Monica Canetta, M.A.T.
Italian Instructor
As a member of the World Language Department at Medford High School (MHS), Monica Canetta has been teaching Italian at various levels for the past five years, including Italian II College Prep (CP) and Honors, Italian IV CP and Honors, as well as Advanced Placement (AP) Italian. Before moving to Massachusetts, Monica lived in New York City where she taught Science at a private high school on the Upper West Side for four years, followed by another four years teaching Science at a middle school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Once in Massachusetts, and upon discovering that many Boston-area schools offered Italian, Monica obtained her Massachusetts State teacher’s license in Italian. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science and a Master’s degree in Teaching Science, both from Fordham University. She also holds Massachusetts teacher's Professional Licenses in both Italian, obtained through Idioma's graduate-level courses, and Science. Monica is passionate about teaching and communicating her love for Italian culture and language. She resides in Stoneham, MA with her husband and five young children.
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Course Description
This online course is designed for teachers who wish to continue to improve and refine their language skills in Italian and to develop practical lesson plans for the classroom. It is designed around six great movie adaptations of classic children's books. Given the popularity of the stories and films, students and teachers who are familiar with the film and can focus on the language without having to decipher the plot. Emphasis will be on comprehension, vocabulary building, improving listening and writing skills, in addition to film analysis and discussions of the differences between original story and its movie adaptation (available in Italian through online streaming). Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Italian.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Monica was amazing! She responded to my emails and questions immediately and thoroughly. Even though I have never met her, I feel like I have known her for awhile. She was personable and so helpful. Her feedback was so meaningful!"
“The practical application of this course was remarkable. Prof. Canetti was responsive, prompt, encouraging and professional. This is my second of her courses (and my second with Idioma) and I will absolutely be back. Finding Italian coursework at the graduate level was exciting enough, but these classes have been such a positive and rewarding experience!“
“The selection of the academic materials was excellent. The Prof. provided immediate feedback and sample work establishing clear expectations of the assessments. I enjoyed also the careful selection of songs from Disney movies that can be connected to our thematic units. I appreciate very much the opportunity to create a unit plan that I can use for all my students.”
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
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This self-paced course provide teachers with affordable opportunities to complete course work that is interesting, and relevant. Once your registration is completed you will receive an email with access to the course material. You must complete the work within the given time frame in order to receive credit for the course. Instructor and technical assistance is available but you complete the work at your own pace.
Using explanatory videos and exercises, this independent study course provides a comprehensive review of Italian grammar, targeting problem areas of grammar for many advanced learners. Designed for students preparing for licensure exams, teachers preparing to teach advanced levels, as well as native speakers of Italian charged with teaching advanced grammar concepts. Participants will collaborate and share successful strategies for teaching a variety of topics. Conducted in Italian.
What Participants are Saying About This Course
“I have found very few courses specifically for Italian teachers so this has been very welcome and enjoyable.”
Course Delivery
Self-Paced
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Thematic learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
This course is self-paced with open enrollment, meaning students may register and start at any time and have up to 3 months to complete the coursework.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed within one business day for all self-paced courses. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown on www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Optional Texts
Nocchi, Susanna and Roberto Tartaglione., Grammatica Avanzata della Lingua Italiana (2006) ISBN 888-237281
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
For communication in L2 to exist, students need something to talk about. Reading short novels crafted especially for the novice learner not only provides characters and a plot, but also the feeling of accomplishment once the novel has been read. In this course, we will discuss the theory of comprehensible input and then go on to use the theory while exploring how to reach novice learners through five novice-level novels in Italian: L’Amore di Francesca, Mi Diverto con Gianluigi, Il Signor Rigoni, Le Avventure di Pinocchio e Il Mistero di Casanova. We will learn how to incorporate what is already embedded in the novel to further pique students' interest and get the most out of the reading, including culture, geography, food, social issues and even politics. Within each module, participants will examine the online content, read the books, engage in discussion, prepare and share activities for use in the classroom. The course is a forum to collaborate, share ideas and best practices for involving the comprehensible novel in the novice-level classroom. The final project will include a Unit Lesson Plan that incorporates all 5 short novels. Conducted in Italian.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
Understand Comprehensible Input and how it fosters communication
Learn how to read a short story in Italian for novice and intermediate learners
Learn strategies on how to present Italian Grammar in Context
How to teach culture through authentic comprehensible literature
Design a unit plan for their own classes incorporating the theory and practice of this course as well as the material from the 5 short stories.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
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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.
Required Texts
L’Amore di Francesca 2002 ELI s.r.l. Storia di B. Brunetti e illustrazioni di Luca Poli
Mi Diverto con Gianluigi by Bruna Petrarca Boyle (2009)
Il Signor Rigoni Alma Edizioni 1999
Le Avventure di Pinocchio by Francesca Colombo
Il Mistero di Casanova by Enrico Lovato
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course is designed for teachers who wish to better understand a segment of Italy’s past and its present through selected literary works of Alessandro Manzoni and Susanna Tamaro. Participants will improve their language skills in Italian and be able to develop practical lesson plans for the classroom using Manzoni’s I Promessi Sposi and Tamaro’s Va Dove Ti Porta il Cuore. This course is designed around these two literary works: the story, the setting, the characters, numerous themes, the historical context and its influence in forming today’s Italy. Emphasis will be on comprehension, vocabulary building, improving listening and writing skills, in addition to literature analysis and discussion of the differences between I Promessi Sposi and Va Dove Ti Porta il Cuore including the themes that come up in each novel. Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Italian.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“Monica is outstandingly punctual, kind, and professional. Her courses are strong, academic experiences that focus on important aspects of language learning.”
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
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This online course is designed for teachers who wish to learn about three famous Italian Operas and their composers in order to improve and refine their language skills in Italian and to develop practical lesson plans for the classroom. The course is designed around three great Operas: Tosca, The Barber of Seville and La Traviata. Given the popularity of these Operas, students and teachers who are familiar with the Opera can focus on the language and the arias without having to decipher the plot. Those who are not familiar with these three Operas, will have the chance to learn the plot and story and then focus on the language and music. Emphasis will be on comprehension, vocabulary building, improving listening and writing skills, in addition to Opera analysis and discussions on the composers and the history of the Opera in Italy. Students will also listen to and analyze the most famous arias from each Opera. Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Italian with occasional readings in English.
What participants are saying about this course
“This course was an excellent way to expand my curriculum for my 4th year students.”
Course Delivery
Self-Paced
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Thematic learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
This course is self-paced with open enrollment, meaning students may register and start at any time and have up to 3 months to complete the coursework.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed within one business day for all self-paced courses. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown on www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
Opere: Tosca (by Puccini), The Barber of Seville (by Rossini) and La Traviata (by Verdi)
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.