I gained a Master in Foreign Languages and Literatures at Libera Università IULM in Milan (Italy), with a thesis in German linguistics and later completed a PhD in General Linguistics at the University of Potsdam (Germany) focusing on the comparativ
...MoreI gained a Master in Foreign Languages and Literatures at Libera Università IULM in Milan (Italy), with a thesis in German linguistics and later completed a PhD in General Linguistics at the University of Potsdam (Germany) focusing on the comparative syntax of Germanic and Romance languages.
Later I joined for two years the University of Verona (Italy) where I was hired as a postdoctoral researcher, followed by an appointment as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Siena. At the same time I developed a growing interest for second language acquisition and learning and from 2004 I gained a solid experience in teaching foreign languages to adult learners in different professional and educational environments, which stimulated a constant reflection on what practices are most effective to attain effective learning in adult language teaching.
In 2010 I completed a Post-graduate Certificate in Education and I am now working as a teaching assistant at the School of Languages and Cultures of the University of Manchester. Currently my research interests focus on SLA and the teaching of foreign languages (Italian) to adults in classroom contexts.
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