix, resources and databases are available remotely only during the Covid-19 period (afterwards only at the American Corner).   OUR CALENDAR   Mondays – What’s the Buzz this Week?  Month 5 of weekly 20 minute weekly Buzzchats in English with Karoline and Denise and special guests. New Topic each week.  Be part of the buzz in English. On FacebookLIVE AIAFVG and AC TS. Binge watch past episodes on our YouTube Channel.   Registration continues for the Summer English Academy   2/06, 2pm and 7pm - American English Live Teacher Development Series 11 3/06, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel. 5/06 – Continuation of Free TESOL Language Improvement Course for Teachers taught by Janine and Karoline every Saturday morning 8/06, 11 am – Adult Read Aloud– reading and discussing Girl by Jamaica Kincaid on FacebookLIVE ACTS 8/06 - World Oceans Day 10/06, 6 pm – Big John the Dinosaur visit in English for Spring Adult Students.  10/06, 7:30 pm – Women’s Book Club– Last meeting of this year’s series.  In person with a la carte dinner for regular participants.  15/06, 11 am – Documentary –The Last One: Unfolding the AIDS Memorial Quilt (72 min) available on Kanopy – An updated history of the AIDS epidemic in America through the story of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.The film traces how what at first was labeled a "gay disease". FREE anytime on eLibraryUSA - Kanopy with your temporary remote access code or on American Corner Home Theater FB 20/06: World Refugee Day 22/06 – Webinar Education USA – Fulbright Italy EducationUSA – Fulbright Commission Italia 22/06 – American Musicals Series THE WIZARD of OZ  23/06 – American Musicals Series AN AMERICAN IN PARIS  24/06 – American Musicals Series GREASE  29/06- American Musicals Series CHICAGO 30/06 – American Musicals Series MAMMA MIA  01/07 – American Musicals Series THE GREATEST SHOWMAN  Looking ahead:   3/07, 6 pm: Independence Day Celebration in Trieste with Junior Alpina Baseball & Softball in Opicina   06/07 – Summer Family Film Festival a FREE film every Tuesday at 5:30 pm   28/10 – Save the Date – Special  Event fat Sala Lelio Luttazzi   REPEATING EVENTS on FACEBOOK Every Thursday at 3 pm – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel.   Every Wednesday at 5 pm Faces and Places across the US on Facebook American English.  Meet and interact with Americans in their homes and learn about their states, cities, traditions.   ENGLISH TEACHER’S CORNER This month English teachers in FVG are completing their TESOL English Language Improvement course for English Teachers!  There will be more classes like this in the future.    Browse the Resources on American English at State for Educators, including their YouTube Channel .   02/06, 2pm and 7pm - American English Live Teacher Development Series 11. On Facebook with the theme: “Classroom Management for In-person, Online, or Hybrid Courses" and "Approaches to Teaching Grammar" Every other Wednesday from June 2nd through July 14th. To join these FREE LIVE sessions and earn your badges, go to AmericanEnglishforEducators Facebook page   STAFF PICKS for the Month Preparing a Caribbean Feast. Dreaming of the Best Beaches in the US. Listening to the Harry Belafonte Greatest Hits. Applying Sunscreen. Taking a Swim.  Reapplying Sunscreen.       JUNE/JULY Office and Library Hours Mornings: Mon-Fri - 9-13 Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste - IT Available Online at aia.fvg@gmail.com We'll get back to you. For Administration Queries contact aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com   Follow us and stay up to date on: Our Website Facebook: Associazione Italo Americana FVG Facebook: American Corner Trieste YouTube and INSTAGRAM

Caribbean American Heritage Month

In the United States, June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. 

From America's earliest days, Caribbean Americans have contributed to the success, spirit, and character of our nation. For generations, they have enhanced and advanced many aspects of American society.

Notable Caribbean Americans include: 

• Alexander Hamilton - Considered one of the nation’s founding fathers and was the first Secretary of theTreasury

• Colin Powell - The first person of color appointed Secretary of State

• Shirley Chisholm - The first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress

• Sidney Poitier - The first African American actor to receive the Academy Award

Hamilton: An American Musical

One of today’s most celebrated Caribbean Americans is Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the smash hit musical Hamilton.  Miranda, of Puerto Rican descent, tells the story of the Founding Fathers of America through the lens of Alexander Hamilton, who was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis before immigrating to New York. 
In telling the story of the American Revolution, Miranda uses hip hop and a multiracial cast, including Miranda himself as Hamilton.

Online American Book Club

NEW! ONLINE American Book Club

Thursday, 20/05, 10 am –– discussing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald with readers from American Corner Trieste and YouLabPistoia. 

1 hour informal discussion in English.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, The Great Gatsby, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers and is considered by many to be the great American novel. 

It is the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby, his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, and lavish parties on Long Island at a time when, as The New York Times noted, “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession.”

 Register here to receive the Zoom link.

You can borrow or  download the ebook Free and Legally from:  

https://archive.org/details/greatgat00fitz
https://www.google.com/books/edition/THE_GREAT_GATSBY/oYAh96Xo4pUC

You can also purchase the ebook online at a very low cost due to the copywrite expiration.

More resources:

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/dpla-pss-053/primary-source-set-the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald/

Happy Reading!  Hope you can join us!  

Virtual Open Day Summer English Academy

Martedì, 11 maggio 2021 

L'evento si è svolto online l'11/05/2021

11/05 ore 17 - PreK e Elementare

11/05 ore 18 - Middle School e High School

Parla con le insegnanti per conoscere meglio il programma.

• La partecipazione alla presentazione non è obbligatorio per l'iscrizione.  
• Inoltre, la partecipazione all'incontro non è vincolante.

Per sapere di più

👀Guardare il link: Summer English Academy

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