GERMAN IN LOMBARDY

9.00 - 9.30 Institutional opening

Speakers:

• Giovanni GOBBER, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dean of the Faculty of Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures
• Federica MISSAGLIA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Full Professor of German Language, Translation and Linguistics
• Susanne WELTER, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Milan
• Jörg BUCK, AHK, Managing Director of German Economics
• Adamo CASTELNUVO, USR-Regional School Office for Lombardy
• Roberta CANU, Director of the Goethe-Institut Mailand

9.30 - 10.15 German in schools

moderator: Vincenzo DAMIAZZI

Speakers:

• Andrea ANGELONE, USR Lombardia, Contact person for languages
• Gabriele VOLGNANDT, ZfA, Fachberaterin für Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Italien
• Elena MANENTI, Headmaster of the Manzoni Linguistic High School
• Cassia FRESEMANN, Chiara M. BUGLIONI, German teacher at Liceo Statale Volta

10.15 - 10.45 Coffee break

10.45 - 11.30 Between school and the world of work: German as a bridge to the academic and professional future

moderator: Federica MISSAGLIA

Speakers:

• Anna Maria BALDERMANN, Head of Linguistic and Educational Cooperation, Goethe-Institut Mailand
• Francesco BURZACCA, Director of the DAAD Italy Information Center
• Elisa BELLETTI, AHK Italia, Business Coordinator Career & Recruiting Services
• Silvia GILARDONI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Full Professor of Didactics of Modern Languages, President of the ANILS section of the Lombardy Region and President of the Council of the University Language Service (Se.L.d'A.)

11.30 - 12.00 PRIN LITI Project – German language in Italy: where we are and where we want to go

Speakers:

• Federica RICCI GAROTTI, University of Trento, former Full Professor of German Language, Translation and Linguistics and Principal Investigator PRIN LITI
• Federica MISSAGLIA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Full Professor of German Language, Translation and Linguistics, Director of the Master Deutsch für die internationale Wirtschaftskommunikation and coordinator of the Doctoral School in Linguistic and Literary Sciences

12.00 – 12.30 Current status and future challenges of German as a foreign language in Lombardy

Speakers:

• Vincenzo DAMIAZZI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Research Fellow in German Language, Translation and Linguistics

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 - 15.00 Round table on tourism in Lombardy and training opportunities in the tourism sector with a focus on the German-speaking world

moderator: Chiara FRIGERIO

Speakers:

• Barbara MAZZALI, Councillor of the Lombardy Region, former Councillor for Tourism, Territorial Marketing and Fashion
• Martina RIVA, Councillor for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policies of the Municipality of Milan
• Sara COLETTI, Head of Hospitality, YesMilano – Milano & Partners
• Chiara LEZZIERO, Sales Manager, BiT – International Tourism Exchange
• Marco AGOSTA, Editor-in-Chief, The Passenger (Iperborea publishing house)

15.00 - 15.30 The MADIN-TERM/AGROTERM project – A multilingual terminology database of Made in Italy agri-food

Speakers:

• Mariateresa ZANOLA, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Full Professor of French Language, Translation and Linguistics, President of the University Quality Assurance Committee, Scientific Director of the Observatory for Terminology and Language Policies - OTPL and Full Professor of the Accademia della Crusca
• Klara DANKOVA, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Research Fellow in French Language, Translation and Linguistics

15.30 - 16.00 Garda: German-speaking Sehnsuchtregion par excellence

Speakers:

• Giovanni GREGORINI, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Full Professor of Economic History and Director of the OTG Research Centre – Observatory for Tourism on Lake Garda

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 - 17.00 Mailand spricht Deutsch – Milan speaks German: the city

narrated through the experiences of German-speaking tourists

Speakers:

• Mariarosa FERRARI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, PhD student in Linguistic and Literary Sciences
• Giulia FERRARI BEDINI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, PhD student in Linguistic and Literary Sciences
• Marco UBERTI, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, PhD Student in Linguistic and Literary Sciences

17.00 - 17.30 The CENVI research centre: synergy between universities and companies for the multi- and intercultural narration of travel

Speakers:

• Federica MISSAGLIA, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, CENVI Directorate
• Chiara FRIGERIO, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Associate Professor of Business Organization, Deputy Head of CETIF
• Andrea SCHIAVINATO, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Professor of Economics and Management of Tourism Enterprises

17.30 Conclusion of the conference

The conference is part of the training and updating courses for school staff organised by Università Cattolica, as a qualified body by MIUR pursuant to Directive no. 170 of 21/03/2016. Participation gives rise to the effects provided for by the regulations in force (MIUR note no. 2915 of 15/09/2016).