Anna Rein
Brunswick, ME ***01
Tel. 207-***-****
e-mail: *****@*******.***
Education
2003
Master ITALS, Teaching and Promoting Italian Language and Culture to
Foreign Students. University C Foscari, Venice, Italy.
Thesis: L insegnamento della pronuncia dell italiano LS.
Advisors: Prof. Luciano Canepari, Dott. Graziano Serragiotto.
1985
Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere. University of Pisa, Italy.
Thesis: T.S. Eliot: Elizabethan Essays.
Advisor: Prof. Ian Duff
Courses and Workshops for Professional Development
2012
June 7th-19th AP reading in Cincinnati, Ohio. Question Leader for AP Italian
language and culture.
88 Professional Development Hours
8.8 Continuing Education Units
2012
May 23rd, one day workshop at Bowdoin College, How Learning Works
conducted by Dr. Susan Ambrose of Carnegie Mellon University.
2012
May 5th-8th, 4-day Italian Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Assessment workshop
offered by ACFL and conducted by Dr. Flavia Laviosa at Wellesley College, MA.
2011
Glottodrama Course. Two weeks course for teachers of Italian. Tutors in Rome,
private school of languages. Rome, Italy.
2010
Italian Webinar McGraw Hill, Teaching Culture as Content
Presenter: Diane Musumeci, University of Illinois-Champaign. March 22,
2009
College Board AP Italian Reading. Table Leader. Cincinnati, Ohio.
81 Professional Development Hours
8.1 Continuing Education Units
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2008
College Board AP Italian Reading. Table Leader. Louisville, Kentucky.
79 Professional Development Hours
7.9 Continuing Education Units
2007
College Board AP Italian Reading. Reader. The College of New Jersey, NJ.
47 Professional Development Hours
4.7 Continuing Education Units (IACET)
2006
Information Technology, Bowdoin College. Three Days Workshop with Brian
Alexander of NITLE (National Institute of Technology and Liberal Education) -
Multimedia Narrative (Digital Storytelling).
2004
ACTFL Workshop - Promoting the Year of Languages through Action Research
in the WL Classroom, Chicago, IL.
Two Weeks Summer Courses for Instructors of Italian as a Foreign Language,
Universit per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy, (AATI Scholarship).
2001
Two Weeks ITALS Summer Workshop. University C Foscari, Venice, Italy.
Italian Language Teaching Experience
2000 - Present
Senior Lecturer of Romance Languages. Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.
Lecturer III of Italian. University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine.
2000
Instructor of Italian. Morse High School, Adult Education, Bath, Maine.
Instructor of Italian. Language Exchange School, Portland, Maine.
1994
Instructor of Italian. University of Maryland, European Branch, La Maddalena,
OT, Italy.
Instructor of Italian. University of La Verne, Mediterranean Branch, La
Maddalena, OT, Italy.
English Language Teaching Experience
1990 - 1999
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language. Italian Public High Schools. District
of Sassari, Italy.
Other Work Experience
2012
Reviewing draft of Italian book for FOCUS PUBLISHING/R PULLINS CO
2011
Course Audit Consultant Reviewer for AP Italian Courses. Epic. College Board.
2010
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International Baccalaureate examiner and moderator. IB Organization.
2008
Italian Taxonomy Developing and Mapping Work. Explana Learning Inc.,
Boston, MA.
1985- Present
Freelance Translator and Interpreter.
Recent translations:
- MGR Staci Nisbet, Portland, Maine.
- Law Office of Judith Berry, Gorham, ME 04038
- The Weidner Foundation interview to Annette Hiplet
- Edit Italian translation of the book Who wants to buy a cheap
Rhinoceros by Sten Silverstein, for Edite Kroll s Literary Agency
in Saco, Maine.
Private Tutor of English and Italian.
1987-1990
Secretary. Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, Consiglio dei Ministri, Rome,
Italy. (Transferred to the Prefecture of Sassari in October 1988).
1986-1987
Clerk. US Navy Base. La Maddalena, Sassari, Italy.
Known Languages
Italian - native language.
English very good level.
German elementary level.
French, Spanish reading skills.
Classical languages - Latin and Greek studied in High School for five years.
Computer Skills
Extensive knowledge and experience with technology and its application in the classroom
to prepare teaching materials, lesson plans and presentations. I daily use Microsoft Office
especially Word, Power Point, and Excel. I use the Internet to research authentic material
to be used for preparation of class activities. I use Photoshop, I-movie, Hot Potatoes and
Game Maker to create online vocabulary and grammar practice.
Professional Affiliation
AATI, American Association of Teachers of Italian.
ACTFL, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
MLA, Modern Languages Association.
Publications
Itals, Rivista di Linguistica e Glottodidattica, Universit C Foscari, Ricerca azione:
l insegnamento della pronuncia dell italiano LS, III- 9- 2005, Guerra, Perugia.
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