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March 19, Father’s Day in Italy
In Italy, Father’s Day – La Festa del Papà – is celebrated on March 19, the Roman Catholic feast day of Saint Joseph (San Giuseppe), the earthly father of Jesus Christ. This date is fixed on the liturgical calendar and does not change from year to year, unlike the moveable third Sunday in June observed…
A Guide to the Alphabet Soup of Education Acronyms (Especially in World Language Teaching)
Dear First Year Teacher, keep calm and read on! Anyone who has spent time in education – whether as a teacher, administrator, or curious parent – has likely encountered a bewildering parade of acronyms. In world language teaching especially, the jargon can feel like you need a decoder ring just to follow a department meeting.…
AI in the World Language Classroom: Helpful Tool or Academic Shortcut?
Artificial intelligence has arrived in the language classroom whether teachers invited it or not. Students at every level now have access to tools — ChatGPT, Google Translate, DeepL, Duolingo’s AI features, and many others — that can translate, conjugate, write essays, hold conversations, and even explain grammar rules in seconds. For world language teachers working…
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