Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Viaggi no cost

Non c'entrano molto con l'insegnamento dell'italiano a stranieri, ma voglio citarli ugualmente.

www.helpx.net

è un sito di offerte di ospitalità in ogni parte del mondo.
Si offrono vitto e alloggio gratis in cambio di collaborazione in attività di vario tipo.
Il sito assomiglia a

www.couchsurfing.org

www.roadsharing.com

www.airbnb.com

I siti dei viaggi no cost sono citati in La Repubblica del 26 gennaio 2011.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Assist. Prof. of Italian - John Carroll Univ.

Assistant Professor of Italian, Tenure Track

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY in Cleveland, Ohio, invites applications for a tenure track Italian position, rank of Assistant Professor, commencing August 2011. Seeking candidate with special interests in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture, and Italian for professional purposes. Background in International Business Practices essential, including establishing internships in Italy. Ph.D., native/near-native fluency in Italian, scholarly potential, commitment to undergraduate teaching required. Teaching load includes: courses in elementary and intermediate as well as upper division Italian in a program focused on developing communicative proficiency, coordination of lower level courses of Italian language, experience in teaching humanities courses in translation, Italian business language and culture. See http://www.jcu.edu/language/teaching_positions.htm for more details, including teaching load, salary, application acknowledgement/contact information. Send letter of application, vita, transcript, statement of teaching philosophy, research goals, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Martha Pereszlenyi-Pinter, Chair, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Cultures, John Carroll University, 20700 North Park Blvd., University Hts., OH 44118. Review of applications begins Nov. 1 and will continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews at MLA. John Carroll University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. The university is committed to diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.