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Alvino E. Fantini, Ph.D.

Alvino E. Fantini, Ph.D.Alvino E. Fantini, Ph.D.Alvino E. Fantini, Ph.D.

Educator. Linguist. Interculturalist.

Educator. Linguist. Interculturalist.Educator. Linguist. Interculturalist.

Consultancies & Past Activities

ADVISOR / CONSULTANT / INTERPRETER-TRANSLATOR / RESEARCHER (93)

Sept 2017 

Consultant, International Experts Group connected to the research project, “Intercultura Protocol Assessment,” Università Udine, Udine, Italy 


June 2017
Interviewed on Language & Intercultural Education, Podcast, America the Bilingual, produced by Steve Leveen. 


1990-June 2017
Consultant/Educational Advisor, Federation of The Experiment in  International Living 


Apr-May 2016
Consultant, Internationalization Special Project, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia 


Jan 2015-Oct 2015
Project Director, Research Project, “Assessing Intercultural Incompetence: A Multinational Perspective,” Federation EIL with funding from CERCL, University of Arizona


Oct 29-31, 2014
Consultant, Strategic Internationalization Plan, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia 


Apr 2014-present
Consultant, Erasmus Mundus Intercultural Competence Project, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain 


Sept 2011-present
Board Member, CERCLL, Center for Educational Research on Culture & Language Learning, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona


Sept 2013
Advisor, Summer Exchange Programs, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT


June- 2013
Consultant on Assessment & Research, AFS, New York City, NY 


Aug-Sept 2011
Program Developer, MAT Program for EFL Teachers, Pontificia Universidad  Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, Dominican Republic 


July-Aug 2011
Researcher, Yale University, Impact & Outcome Study, Nahuatl Language Program 


June 2011
Consultant with Nahuatl Language & Culture Program,Vanderbilt University,  Nashville, Tennessee, in conjunction with Yale University, New Haven, CT 


Feb-Nov 2011
Consultant, Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada, Pontificia Universidad  Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago & Santo Domingo campuses, Dominican  Republic Nov 


2010-July 2011
Consultant with Workshops, Nahuatl Language & Culture Program, Instituto de  Docencia e Investigación Etnológica de Zacatecas (IDIEZ), in conjunction with  Yale University, Zacatecas, Mexico.


Mar-Apr 2010
Consultant & Facilitator, Open Forum, FEIL General Assembly, Paris, France 


Feb-Mar 2010
Consultant, Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada, Pontificia Universidad  Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago & Santo Domingo campuses, Dominican  Republic 


June 09
Consultant, Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada, Pontificia Universidad  Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago & Santo Domingo campuses, Dominican  Republic 


Mar 07-Apr 09
Consultant, Ministry of Education & Matsuyama University, Matsuyama, Japan 


Mar-Apr 07
Consultant & Facilitator, Open Forum, FEIL General Assembly, Berlin, Germany 


Mar-Apr 06
Consultant & Facilitator, Open Forum, FEIL General Assembly, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 


Feb 06
Translation, Poverty Guide, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT 


Oct 05
Consultant & Facilitator, Open Forum, FEIL General Assembly, Warsaw, Poland 


Jul 05 – (on-going)
Project Director, Research Project, “Assessing Intercultural Competence,” Federation EIL with funding from GSI, Brattleboro, VT 


April-June 2005
Consultant, “Africa Cultural Effectiveness Project,” HR, World Bank, Washington, D.C. 


Oct 04
Consultant & Facilitator, FEIL General Assembly Meeting, Quito, Ecuador 


May 04-present
Chair, Institutional Archives Committee, World Learning, Brattleboro, VT 


Jan 04
Consultant, VIP Program, Federation of The Experiment in International Living, Boston, MA 


Jul-Oct 03
Consultant & Expert, Teaching Foreign Languages Video Project, ACTFL/WGBH Radio Station, Boston, MA


Sept 03
Consultant, Mesa Redonda with PAEBI Staff, PAEBI, PIDT, Guatemala City, Guatemala 


Sept 03
Consultant, Open Forum with USAID Staff, PAEBI, PIDT, Guatemala City, Guatemala


