FABIO GIRELLI-CARASI

e-mail: carasi@brooklyn.cuny.edu

EDUCATION

1985	Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Major: Italian Literature.
1983	Master of Arts. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Major: English Applied Linguistics.
1978	Master of Arts. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Major: Italian Literature.
1981	Certificate of Teaching English as a Second Language. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1976	B.A. Equivalent. Conferred by University of Wisconsin-Madison. Based on academic work at Università degli Studi-Milano, Italy

CERTIFICATIONS

1995	Certified Teacher Trainer. Università per Stranieri-Siena. Development and training workshops for teachers of Italian as a Second Language.
1990	ACTFL Certified Trainer. Oral Proficiency Interview. Italian.
1989	ACTFL Certified Tester. Oral Proficiency Interview. Italian.

EXPERIENCE

2005-2008	Director. Center for Teaching, Brooklyn College. Faculty development, pedagogy research, educational technology
1998 -	Professor (2005). Modern Languages and Literatures. Director, Computer Language Instruction Center (CLIC). Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.
90-97	Director. New York University, School of Continuing Education. Department of Foreign Language.
87-89	Dean. Italian School. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
88-89	Head of Italian Program. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
86-90	Assistant Professor. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. .
85-86	Visiting Assistant Professor. Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
84-85	Visiting Instructor. Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Summ. 86-89	Assistant Professor. Italian School, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
76-79; 81-84	Teaching Assistant of Italian. University of Wisconsin Madison.
1982	Teaching Assistant of English as a Second Language. University of Wisconsin-Madison

HONORS AND AWARDS

1999	Award. "Educator of the Year." Association of Italian American Educators.
1999	Honors. "Honorary Membership." Voice of Italian Teachers in America.

GRANTS

2006	Principal Investigator. Assessment and Curriculum Development: Reverse Design. CUNY Faculty Colloquium ($10,000)
2004	Recipient. Writing Across the Curriculum. Applicative Seminar on Undergraduate Writing. Brooklyn College ($3,000)
2003	Principal Investigator. Online Pedagogy Training Program. Brooklyn College. ($2,500)
2002	Principal Investigator. PSC-CUNY. Research Project Ambivalence and Denial: Italian Memoirists of the Holocaust. ($4,500).
2001	Principal Investigator. CUNYONLINE. Funding for development of asynchronous online course ($3,840).
2000	Recepient and organizer. CUNY Faculty Development Colloquium. Training Workshop on Technology ($2,500).
97 98	Recipient, Investigator and Administrator. Renewal of 1994-1995, 1995-96 and 1996-1997 grant from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Organize, administer seminars and development courses for teachers of Italian. In cooperation with the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia and Siena ($13,500).
97-00	Recipient. U.S. Department of Education, Title VI, International Resource and Studies. Three year grant for the realization of Italian language course for the Internet ($105,000).
1996	Recipient. Unified Court System of New York. Two year grant for the establishment of a training program for Spanish-English court interpreter ($197,000).
96-97	Recipient, Investigator and Administrator. Renewal of 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 grant from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy (see above) ($18,000).
95-96	Recipient, Investigator and Administrator. Renewal of 1994-1995 grant from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy (see above) ($18,000).
95-96	Recipient, Investigator and Administrator. Ministry of Public Education of Italy. Organize and administer professional development seminars for the promotion of Italian culture in the U.S. ($6,000).
94-95	Recipient, Investigator and Administrator. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy (see above) ($32,000).
1994	Recipient and Administrator. New York University Curricular Challenge Grant Fund: "Books, Slides and Videotape" project for the development of multimedia materials for the teaching of less commonly taught languages ($5,000).

