Silvia Giorgini (ei1182)
University information
Contact information
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
421 Manoogian Hall
Second Language Acquisition
Applied Linguistics
Alternative Assessment
Technology Integration in the Classroom
Teaching Language through Fairy Tales and Literary Texts,
Italian Culinary History
2021 Member, Academy of Teachers
2019 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
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 2010
Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL), Wayne State University
Full Travel Grants:
2023 to present paper at AATI International Conference in Catania, Italy
2022 to present paper at ACTFL National Conference in Boston, MA
2019 to present paper at ACTFL National Conference in Washington D.C.
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
Giorgini-Althoen, Silvia. "Bridging Cultures Across Borders: Intercultural Engagement through a Virtual Collaborative Project". The FLTMAG, 24 January, 2022, https://fltmag.com/bridging-cultures-virtual-collaborative-project/
VoiceThread Certified Educator
EdPuzzle Coach
Certified Plida Examiner for Dante Alighieri Society-Michigan Chapter
SAT Italian Development Committee Member
AP Italian Language and Culture Question Leader
Courses taught by Silvia Giorgini
Fall Term 2024 (future)
- ITA2010 - Intermediate Italian
- ITA2020 - Italian through Film
- ITA3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine
- ITA4610 - The Birth of Italian Language and Literature
- NFS3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine
Winter Term 2024 (current)
- ITA1020 - Beginning Italian II
- ITA2010 - Intermediate Italian
- ITA2020 - Italian through Film
- ITA2991 - Italian Fairy Tales
Fall Term 2023
- NFS3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine
- ITA2010 - Intermediate Italian
- ITA2020 - Italian through Film
- ITA3100 - Caffe Italia
- ITA3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine
Winter Term 2023
- ITA1020 - Beginning Italian II
- ITA2010 - Intermediate Italian
- ITA2020 - Italian through Film
- ITA2991 - Italian Fairy Tales
Fall Term 2022
- ITA1010 - Beginning Italian I
- ITA2010 - Intermediate Italian
- ITA2020 - Italian through Film
- ITA3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine
- NFS3300 - Science, History, and Culture of Italian Cuisine