Dec 02
Translation, Booklet, “Helping Every Student Succeed,” Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT 


Oct 02
Consultant to reporter, Rick Badie, article on “Preserving the Mother Tongue,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia 


Mar 02
Translation, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT 


Jul 01
Consultant, Parlamento Indígena de las Américas, Primera Feria Hemisférica, PAEBI, PIDT, El Quiché, Guatemala 


Nov 00-Jul 01
Consultant, Primera Feria Hemisférica de la EBI Indígena, PAEBI Project, PIDT, El Quiché, Guatemala 


Jul 01-present
Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of English Studies, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain 


Apr 01
Educational Consultant, Federation of The Experiment in International Living, General Assembly, Palmerston North, New Zealand 


Jan 01
Translation, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT 


Sept 00
Consultant to reporter, Lisa Prue, article on "Some Families Push Bilingual Education," World Herold, Omaha, Nebraska 


July 00-present
Educational Consultant, CISV (Children's International Summer Villages), Newcastle, England


Apr 00
Educational Consultant, Federation of The Experiment in International Living, General Assembly, Accra, Ghana 


Oct 99
Interpreter/Translator, American Red Cross, Northern Vermont Chapter, Burlington, VT 


Aug 99-present
Board Member, Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF), Washington, D.C. 


July 99
Consultant, On Bilingual Ed & SSL, Proyecto BASE, AED/USAID, Nicaragua


June 99
Consultant to reporter, John Wells, article on "Youth, Movies and Language," The Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 


June 1999 Feb 99(?)
Consultant, article on "Spanish in the USA," Magazine, Buenos Aires, Argentina 


Jun 98
Consultant, Bilingual Ed & SSL, Proyecto BASE, AED/USAID, Nicaragua 


May 98
Consultant, "On Multicultural America,” GIM, World Learning, Monterey, California 


May 98
Consultant & Advisor, Federation EIL, General Assembly  International Meeting, Monterey, California 


Apr 98
Consultant, "On BME Theories, Methods & Models," Wake County  Public School District, Raleigh, North Carolina


Apr 98
Consultant, Design and Implementation of "Intercultural Seminar,"  European Youth Parliament, Granada, Spain 


July 97
Consultant, Bilingual/LD/LEP Tracking, Manchester Elementary School, Manchester, VT 


Sept 96-June 97
Consultant, FL Project for LD Students, FIPSE Project at Landmark College, Putney, VT


June 97
Advisor, "Benefits of Host Language Proficiency" for Expatriate Conference Call, Integrated Resources Groups, Abilene, Texas 


Apr 97
Consultant & Workshop Designer, Professional Development Workshops, Culture/Intercultural Dimensions of FL Teaching, ACTFL 


Mar 97
Consultant, On Integrating Language & Cultural Training, Canadian Foreign Service Institute, Ottawa, Canada 


Oct 96-Spring 2005
Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Apr 95-2001
Education Consultant, CISV International, Newcastle, England 


Aug 96-May 97
Consultant, FL Project at Landmark College for Students with Learning Disabilities, FIPSE 


July 1996
Researcher, Ethnographic Study, Esperanto Language Program, University of Hartford, funded by Esperantic Studies Foundation 


1993-Nov 1995
Member, Advisory Board, National Foreign Language Standards Committee, ACTFL


Oct 95
Consultant, Proposal Development, National FL Resource Centers, SIT, Brattleboro, VT 


Mar 95
Translator, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT 


Jun 94
Consultant, Task Force to Internationalize Curriculum, NorthfieldMt Hermon School, Northfield, MA 


Mar-Oct 93
Consultant, Development of FLTeacher Workshops, NEH Grant, Global Language Camps, Statesville, NC 


92-present
Researcher, Survey of Intercultural Communication Courses, SIETAR International, Washington, DC 


92-present
Member, Founding Board, College for the 21st Century (C21C), Albuquerque, NM 


92-present
Chair, Special Interest Group on Language, Culture & World View, SIETAR International, Washington, DC 


1992-94
Chair, Awards Committee, SIETAR International, Washington, DC 


Nov 92
Advisor, Committee on Future of English-Speakers in Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 


Fall 92
Consultant, Development of Workshop Series for HS Teachers on Intercultural Education, Intercultura, Madrid, Spain 


