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Marco Salardi *** Consolato Generale d’Italia ***

Marco Salardi *** Consolato Generale d’Italia *** San Francisco

People of Italian descent in the USA: 17 million +

People of Italian descent in CA: 1,26 million – 5% of the population in California 3% in the other Western States Italian speaking people in CA: 84.000 Italian citizens resident in CA: 20.000

3Marco Salardi * Consolato Generale

d'Italia in San Francisco * March 2008

there are 130.000 students of Italian in American schools, Colleges and Universities

+ 48% in the last ten years 64,000 High School

students of Italian in 2000 1% of language students

but 350% increase since1960. Only 43,6% of HS students are enrolled in language courses (20,9% in 1960)

In Colleges/Universities, in 2002/3: ◦ 307 B.A. ◦ 54 M.A. ◦ 20 Ph.D.



NEW: Supporting Italian language for all interested in our language and culture

OLD: Supporting Italian language only for Italian immigrants

Education Offices in all Italian Consulates in USA. 2002 Los Angeles, 2006 San Francisco, 2008 Philadelfia

The director is an Italian Principal



Support the AP Program The AP-Italian started in 2006 About 1.900 High School students were enrolled in 2007 50% passed the test Our goal is 3000/4000 students In California only 100 in 2006 and 93 in

2007



The Education Offices organize workshops for teachers of Italian for improving their skills.

Our professors are from the University of Perugia, Siena, Venezia, Roma and sometimes from Italian Departments in local Universities



Only San Francisco State and Long Beach Universities can grant Credentials

Presently, no Test is offered for credentialing

Italian Credentials can be converted in CA but only if you have passed through the SSIS



The most terrific websites about Italy are the ***.rai.it websites. RAI is the National Broadcasting Corporation.

About 400, mostly free◦ You can download cultural and non cultural

programs (except movies). You are linked to all important Italian cultural sites.

◦ http://www.perlacultura.rai.it/site/it-IT/◦ http://www.rai.it/dl/portal/tuttisiti/E.html◦ http://www.italica.rai.it/ for the language



















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