PUBLICATIONS - Books

2009	Co-editor: Globalization: Technology, Literacy, & Curricula. Pearsons Higher Education: 2009 Author of two chapters: “Best Practices: Practicum for Classrooms as Learning Communities.” “Technology as Communication Medium for Learning Communities.”
2003	A scuola con Internet. Methods and techiques of teaching using technology. Trento: Il Brennero.
2001	Lavorare stanca canzoniere suo malgrado. Trento: Il Brennero.
2001	OGGI E DOMANI. Interactive online Italian Language course. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/modlang/carasi/site/
1997	Guida all’università americana. Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. 1998

PUBLICATIONS

Articles and Chapters

2002	“Italian Jewish Memoirs and the Discourse of Identity." In The Most Ancient of Minorities. Stanislao Publiese, Editor. Westport: Greenwood Press.
2001	"La valutazione delle competenze orali dell’italiano come lingua straniera." In Insegnare Italiano come Lingua Straniera. Pierangela Diadori, Editor. Firenze:La Nuova Italia.
2001	"Bilingual Education and Majority Rule in an Immigrant Society.” In Bilingual Education in the European Community. Proceedings from international symposium "Bilingual Education in the European Community." Klagenfurt: Verlag Land Kärnten, 2001.
2000	"Contemporary Jewish Memorialists in Italy." In The Italian Jewish Experience. Thomas Di Napoli, Editor. Proceedings from International Symposium on “The Italian Jewish Experience,” SUNY-Stony Brook, NY. Forum Italicum Publishing, Stony Brook, NY, 2000.
1995	"Da McLuhan A Limbaugh: Populismo e Low-Tech Nel Discorso Politico in America." In Cibernauti: Tecnologia, Comunicazione, Democrazia. Roma:Castelvecchi, 1995.
1992	"Two Previously Unpublished Texts by Guido Gozzano: A Contribution to The Definition of His Poetics." In Romance Languages Annual. Purdue UP, 1992.
1992	"Multiculturalism and Ethnocentrism in U.S. Academic Institutions." In Selected Proceedings: "The Public Management of Culture." Università di Trento, Italy.
1990	"The Anti-linguistic Nature of the Lager in Primo Levi's Se questo è un uomo". In Reason and Light: Essays on Primo Levi, Susan Tarrow, Ed. Ithaca, NY: Cornell UP1990.
1990	"Strategie Narrative del Macro-testo Autobiografico di Primo Levi." In Italiana, Albert Mancini, Paolo Giordano, Anthony Tamburri, Ed. River Forest, IL: Rosary College Press 1990. Presented at 1988 American Association Teachers of Italian, Monterey, CA.
1988	"Il Ruolo della Politica nel Canzoniere di Cesare Pavese," Perspectives on Contemporary Literature, 14 (1988).(Presented at 1987 Conference on Twentieth Century Literature, University of Louisville, KY.)
1988	"Disease as Metaphor in Sibilla Aleramo's Una donna." In Italiana, Albert Mancini, Paolo Giordano, Anthony Tamburri, Editors. River Forest, Il: Rosary College Press, 1988. Presented at 1987 American Association Teachers of Italian, Atlanta, GA.

REVIEWS

1989	Stories. By Cesare Pavese. New York, New York: The Ecco Press 1987. In The Southern Humanities Review.
1989	Beppe Fenoglio and English Literature: A Study of the Writer as Translator. By Mark Pietralunga. Berkeley, Los Angeles: U of California Press,1987. Annali d'Italianistica.
1987	The Empty Set: Five Essays on Twentieth-Century Italian Poetry. Edited by Maurizio Godorecci. Flushing, New York: Queens College Press, 1985. In Italica.

