Academic Education 

Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics (L-LIN/02). Funded Scholarship, Doctor Europaeus                                                                                     

Ca' Foscari University of Venice                                                                                                                                               

Thesis: Educazione letteraria e didattica della letteratura in Italia: stato dell’arte e implicazioni glottodidattiche ("Literary Education and the Teaching of Literature in Italy: State of the Art and Pedagogical Implications in the Field of Language Education")

Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Graziano Serragiotto

Date: 04/03/2020

Result: Graduation with Honours

Master in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language and Culture                                                                                                                    

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Thesis: S’i fosse musica: didattica della letteratura italiana attraverso le canzoni ("S’i fosse musica: Teaching Italian Literature through Songs”)

Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Caon

Date: 30/09/2014

Result: 110/110 with Honours

Master of Arts (MA) in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature (Iberian studies)                                                   

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Thesis: Rafael Alberti: poemas para recitar y cantar (“Rafael Alberti: Poems to recite and sing”)                                                     

Supervisor: Prof. Elide Pittarello

Date: 28/06/2013

Result: 110/110 with Honours

Erasmus Program

Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona (Spain)                                                                                                       

Period: 15/09/2008 - 31/03/2009

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Foreign, Modern and Contemporary Language and Literature (English and Iberian Studies)                               

Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Thesis: Una aproximación al estudio de lo fantástico en Gonzalo Torrente Ballester: a propósito de La Isla de los Jacintos Cortados (“An Approximation to the Study of the Fantastic Element in Gonzalo Torrente Ballester concerning La Isla de los Jacintos Cortados”)                   

Supervisor: Prof. María del Valle Ojeda Calvo

Date: 18/03/2010

Result: 110/110 with Honours

Training

Postgraduate course “Reading and Literary Education in the 21st Century” (25 ECTS)                                                                         

Issued by: University of Valencia (Spain)

Period: 13/11/2019 - 13/07/2020

Score: 9.06/10

Postgraduate course “Teaching Languages to Students with Special Needs” (20 ECTS)                                                                         

Issued by: Deal Lab, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Period: 09/10/2017 - 25/05/2018

Score: 26/30

Certificate COMLINT: “Interlinguistic and Intercultural Communication and Mediation”                                                                    

Issued by: LabCom, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Date: 14/04/2018

Score: 100/100

Training Course: “Textual Analysis with NVivo”                                                                                                                               

Organised by: CorisLab, La Sapienza University of Rome

Period: 26/04/2017 - 28/04/2017

Certificate in Advanced English - C1 (2016)

Certificación de calificación DELE Nivel - C1 (2016)

Certificate CEDILS: “Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language”                                                                                                               

Issued by: ITALS Lab, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Date: 26/03/2015

Score: 83/100 with Distinction

Training Course COMINT: “High Training in Intercultural Communication” (6 ECTS)                                                                         

Organised by: LabCom, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Period: 16/05/2013 - 12/07/2013

Research Activity

Post-doc Research Fellow in Educational Linguistics (L-LIN/02)                                                                                       

ITALS Lab, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice                                                                                                                                                     

Title of the project: “Teaching Italian language and culture through literary texts within academic and non-academic institutions in Argentina. Inquiry into beliefs, practices, and training needs of teachers of Italian as a Foreign Language”                                                                                     

Tutor: Prof. Graziano Serragiotto                                                                                   

Period: 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2024 

Visiting Researcher

University of Bergen (Norway)

Supervisor: Prof. Åsta Haukås, research group "Multilingualism on My Mind" 

Period: 20/01/2023 - 20/04/2023

Erasmus + STA 

Department of Italian Language and Literature, School of Philology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)

Period: 15/05/2022 - 22/05/2022

Subject Expert in Educational Linguistics (L-LIN/02)                                                                                                                    

Department of Modern, Comparative and Postcolonial Literatures, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, from 2022                                          

Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, from 2021 

Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, from 2020                                        

Subject Expert in Italian Linguistics (L-FIL-LET/12)                                                                                                                     

Department of Educational Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, from 2021                                                                                    

Scientific Coordinator

ITALS Letteratura Project: Research and Training on the Teaching of Literature in Italian as Second/Foreign Language, from 2019 

ITALS Lab, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Visiting Scholar

University of Valencia (Spain)

Supervisor: Prof. Josep Ballester-Roca

Period: 21/09/2018 - 30/03/2019 

Work Experience

Adjunct Professor

Course: Teaching Modern Languages (30 hours, 6 ECTS), MA degree in Modern, Comparative and Postcolonial Literatures, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, A. Y. 2021-2022.

Course: Effective Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Classes: Italian and Spanish (27 hours), Institut für Romanistik, Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt (Austria), A. Y. 2021-2022.

