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Welcome to the website of the Italian Language Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting and sustaining Italian language education in the United States. Our officers and advisors include members of national educational organizations, all of whom have a deep-seated commitment to education and the language and culture of Italy.
We are committed to the making AP Italian successful, now that it has been reinstated.
The Italian Language Foundation is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation qualified by the Internal Revenue Service to receive tax deductible contributions. Join us in learning about Italian language and culture studies.
UPCOMING ILF SPONSORED ACTFL TEACHER WORKSHOPS
The Italian Language Foundation is proud to present the next four ILF sponsored teacher workshops for all middle and high-school teachers of Italian. Membership in the ILF is a condition for teacher participation. Click here to become a Member now!
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will provide full day workshops on developing and assessing communication, open to any and all middle and high-school teachers of Italian, followed by a half-day workshop to train lead teachers (identified jointly with the American Association of Teachers of Italian – as well as through a self-nomination process) to continue the professional development locally.
This is an exciting and enriching opportunity for teachers of Italian throughout the USA, and the Italian Language Foundation is delighted to collaborate with the ACTFL to achieve it.
For more information contact Paul Sandrock: psandrock@actfl.org
Additional registration information to follow as it arrives.
Chicago Area:
Friday, February 17 (Workshop)
Saturday, February 18 (Lead Teacher Training)
New York City Area:
Saturday, March 3 (Workshop)
Sunday, March 4 (Lead Teacher Training)
Los Angeles Area:
Sunday, March 18 (Workshop)
Monday, March 19 (Lead Teacher Training)
Miami Area:
Saturday, April 21 (Workshop)
Sunday, April 22 (Lead Teacher Training)
Welcome back to school!
Please be sure to join the Italian Language Foundation as a member!
Italian language classes at the middle and high school levels are underway throughout the USA, and the number of college students studying Italian is rising. Why not study Italian?
Teachers of Italian who are members of the Italian Language Foundation are eligible to participate in free workshops. The ACTFL OPI is being offered to teachers of Italian, courtesy of the Italian Language Foundation (May 14-15, August 27-28, 2011). If you are a teacher of Italian at the middle or high school level, please join the Italian Language Foundation to be eligible for these enriching professional development opportunities!
Latest News 15 February, 2012
For information regarding the Dante Award for Excellence in AP Italian Language Studies please follow the link below.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Important Information Regarding the 2012 AP Italian Exam
Date of the exam
We advise all interested students that the College Board has published the date of the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam on its web site; it is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 2012, after 12.00 PM.
It is not possible to take the exam on dates different from the one indicated by the College Board.
For more information see: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/
about/dates
Home Schooled Students: How to take the exam.
We advise all students interested in the Italian AP exam who have not attended an AP Italian course that they can take the exam following these steps:
1. Exams must be ordered and administered in schools approved by the College Board:
2. Students should contact AP Services no later than March 1st to obtain contact information for approved schools;
3. Student should be in contact with the school in which they want to take the exam no later than March 15th;
4. For all related questions, students should contact AP Services:
Phone: 888 225-5427 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada) or 609 771-7300
Email: apexams@info.collegeboard.org
