Background
Pietro, Robert Joseph Di was born on July 18, 1932 in Endicott, New York, United States. Son of Americo Dominick and Mary Agnes Di Pietro.
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Strategic Interaction is an approach to language instruction that calls upon learners to use the target language purposefully and skillfully in communicating with others. The focal activity in the strategic interaction classroom is the scenario, which replicates real-life situations and requires language in order to reach a resolution. Students are assigned roles that oblige them to work out and implement personal game plans through dialogs with other role players. Students are always themselves, and personal agendas will inevitably differ, creating the dramatic tension that makes strategic interaction realistic and involving. Di Pietro explains the rationale behind strategic interaction and describes in detail how to use the approach in the classroom, from elementary to advanced levels. An excellent resource book for any language teacher.
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Pietro, Robert Joseph Di was born on July 18, 1932 in Endicott, New York, United States. Son of Americo Dominick and Mary Agnes Di Pietro.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1954; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1960.
Project linguist, Center Applied Linguistics, Rome, 1960-1961;
member of faculty, Georgetown University, 1961-1978;
professor linguistics, Georgetown University, 1969-1978;
chairman Italian department, Georgetown University, 1966-1968;
director, Inter-University English Program, Madrid, 1963-1964;
professor linguistics and Italian, department chairman language, director inter-departmental program in linguistics, U. Delaware, Newark, 1978-1985;
professor department linguistics, U. Delaware, Newark, 1985-1991. Fulbright lecturer, Italy, 1960-1961, Spain, 1963-1964, Federal Republic Germany, 1978. Andrew Mellon Distinguished lecturer Georgetown University, 1975-1978.
Lecturer International Communications Agency, Yugoslavia, 1978-1980, 86, Finland, 1981, Hungary, 1985, Argentina (United States Information Agency academic specialist grants, 1986, 87,88, 90), Brazil, 1990. Spanish language proficiency tester Department State, Venezuela, 1965. Developer Strategic Interaction Methodology for Foreign Language Instruction.
Visiting fellow Australian National U., Canberra, 1985, University of Virginia, 1987, 89. Visiting professor U. Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1988, Temple University, Tokyo and Osaka branches, 1988. Consultant in bilingual education Regional Government of Alto Adige, Italy, 1989, 91.
(Strategic Interaction is an approach to language instruct...)
(Book by Ruth M. Jackson, Robert J. Di Pietro)
Board directors National Italian American Foundation, from 1979, American University Rome, from 1983. Member Modern Language Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Linguistic Society of America, Linguistic Association Canada and United States (a founder, president 1989-1990), Society Italiana di Linguistica, American Association Teachers Italian, American Anthropological Association Clubs: Chesterbrook Swim (McLean).
Married Vincenzina Angela Giallo, September 5, 1953. Children: Angela Maria, Mark Andrew.