Joseph Marquette, MALS
Italian Instructor
Joseph holds New Hampshire teacher certification in Italian, Latin, Greek and French with letters of eligibility in Spanish and German. He began teaching Italian at nineteen years of age for the Order Sons of Italy in America and has more than twenty years teaching experience at every level of schooling from kindergarten to university in both private and public settings. Joseph has extensive experience in multilingual curriculum design and student travel as well as many years experience in program oversight and implementation. Recognizing the fact of internal encounter and transformation inherent to language instruction, Joseph strives to synthesize affect theory (Tompkins), multiple intelligence theory (Gardner), and the zone of proximal development (Vygotsky) to create a learning space that leads to language acquisition and appropriation.
As a young learner in an ethnic family, blending scholastic and linguistically diverse enclaves, Joseph learned English, Italian, German, French, Latin, and Spanish simultaneously, adding ancient Greek and Portuguese at the university level. He holds his B.A. in French and Italian from the University of New Hampshire with a year at the Université de Bourgogne à Dijon and an MALS with an emphasis in queers studies and comparative literature from the University of New Hampshire with a year at the Université de Montréal. Joseph holds a postgraduate certificate in ancient Greek from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has studied Scottish Gaelic with the University of Dundee, Scotland, and active Latin and Greek at the Accademia Vivarium Novum in Frascati, Italy.
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Course Description
This course, as a survey of Italian geography, will seek to establish a framework for encountering Italy both as a whole and in its distinctive regional identities. Topographical, political, and anthropological geographies will merge to create a unitive understanding of the Italian peninsula, its geopolitical makeup, as well as its globally impactful human cultural pageantry.
We will:
Develop a thorough understanding of universal themes pertaining to Italian geography as well as regional considerations
Reflect on personal experiences or hoped for experiences as a mode of personalizing the L2 classroom and enhance professional development opportunities
Engage in professional conversation concerning the value of geography in L2 curriculum
Develop practicable curricular solutions for the implementation of an intentional geographical element in the breadth of an L2 curriculum.
Course conducted in Italian.
Required Text
In order to successfully complete the coursework, participants are required to purchase the following text before the course begins:
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Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
About the Instructor
Joseph Marquette, Instructor. Read more about Joseph here.
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Course Description
This course, as a survey of Italian history, will seek to establish a framework for understanding Italy both synchronically and diachronically, insofar as Italy’s present is, in many ways, shaped by its past. The different eras merge to create an interlaced framework of Italian history and the events and epoques that have rendered Italy so very impactful in a global cultural and political context. Conducted in Italian.
We will:
Develop a thorough understanding of universal themes pertaining to Italian history
Reflect on our personal curiosities concerning Italian history as a mode of personalizing the L2 classroom and enhance professional development opportunities
Engage in professional conversation concerning the value of history in L2 curriculum
Develop practicable curricular solutions for the implementation of an intentional historical element in the breadth of an L2 curriculum.
Required Texts
In order to successfully complete the coursework, participants are required to purchase the following texts before the course begins:
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“This was a great course that gave me the opportunity to organize lessons plans around Italian history! Joseph is so responsive! He is a great instructor who really cares about our understanding of the assignments. He has given me confidence.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
About the Instructor
Joseph Marquette, Instructor. Read more about Joseph here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course proposes a survey of Italian literature in order to establish a chronological and stylistic framework which fosters a deepened understanding of Italy’s literary core as experienced through the lens of poetry and creative narrative. This exploration of Italian letters reveals Italy’s role as a trendsetting leader on the global stage that is world literature. Course conducted in Italian.
We will:
Develop a thorough understanding of themes and genres pertaining to Italian literature
Reflect on our personal experience in relationship to Italian literature as a mode of personalizing the L2 classroom and enhance professional development opportunities
Engage in professional conversation regarding the merit of literature in L2 curriculum
Develop practicable curricular solutions for the implementation of an intentional literary element in the breadth of an L2 curriculum.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“The subject of this class was challenging but extremely rewarding. I learned a lot! I really appreciated Joseph's detailed, thoughtful, and interesting comments on my assignments. I have learned a lot from his feedback and the material.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
Balboni, Paolo E. Letteratura italiana per stranieri. [ISBN: 9788899358464]
About the Instructor
Joseph Marquette, Instructor. Read more about Joseph here.
Click here to request a syllabus.