Volume XLI (2019)

Special Issue: How to Use Literature in the Italian Language Class

Download NeMLA Italian Studies Volume XLI. Download front matter. Individual articles are available for download below.

Introduction: How to Use Literature in the Italian Language Class
Paola Nastri and Paola Quadrini

Section 1

Sustaining Content to Sustain Discourse: An SCLT/I Approach to Transitioning into Literature-based Courses through a Study of the Petrarchan Sonnet
Kelly Paciaroni

Teaching and Learning the Italian Language through Literature, Art, and Emotions
Monica Calabritto

A Medieval Love Story: The Lisabetta da Messina Novella in the Italian Language Class
Paola Quadrini

Section 2

The Benefits of Young Adult Literature in the Italian Language Class
Emilia Di Martino

La letteratura nella classe di lingua: una sfida per gli studenti del nuovo millennio
Paola Morgavi

How Literature Can Facilitate Discussions about Controversial Topics: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Paola Nastri

Read On, Keep Talking: The Mystery Genre in Integrated Language Curricula
Maria Grazia Lolla

Book Reviews

Christopher Kleinhenz and Kristina Olson, editors. Approaches to Teaching Dante’s Divine Comedy, 2nd edition. The Modern Language Association of America, 2020, pp. 312
Glenn Steinberg