Henry Batterman Associate Professor of Italian Assistant to the Dean for Cultural and Linguisitc Activities
B.A., University of Colorado
M.A., University of Michigan
Biographical Information
Henry Batterman holds a B.A. in Italian from
the University of Colorado and a Master's degree in Linguistics with a
specialization in Second Language Acquisition.
He has taught Italian at Gonzaga in Florence for twenty years. Professor Batterman takes a practical,
hands-on approach to language teaching
and believes that students progress more
rapidly when they are actively engaged in the classroom and
excited about using Italian outside of the classroom as well. As Assistant to the Dean for Linguistic and
Cultural Activities he gets students out into the community to meet Italian
students and families, do volunteer work and to take advantage of the many
wonders that a city like Florence has to offer.
Professional Presentations
Comparing the Italian and American Educational Systems (American
Language Institute, 11/01)
An American in Florence
(American Language Institute, 3/00)
CD Rom/Manual - Language Teacher: A Vocabulary Development
Program, 5/98
Grammar Teaching Activities: A Formula for Success
(International TESOL Conference, Atlanta,
1993)
Summarization: A Communicative 4-Skill Approach
(International TESOL, Vancouver, 1992)
Writing Activities: Putting the Whole Package Together (Mukogawa
Institute, 11/91)
Workshop- Teaching Beginning
Language Skills: Grammar with the Books Shut (WAESOL, 3/87)
Dialogue Journal Writing (International TESOL, Toronto, 3/19/83)
Communicative Language Teaching, Portland Community College
Staff Development (3/7/83)
Dialogue Journal Writing (International TESOL, Toronto, 3/19/83)