INVITED LECTURES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

2009	Panelist. “Si’, Parliamo Italiano.” Presentation of national study on the state of Italian Teaching in the U.S.A. John Calandra Institute of Italian American Studies, Queens College, CUNY, New York.
2009	Presenter. “Leuco’ Va in America. Cesare Pavese in the 100^th Anniversary of his Birth.” International Symposium, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook.
2009	Moderator, Presenter. “Italian Jews in America.” John Calandra Institute of Italian American Studies, Queens College, CUNY, New York.
2007	Presenter. “The Most Ancient of Minorities.” Book Presentation. Center for Jewish History. New York
2006	Panelist. McGraw-Hill National Teleconference and Webcast on Foreign Language Learning: "Best Practices for Online Learning in the Second Languages Classroom." McGraw-Hill, Los Angeles, CA
2005	Presenter. “My Version of the Facts.” Book presentation. Center for Jewish History, New York.
2004	Organizer, convener, presenter. “Teaching for Communication”. CUNY Council on Foreing Language Study. Hunter College. New York.
2003	Presenter. “Memoirs of the Italian Holocaust.” Book presentation The Most Ancient of Minorities. New York University.
2003	Workshop. “Practical Uses of Technology in Foreign Language Teaching.” East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylania.
2001	Instructor. Four-workshop series "The Virtual Classroom." Ramapo College of New Jersey. (Spring)
2000	Organizer and Instructor. One-day CUNY Faculty Development Colloquium: "New Technologies in the Foreign Language Classroom: Teaching with the Internet". Brooklyn College, Brooklyn.
2000	Organizer, coordinator and instructor. One-day workshop: "Applying OPI Principles: Implications for Teaching to the Curriculum." CUNY Council on Foreign Language Studies, Hunter College, New York.
2000	Organizer and Instructor. Two week-long workshops on "Technology in Italian as a Foreign Language." Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo; Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Kyoto, Japan.
1999	Lecture. "Oral Proficiency Testing in Italian as as Foreign Language." Università IULM, Milan, Italy.
1999	Lecture. "Using the Web to Teach Italian." Università Ca' Foscari, Venice, Italy.
1999	Lecture. "Testing Techniques for Oral Competence Assessment." Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy. (June)
1999	Organizer and coordinator. Four-day ACTFL Oral Proficiency Workshop, attended by 40 CUNY participants. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York. (April)
1998	Workshop. “How to Integrate Oral Proficiency Testing in a Foreign Language Curriculum.” Nassau County Community College, Wesbury, NY. (November).
1998	Lecture. “The Implications of Oral Proficiency Testing for the Teaching of Italian as a Second Language.” Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. (November).
1998	Lecture series. “Le competenze orali nell’insegnamento dell’italiano.” Universita’ per Stranieri, Siena, Italy. (October)
1998	Corso di Formazione. “Teaching Italian for Oral Proficiency”. Saint John’s University, New York, NY. Under the aegis of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and American Association Teachers of Italian. (March)
1998	Corso di Formazione. “Teaching Italian with the Internet”. Saint John’s University, New York, NY. Under the aegis of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and American Association Teachers of Italian. (May)
1996	Trainer. Oral Proficiency Training Workshop. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1996	Visiting Professor. Seminar: "Italian Language Methodology". Università per Stranieri-Siena.
1995	Trainer/Instructor. Week-long workshop "Professional Development for Managers of Cultural Institutions." Università di Trento-Italy.
1995	Lecture Series. "Oral Proficiency in Italian Language Curricula", Università per Stranieri-Siena.
1995	Organizer, Panelist. Symposium on "D'annunzio in the Context of the Canon of Italian Literature." Italian Cultural Institute, New York.
1993	Trainer. Week-long training workshop for teachers of Italian. Italian Cultural Institute. Prague, Czech Republic.
1993	Trainer. Oral Proficiency Training Workshop. New York University. New York, NY.
1993	Guest Speaker. Week-long training seminar on Oral Proficiency. Università di Trento. Trento, Italy
1992	Trainer. Oral Proficiency Training Workshop. University of Chicago.