Fall 92
Consultant, Commission on the Future of English-Speakers, Provincial Government, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Summer 92
Researcher, Esperanto Education Project, Esperantic Studies Foundation, Portland, OR


Jun 91-Aug 92
Consultant, Design Symposium on Cross-Cultural Effectiveness & Tng, CISV International, Seoul, Korea 


Fall 91-Spring 92
Consultant, Designing Assessment Programs for HS Teachers, Centro de Profesores, Jaraíz de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain


Apr 92
Consultant, Research Project on Assessment, Emilio Antero, Jaraiz de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain 


1991-Aug 92
Advisory Board, Symposium (Cross-Cultural Communication Track), CISV International, Seoul, Korea 


Jul 91
Consultant, Designing Intercultural Field Experiences, Lauder Institute, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 


1990-91
Advisory Board, College of the 21st Century, Albuquerque, NM 


Nov 90
Consultant, Designing a Bilingual Curriculum, Bishops College School, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada 


Fall 1990
Consultant, Bilingual Program Development, Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada


Fall 90
Consultant, Multicultural Ed Seminars for HS Principals, College of Ed, Univ of Lowell, Lowell, MA 


Fall 90
Consultant, Global Studies Project, Univ of New England, Biddeford, ME


Spring 89-May 90, Jul 90
Member, Advisory Board, Coalition for Development & Training Organization Symposium, Washington, DC


Jun 89
Consultant, Development of a Multicultural Curriculum, Howe International Magnet School, Schenectady, NY


Sept 87-Apr 89
Member, Advisory Council, TESL Program, Notre Dame College, Manchester, NH


Mar 88
Consultant, Business English & Other Languages, Traveler's Insurance Co, Hartford, CT 


Winter 87
Consultant, TV Talk Show on FLs, AFS International, NY


Aug 86
Advisor, Curriculum Design, Scope & Sequence for Eng Lang TV Broadcast, Collier Macmillan International


Spring 85
Advisor, Language & Cross-Cultural Input, Institutional Development, Hellenic College, Boston, MA 


Oct 84
Consultant, FLs, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Boston, MA


Feb 84-present
Editorial Board, Bilingual Family Newsletter, Clevedon, England 


Nov 83
Consultant, Massachusetts Department of Education, Springfield, MA


May 82
Consultant, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC


Winters 81 & 82
Consultant, EFL Methodology & Resources, Binational Centers, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro & Pôrto Alegre, USIS, Brazil 


Fall 81
Consultant, Research Survey of 50 Best High School FL Departments, American Council on the Teaching of FLs (ACTFL) 


1981-present
Interpreter/Translator, American Red Cross Language Bank, VT Chapter, Montpelier, VT 


Spring 1980
Member, Committee, "Successful FL Programs Project," ACTFL Tarrytown, NY 


Fall 1975-78?
Advisor, Certification Endorsement Guidelines for Bilingual Education, State Department of Education, Montpelier, VT

DISSERTATION, THESIS & CAPSTONE ADVISOR (11)

Apr 2014-May 2016
Dissertation Advisor, H. Caglar Basol, Cukurova University, College of Education, Saricam, Adana, Turkey


Apr 2013-Nov 2015
Dissertation Advisor, Joana Almeida, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal


May 11, 2011 (?)
External Evaluator, 2 Senior Theses Projects, Marlboro College, Marlboro,  VT 


May 10, 2010 (?)
External Evaluator, 2 Senior Theses Projects, Marlboro College, Marlboro,  VT 


Oct 05- ??, 2007
Advisor, Capstone Project, “Motivations of Parents in ESL,” Joshua Taylor, PIM Program SIT, Brattleboro, VT


Aug 05
Review, PhD Dissertation, “Resolving the Culture Conundrum,” Alan Williams, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia 


Nov 04-Jan 06
Advisor, Capstone Project, “Assessing Italianità,” Catherine Ciarrocchi, PIM Program SIT, Brattleboro, VT


1993-June 97
Member, PhD Committee, Patrick Moran, Doctoral Candidate on FLs, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA


Spring 89-Jun 92
Member, PhD Committee, Odete Amarelo, Doctoral Candidate on Literacy, Union Graduate Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio 


1980
Member, PhD Committee, Howard Shapiro, Doctoral Candidate on Education, University of Mass, Amherst, MA


1978 (?)
Advisor, MA Thesis, Teresa Barrera, Universidad de Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

EVALUATOR / READER / REVIEWER / TUTOR (69)

January 2018
Reviewer, Article, “Students on the Move: Assessing Culture Competence  through the Lens of Acculturation” in Study Abroad Research in Second  Language Acquisition and International Education. 


