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Svaldi, M. Grant awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Consulate General in the U.S. (Boston) for Innovative Teaching Advanced of Italian Language and Culture, Awarded 2025-2026
Svaldi, M. Teaching and Learning Initiatives for Advanced Italian Language and Culture
Svaldi, M. Grants awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Consulate General in the U.S. (Boston) for Innovative Teaching of Italian Culture through the Italian Excellence between Arts and Science, Awarded 2021-2022 & 2024-2025
Svaldi, M. (2023) Article "Engaging Students in Conversations about Social Justice and Change in Italy, TILCA -Teaching Italian Language and Culture Annual" November 2023 Published
Svaldi M. Insegnare italiano in un’università del New England: analisi, pianificazione e proposta di un corso microlingua [Teaching Italian in higher education in New England: analysis, planification and a proposal of a micro language course]. Itals Journal, Supplement of the ELLE Journal, ISSN: 2280-6792, November 2019, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice.
Svaldi, M. (2026) Beyond Words: The Profound Impact of Reading the Dizionarietto Quotidiano di Dacia Maraini on Mind and Society, CAIS and University of Bologna, Classical Philology and Italian Studies Department, June 6-7 & 9-10
Svaldi, M. (2026) Organizer and Chair of a panel Page by Page: Mastering Italian Language and Culture Through Reading, CAIS and University of Bologna, Classical Philology and Italian Studies Department, June 6-7 & 9-10
Svaldi, M. (2026) The Art and Creativity of the Italian Food: Local Roots, Global Impact, NECTFL-North East Council Teaching Foreign Languages, 26-28 February, New York
Svaldi, M. (2025) Presented Creating Connections through the Reading of Dizionarietto Quotidiano by Dacia Maraini, AATI [American Association Teachers of Italian] Princeton University, April 25-27, 2025
Svaldi, M. (2024) Presented: A Small Cup of Coffee with a Big Impact: the Interconnection between Creativity, Sociality, Sustainability, and Art in the Coffee Industry, MAFLA-Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, October 24-26, 2024