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

1999	Paper. "Memory and Identity: Italian Jews Writing the Holocaust." International Symposium on 'The Most Ancient Minority." Hofstra University, NY.
1999	Presentation. "Teaching with the Web: New Tools for Autonomous Learners." 1999 Summer Institute, National Foreign Language Resource Center, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii.
1998	Presentation. “Teaching Italian with the Web.” An Interactive Italian Language Course. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
1998	Paper. “Contemporary Jewish Memorialists in Italy.” International Symposium on “The Italian Jewish Experience,” SUNY-Stony Brook, NY.
1998	Paper. “Bilingual Education and Majority Rule in an Immigrant Society.” International Symposium on “Bilingual Education in the European Community.” The Karl Popper Institute, Klagenfurt, Austria.
1998	Paper. “Multiculturalism as an Ideology.” International Symposium “The Culture of Regionalism in Europe,” Bolzano, Italy.
1998	Paper. “OGGI E DOMANI: An Italian Language Course for the Internet.” American Association of Italian Studies, Chicago, IL
1996	Chair. Panel on “National Standards in the Curriculum of Foreign Languages.” American Association Teachers of Italian-Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
1995	Chair. Panel on "The Canon of Italian Literature in Italy and the US." American Association Teachers of Italian-Annual Meeting, Chianciano, Italy.
1995	Paper. "The Role of Adult Education in the Defense of the Italian Linguistic and Cultural Heritage in the US." National Italian Association Federation: International Conference on Italian Culture and Education, Washington, D.C.
1994	Paper. "U.S. Competitive Advantage in the Public Management of Culture: The National Endowments and the Principle of Peer Review." International Symposium on the Ministries of Culture in Europe. Università di Trento, Italy.
1994	Paper. "Verba volant: radio politica e (corto) circuito democratico in USA." International conference on Democracy, Media and Technologies. Università e Città di Bologna, Italy.
1994	Chair. "20th Century Literature: Pavese and Levi: Poetry and Prose of Autobiography." American Association of Italian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1993	Chair. "20th Century Literature: Feminine Autobiographical Texts." Annual Conference on Romance Language, Literature and Film. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1991	Paper. "Multiculturalism and Ethnocentrism in U.S. Academic Institutions. "Conference on "The Public Management of Culture." Università di Trento, Italy.
1991	Paper. "Two Previously Unpublished Texts of Guido Gozzano: A Contribution to the Definition of his Poetics." Annual Conference on Romance Language Literature and Film. Purdue University.
1989	Paper. "The Language of the Lager in Primo Levi's Se questo è un uomo." Cornell University, "Primo Levi: A Symposium."
1988	Paper. "Reading Primo Levi's Opus as a Macro-Text: An Hypothesis." American Association Teachers of Italian. Monterey, Ca.
1988	Paper. "Writing The Holocaust: Primo Levi's Se questo è un uomo." American Association of Italian Studies. Provo, Utah.
1987	Paper. "Disease as Metaphor in Sibilla Aleramo's Una donna." American Association Teachers of Italian. Atlanta, GA.
1987	Chair. Section on Linguistics. Italian-American Historical Association. Chicago, IL
1987	Paper. "Il Ruolo della Politica nella Poesia di Cesare Pavese." Conference on 20th Century Literature. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
1986	Chair. Section on Linguistics. American Association Teachers of Italian. New York, NY.

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Online Editor. Forum Italicum. (2009)

External Evaluator. Dept. of Modern Languages, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA (2009)

External Evaluator. Dept. of Spanish and Italian. Montclair State University (2006).

Second Vice President. Association of Italian American Educators (2000-2003).

Member. Advisory Board. Rome International University, Rome, Italy (1997- 2004).

Member. Editorial Board: Italian Journal, Italian Academy Foundation, NY., NY. (1995).

Member of the Board of Directors and U.S. Representative.. Centro per l'innovazione e la sperimentazione ambientale-Università diTrento, Italy (1993 todate).

Reader. Romance Languages Annals, Purdue University Press. Referee for 20th century Italian literature (1994 2003).

Advisor. 1986-1889, Middlebury College Italian Club.

Representative. 1988 American Association Teachers of Italian. North East Conference Annual Convention.

WORK IN PROGRESS

· Book contract: Gli Italo Americani nell’immaginario degli Italiani

*The Italian version will subsequently be translated and published in English.

· Book contract: Translation into English of I trapiantati, by Giuseppe Prezzolini (1963). Bordighera Press

· On-going research on Anglicization of the Italian Language.

· Revision and update of www.oggi-domani.com