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Why Study a Language Other than English?
The psycholinguist, Frank Smith, famously wrote: “[o]ne language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.”
Why Study Abroad in Italy?
According to testimony, study abroad experience in Italy completely changes the way students approach life and learning.
10 Ideas for Increasing Italian Enrollments at all Levels!
If you are looking to build, maintain, or improve enrollment and retention in an existing program, here are a few suggestions to consider.
Statement on Ukraine
Car* tutt*, i nostri pensieri vanno alle persone coinvolte nella recente invasione dell’Ucraina. AATI - un’associazione educativa/formativa con forti principi di giustizia e equità - si unisce in forte opposizione agli attacchi ai cittadini ucraini e alla loro...
AATI Statement on New Visa Regulations
AATI STATEMENT ON NEW VISA REGULATIONS July 10, 2020 The AATI condemns the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s July 6, 2020 decision to suspend the exemptions for nonimmigrant students enrolling in online courses during fall 2020 semester: "Nonimmigrant F-1 and...
AATI Statement on Racism
Updated June 11, 2020 June 4, 2020 The members of the American Association of Teachers of the Italian (AATI) maintain our position as an antiracist educational organization. As one of the largest international associations of Italian Studies aimed at fostering...
Antonietta DiPietro Receives Distinguished Service Award for 2018 (K-12)
Dr. Antonietta Di Pietro, AP Italian Instructor at G.W. Carver International Studies Program, Lecturer of Italian at Florida International University, and current Executive Board Member for High Schools (2018-2020) of the American Association of Teachers of Italian...
Frank Nuessel Receives Distinguished Service Award for 2018 (College / University)
Professor of Spanish, Italian and Linguistics and University Scholar of the University of Louisville, and former Vice-President (2010-2011), President (2012-2014), and current Past President (2015-2017) of the American Association of Teachers of Italian has been...
AATI College Essay Winners Announced
The AATI College Essay Committee Announces the 2017-2018 Winners:Nicholas DeMarieUniversity of Pennsylvania"Dio, la materia, l'uomo"(miglior saggio in lingua italianaProfessor Eva Del Soldato )Jordan CostanzaUNC at Charlotte"Gastronomic Purism"(miglior saggio in...
