(June 8, 2017) On June 5 closed the training experience of 14 American teachers from the School of Italy “G. Marconi “in New York, who studied Italian online through the ICoN language courses, Italian Consortium, which operates in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Italian school “G. Marconi “(http://lascuoladitalia.org/), directed by Professor Maria Palandra, is the only bilingual and bicultural school in North America. Born in 1977, it accompanies the students from the daycare to highschool graduation; it requires teachers to know Italian and ICoN, with their language online courses, has been contacted to follow their training. 14 teachers followed for four months the Italian Destination Courses, specially designed by ICoN for an American audience. Nine teachers took advantage of the Italian Destination Course 1, while five participated in the second level of the course, Italian Destination 2. All 14 teachers were supported by a qualified ICoN tutor and were able to attend the courses through two virtual classes thought for them, supporting written and oral production tests and activities. (Red)
