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Recent
studies and data from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages and Modern Language Association have shown that Italian
language study is on the rise in U. S. schools across the nation.
In a six year period between 1994 and 2000, Italian language enrollment
in high schools rose 46 percent compared to Spanish enrollment,
which rose 26 percent and German and French which dropped nearly
three percent and 13 percent respectively. Between 1995 and 1998,
the percentage of students studying Italian at both the graduate
and undergraduate levels increased 13 percent at nearly 3,000 U.
S. colleges and universities.
From
National Italian American Foundation Monthly Bulletin
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Italian
language teaching is also expanding to the elementary schools of
Miami, Fl, reports the Miami Herald. The foreign governments of
Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and soon Brazil fund foreign language
instruction programs in Miami's elementary schools. These programs
offered at G. W. Carver Elementary and Charles Wynche Jr. Elementary
give American students the opportunity of exposure to Italian during
the formative years of language acquisition.
The
success of the Italian program recently encouraged the Italian government
to renew it for another three years. In the next three years, the
program will expand as students move to higher grade levels. In
a recent article by Associated Press, members of the Italian consulate
express their desire to contribute to the multicultural city of
Miami through the implementation of these language programs which
give young students the advantage of foreign language acquisition
at a young age. Due to this financial support, Miami's public, elementary
schools can offer students foreign language opportunities which
most private schools cannot.
From
National Italian American Foundation Monthly Bulletin
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Los
Angeles Police Department assistant chief, Sharon Papa, is the highest
ranking female officer in the history of the LAPD. She joined the
department in 1997 when the Metropolitan Transit Authority merged
with the Los Angeles Police Department. Papa had served for 17 years
with the MTA Police. In November of 2002, she was promoted to deputy
chief and now commands the LAPD Office of Administrative services.
Her
family is originally from a small town south of Rome called Anzonia.
Papa grew up with her family in Utica, New York, in a heavily populated
Italian American Community.
From
National Italian American Foundation Monthly Bulletin
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