Research on Italian Language Teaching in NSW: Invitation to Secondary School Teachers
As part of its cultural activities, Comites NSW is conducting a project on Italian language teaching in NSW.
The project focuses on the secondary school sector and aims to explore the experiences and perceptions of teachers of Italian across different career stages, working in government, Catholic and independent secondary schools, in urban and regional areas of NSW. We are aiming to interview between 25 to 30 teachers.
One of the study's objectives is to identify existing effective practices with the aim of generalizing their use. The ultimate goal is to formulate recommendations for language promotion initiatives, to present to major stake holders, and the Italian Government in particular.
We would like to invite teachers of Italian in a secondary schools in NSW to participate in this study.
Your participation would involve an interview (in English or in Italian, at your preference) of about one hour, where we would ask you to talk about your professional experiences, language education in your school, and your practices in teaching Italian. The interview can take place in different modalities (in person, via Zoom or phone call) at a time/day of your convenience, and will be recorded (with or without video, as you prefer). Ms Liana Trevisan, who has taught Italian extensively in secondary schools, will conduct the interview.
Please note that all data collected will be anonymised and will remain confidential. Data will be stored in a password protected computer and will be accessed only by the the interviewer and the project coordinators, Antonia Rubino and Enrichetta Parolin. In preparing the final report, all efforts will be made to eliminate any information that could identify you and your school. You will be able to read the report before it will be released.
As a token of appreciation, as a participant you will enter the draw to win one of two vouchers of $350.
If you are interested in taking part in the study, please, contact