October 2017
Reviewer, Article, “Intercultural knowledge development during short-term study abroad in the Basque Country: A cultural and linguistic minority context, Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. 


September 2017
Reviewer, Article, “Intercultural Competence for Students in International Joint Master Programmes,” IJIR Journal. 


February 2015
Reviewer, Book, “Teaching from the Heart of Mindfulness,” by Lauren Alderfer, In Press. 


June 2013
Course, Comunicación Intercultural, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia 


May 11
External Evaluator, 2 Senior Theses Projects, Marlboro College, Marlboro,  VT


May 10
External Evaluator, 2 Senior Theses Projects, Marlboro College, Marlboro,  VT 


Mar 06
Reviewer, Article, “Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Emotional Expression,” Interspectives, CISV, Newcastle, England 


Oct 05
Advisor, Capstone Project, “Motivations of Parents in ESL,” Joshua Taylor, PIM Program SIT, Brattleboro, VT 


Aug 05
Review, PhD Dissertation, “Resolving the Culture Conundrum,” Alan Williams, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia 


Nov 04-Jan 06
Advisor, Capstone Project, “Assessing Italianità,” Catherine Ciarrocchi, PIM Program SIT, Brattleboro, VT


Feb 04
Reviewer, 2 Articles, Proceedings, 7th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium & 6th Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese, Cascadilla Press, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 


Dec 03
Reviewer, Book, “Bilingualism and Identity in Deaf Communities,” in Contemporary Psychology Review of Books, APA, Vol 48, No 6. 


Spring 03
Reviewer, Article, “Bilingual Development” in the Modern Language Journal 


Nov 02-present
Member, Editorial Board, “International Journal of English Studies,” Departamento de Filología Inglesa, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain 


Nov 01
Reviewer, Article, “Bilingualism and/or Biculturalism” for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Sept 02
Reviewer, Article, “Sociocultural Transfer,” for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Jul 02
Reviewer, “Bilingualism in Development,” by Ellen Bialystok, MLJ, Modern Language Association 


Jun 02
Reviewer, “Understanding Arabs,” by Margaret K. Nydell, 3rd Edition, 8 Intercultural Press, Yarmouth, ME


May 02
Reviewer, Proposal Submissions for the 6th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, 5th Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish & Portuguese 


Sept 01
Reviewer, Article, "The Contextual Knowledge of Language," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Sept 00
Reviewer, Article, "Crossing Cultures in Language Teacher Education," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Aug 00
Reviewer, Book, "Translating Cultures," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Aug 00
Reviewer, Book, "Language and Cognitive Development in Second Language Learning," for MLJ, Modern Language Association 


Jun 98
Reviewer, Article, "Measurement of Culture Shock . . . ," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England


Mar 98
Reviewer, Article, "Attitudes of Turkish Teachers Toward . . . ," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Jan 98
Reviewer, Article, "The Influence of Intercultural Experiences . . . ," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England. 


Aug 97
Reviewer, Article, "Developing Bilingual Teachers," for Special Issue on Teacher Education, TESOL Quarterly, TESOL


July 97
Reviewer, Language Course, Discovering Portuguese, for MLJ, Modern Language Association 


July 97
Reviewer, Book, Tutorials in Bilingualism: Psycholinguistic Perspectives, for MLJ, Modern Language Association


1993-June 97
Member, PhD Committee, Doctoral Candidate on FLs, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA


Mar 97
Reviewer, Book, Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning, for MLJ, Modern Language Association 


Mar 97
Reviewer, Article on "Beyond Multicultural Man," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England 


