I have been more and more busy lately, at the language center where I teach Italian. Apologies to my readers. More classes have opened up, providing a welcomed opportunity for more work but also for interesting human encounters and some reflections. Italian people may not know it, but Italian language learning is growing in popularity. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘school’
Un caffé corretto, per favore
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Divine Comedy, israeli, Italian Language, Italy, learning process, Linguistics, school, students, teaching on 03/02/2010 | 3 Comments »
Rewriting history: lies vs. omissions PART I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged censorship, education, israeli, nakba, palestinian, school, textbook on 12/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago my attention was caught by an article in the Haaretz (yes- again) where it was announced that Israeli textbooks were finally to re-integrate a mention to the Palestinian version of the facts which accompanied the foundation of the Jewish state (what they call the Nakba, a “catastrophe”). I was strongly impressed [...]
