Ghelli, Samuel

Phone: 718-262-2462
Office Location: AC-3D09
sghelli@york.cuny.edu

Education:

Degree	Institution	Field	Dates
PhD	Rutgers University, NJ	Italian	2005
MA	University of Florence, Italy	Italian Literature	1994

Areas of Expertise:

20th-century Italian Literature
Italian as Second Language Acquisition

Books in Field Of Expertise:

Samuel Ghelli. A Reference Grammar of Contemporary Italian for English Speakers. New York: Bordighera Press, March 11, 2013. 270.

Samuel Ghelli. AP Italian Language and Culture. New York: Barron's Educational Series, February 1, 2008. 448.

Articles in Field Of Expertise:

Samuel Ghelli. "Da Scampia a Gomorra: Nell'archivio di Roberto Saviano." Esperienze Letterarie. XXXVIII/1 2013: 87-98.

Samuel Ghelli. "I fantasmi, le ragioni dell’anima e la riscrittura dei Ricordi di un Impiegato di F. Tozzi." Italica. 88: 3 2011: 395-411.

Samuel Ghelli. "Tozzi e Roma: scelta e rifiuto della città." NeMLA Italian Studies. XXXIII 2010-2011: 1-16.

Samuel Ghelli. "Roberto Saviano." The Literary Encyclopedia. January 28, 2011: 3.

Samuel Ghelli. "Intervista a Roberto Saviano." Forum Italicum. 44. 2 Fall 2010: 518-531.

Samuel Ghelli. "Storia di un'amicizia." Forum Italicum. 44.2 Fall 2010: 343-358.

Samuel Ghelli. "Attorno all’assenza degli animali: una ipotesi sul Cantico di Francesco." Italian Quarterly. Year XLIV, 171-172 Winter-Spring 2007 (Pub. March 2009): 5-15.

Samuel Ghelli. "La Favola di Machiavelli: Belfagor Arcidiavolo." Forum Italicum. 41. 2 Fall 2007: 285-296.

Samuel Ghelli. "Stefanino e compagni. Appunti per una rilettura del romanzo palazzeschiano." Studi Italiani. XVIII, 1 2006: 73-88.

Reviews in Field Of Expertise:

"Annali di Italianistica" 2011 Vol. 29: 554-556.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2010 Vol. 28: 580-582.

"Nemla Italian Studies" Volume XXXII (2009 - 2010): 172-174.

"Italian Culture, The Journal of the American Association for Italian Studies" March 2010 Vol. XXVIII, No. 1: 79-81.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2008 Vol. 26: 433-435.

"Annali di Italianistica" 2008 Vol. 26: 577-579.

 

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances:

" Da Scampia a Gomorra: nel laboratorio di Saviano " May 4, 2012: AAIS 2012 Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.

" Culture through Language and Language through Culture " January 25, 2012: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.

" L’Italiano nelle Università americane: l’esperienza di York College " January 19, 2012: ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “ PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA”, Arezzo Italy.

" L’Italiano come Lingua Seconda sul territorio nazionale: l'approccio, il metodo e le tecniche glottodidattiche " January 18, 2012: ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE “ PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA”, Arezzo Italy.

" Perché Saviano? " April 9, 2011: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, New Brunswick, NJ.

" Il Caso Saviano " October 21, 2010: Invited by Dr Carol Vasserma, Chair of the Modern Languages Department at BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College), NYC.

" Insegnare Italiano divertendo " June 3, 2010: Invited by Mr. Michael Prater, Liceo Coordinator - La Scuola d'Italia, NYC.

" Italian language: a mirror of a Country Identity " April 10, 2010: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Montreal, Canada.

" Mid-August Lunch (Preview) " March 4, 2010: Invited as Guest Speaker to present the movie and conduct the debate by The Great Neck Art Center. Clearview Cinema, Great Neck, NY.

" Understanding Italian Culture through the Italian Language " October 10, 2009: NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY.

" Italian proficiency across the three communicative modes (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational) " April 27, 2009: Invited by Mr. Michael Prater, Liceo Coordinator - La Scuola d'Italia, NYC.

" La Roma di Tozzi " February 28, 2009: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

" Advanced Placement Italian: The exam " December 3, 2008: Invited by Ms. Lea Brunetti, Italian Teacher - Garden City HS, Long Island.

" Language and culture / Language is culture " November 15, 2008: Invited by Dr. Alfio Russo, Director of the Education Office, Consulate General of Italy - “Italian Language and Culture Seminar”, Italian Consulate, NYC.

" Words We Read, Words We Write " October 11, 2008: NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Annual Meeting, Saratoga Spring.

" From the Lira to the Euro: a journey through the History, language and culture of Italy " September 12, 2008: Invited by AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian) - Syosset, Long Island.

" Conversation and composition methods and strategies for Italian " May 9, 2008: Invited by Dr. Donald Maiocco, School Headmaster - La Scuola d'Italia, NYC.

" Fra antico e moderno, scenario ideale per la generazione che si affaccia al Novecento " April 12, 2008: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention,Buffalo, NY.

" The Reading and Writing sections of the AP ITALIAN " March 29, 2008: Invited by Dr. Alfio Russo, Director of the Education Office, Consulate General of Italy - NECTFL Conference, NYC.

" Parole da leggere, parole per scrivere " April 1, 2008: Invited by Dr. David Marsh, Italian language coordinator, Italian Department - RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ.

" Pasticciare con le parole: il gioco come sensibilizzazione linguistica " September 21, 2007: Invited by AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian) - Syosset, Long Island.

" Sull’absentia degli animali nel Cantico di Francesco " May 5, 2007: AAIS (American Association for Italian Studies), Colorado Springs, CO.

" Stefanino di Aldo Palazzeschi e la terapia dell'Antidolore " April 7, 2000: NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association) Convention, Boston, MA.

" La parabola familiare nei Ricordi di un impiegato di Federico Tozzi " December 4, 1999: Ab Ovo - Textual Kinship and Genealogies in Italian Culture, University of Chicago.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships:

Accepted to Preparation for Teaching Online: A Foundational Workshop for CUNY Faculty: January 2012.

Nominated mentor for the Faculty Online/Hybrid Course Program: Summer-Fall 2011-2012.

Accepted to York College’s first Online-Hybrid Course Development Program: June 2009.

Nominated for The Cross-Campus Mentoring Program: May 2009.

Nominated for Election to the Modern Language Association Delegate Assembly: Spring 2008.

Grants-In-Aid:

PSC-CUNY Research Award Program, Centro Studi Palazzeschi. July 2010: 3.000.