Mar 97
Reviewer, Article on "Cultural Constraints in Bilinguals' Codeswitching," for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England


Oct 96
Reviewer, Article on "Portfolio Assessment of Intercultural Competence" for IJIR, Elsevier, Exeter, England


Fall 1996
Reviewer, Manuscript on Testing & Evaluation, Dilemmas, Decisions & Directions, Heinle & Heinle, Boston, MA 


Sept 1996
Evaluator, Tenure & Promotion Committee, School of Education, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI 


August 1996
Reader, Spanish-English Text, National Public Radio, Walpole, NH 


July 1996
Reviewer, Manuscript of Intercultural Case Studies, Bursting Borders, by Germaine Shames, Tucson, Arizona 


May 1996
Reviewer, Article on "Sociocultural Miscommunication" for IJIR, Pergamon, NY


Dec 1995
Reviewer, Proposal Submissions to Annual Congress, SIETAR International, Munich, Germany 


Nov 1995
Book Review, Improving Intercultural Interactions: Modules for Cross Cultural Training, by R. Brislin & T. Yashida, for MLJ


1994-96
Field Reader, Proposals on topics of second language, cultural diversity & LEPs, US Deptartment of Education, Washington, DC


Sept 95
Evaluator, Tenure & Promotion Committee, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 


Summer 95
Reviewer, Article on "Sociolinguistics" for International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Pergamon, NY 


Winter 95
Reviewer, Article on "Stereotyping and Intercultural Communication" for Language & Education: An International Journal, Multilingual Matters, Avon, England


Fall 94
Reviewer, Article on "CCM and Translation," for International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Pergamon, NY 


Oct 93
Reader, Article on "Bilingual Development" for Journal of Child Language, Manchester, England. 


Spring 89-Jun 92
Member, PhD Committee, Doctoral Candidate on Literacy, Union Graduate Institute, Cinncinati, Ohio


May 91
Evaluator, Senior Project, EFL Pedagogy & Brazil, World Studies Program, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT 


May 90
Evaluator, Senior Project, Cross-Cultural Studies & Spain, World Studies Program, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT 


Dec 89
Evaluator, Senior Project, Translation & Italian, World Studies Program, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT


Apr 87, Jun 86 & Aug-Oct 84
Reader/reviewer, Italian & Spanish manuscripts, Barron's Educational Series, Woodbury, NY


Fall 86
Reader, Manuscript, Newbury House, Rowley, MA


Fall 85
Reviewer, ESL Test Development, University of Mass, Amherst, MA 


84-85
Field Reader, Grant Proposals, Office of Bilingual Ed & Minority Lang Affairs, US/DOE; & National Science Foundation, Washington, DC 


Dec 84
Reviewer, Intercultural Education Resource Book, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii


Jun 84
Reader, Proposals, National Endowment for the Humanities. Wash, DC 


May 84
Reviewer, Manuscript, Intercultural Communications & the ESL Teacher, Heinemann Educational Books, Exeter, NH 


Apr 84
Reader, Manuscript on Language & Culture, Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., Exeter, NH 


Apr 84
Reviewer, Manuscript, Entre Nosotros, Newbury House, Rowley, MA 


Oct 83
Reviewer, Italian Phrase Book, Barron's Education Series, Woodbury, NY 


Spring 83-84
Tutor, International College, Los Angeles, CA 


Spring 83
Tutor, Independent Study on Language Acquisition, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT Spring 


83
Reader, Proposals, National Endowment for the Humanities, Wash, DC 


81
Reader, Manuscript on Bilingualism, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 


80-84
Reader, Language Learning, professional journal; & Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ  


80
Member, PhD Committee, Doctoral Candidate on Education, University of Mass, Amherst, MA

INTERPRETER & TRANSLATOR (7)

Feb 06
Translation, Poverty Guide, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT


Dec 02
Translation, Booklet, “Helping Every Student Succeed,” Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT


Mar 02
Translation, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT


Jan 01
Translation, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT


Oct 99
Interpreter/Translator, American Red Cross, Northern Vermont Chapter, Burlington, VT


Mar 95
Translator, Booklet, Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, CT


1981-present
Interpreter/Translator, American Red Cross Language Bank, VT Chapter, Montpelier, VT


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