Course: Education to literary texts (10+10 hours, 1 ECTS), MA degree in Primary Teacher Education, Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, A. Y. 2020-2021, 2021-2022.

Course: Teaching Italian and Textual Analysis (12 hours, 2 ECTS), MA degree in Primary Teacher Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, A. Y. 2020-2021, 2021-2022.

Online module: “Mixed Ability Classes, the role of language in the teaching of non-linguistic disciplines, an intercultural approach to language teaching”, Master MELIA (Inclusive and Accessible Language Education), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2020-2021, 2021-2022.

Online modules: “The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: planning and assessing”; “Analysis and design of didactic materials in Italian as a L2”, “Observing and managing the classes taking Italian as a L2”, Postgraduate Course in Teaching Italian as a Foreign and a Second Language, within the PROG-740 Program “Piano pluriennale di formazione per dirigenti, insegnanti e personale ATA di scuole ad alta incidenza di alunni stranieri” of MIUR, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2020-2021.

CEDILS Exam Facilitator

ITALS Lab, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Member of the board of examiners: preparation of the examinations, organisation of the sessions, and assessment of the results

Period: from 2020

Teacher Trainer

Didactic Coordinator

Training Course “Teaching Italian Language and Literature as a L2/FL through Songs and Movies”, within the ITALS Letteratura Project, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2019-2020, 2020-2021

Training Course “Teaching Italian Language and Literature as a L2/FL through Movies” for the University of Zara (Croatia), within the ITALS Letteratura project, in collaboration with MAECI, A. Y. 2019-2020

Online Training Courses (selection)

Seminars: “Error Correction”, “Assessing Oral Competences”, within the training course “The development of Italian Teachers’ Communicative Competence in Cameroon”, Maroua University (Cameroon), in collaboration with MAECI, 01-18/12/2020

Seminar: “Teaching Italian Language and Literature through Movies”, within ITALS Summer School on the teaching of Italian as a L2/FL, 07/07/2020

Modules: “Using Authentic Materials in the Classroom of Italian as a FL”, “Strategies for Managing Group Dynamics”, “Assessing Group Work”, within the training course for the Catholic University of Perú, organised by ITALS Lab, 04/09/2017-01/10/2017, 16/12/2019-12/01/2020

Module: “Teaching Italian Language and Literature through Opera and Songs in the University Context”, within the training course “Teaching Italian at University Level” for the ADI (Association of Italian Teachers in Germany), organised by ITALS Lab in collaboration with MAECI, 21/03/2016-24/06/2016

In presence Training Courses (selection)

Seminars: “Developing Written and Oral Comprehension in Italian as a FL: Strategies and Techniques”, within the training course “Teaching Italian at the Secondary School in Libia”, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, organised by ITALS Lab, 03-04/11/2021

Seminar: “Didactic Strategies for Inclusive Lessons”, within the Masterclass “Teaching Italian to Students Special Educational Needs in the Mixed Ability Classes”, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, organised by LabCom, 05-06/05/2018

Seminar: “Teaching Italian Language through Literature”, within the training course "Teaching Italian as a FL in Belgium", University of Antwerpen (Belgium), organised by Casa delle Lingue / Difusión Publishing, 24/03/2018

Seminars: “Teaching Italian to Foreign Students in Mixed-Ability Classes”, “Evaluation and Error Correction in Mixed-Ability Classes”, within the Masterclass “Teaching Italian to Students Special Educational Needs in the Mixed Ability Classes”, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, organised by LabCom, 06-07/05/2017

Teaching Assistant

Undergraduate and graduate courses, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

“Language Learning and Teaching”, Prof. Paolo E. Balboni, A. Y. 2017-2018

“Didactics of Italian Language L1, L2, FL”, Prof. Paolo E. Balboni, A. Y. 2016-2017

“Teaching Literature and Intercultural Communication”, Prof. Fabio Caon, A. Y. 2016-2017

Teacher of Italian as a Second and Foreign Language

University

“Degree-seeking students” Program, School for International Education (SIE), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2020-2021

Course for the Italian Embassy in Baghdad (Iraq), ITALS Lab, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2020-2021

Course for the Dante Alighieri Society of Venice - Master MaBAC (Management of Cultural Assets and Activities), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2020-2021

“Foundation Year” Program, School for International Education (SIE), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, A. Y. 2019-2020

Primary School 

“Cesare Battisti” and “Querini” primary schools of Mestre (Venice), S. Y. 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2017-2018

Secondary School

“Caio Giulio Cesare”, “Fratelli Cervi”, “Silvio Trentin”, “Volpi”, “Giuseppe Di Vittorio”, and “Aldo Manuzio” lower secondary schools of Mestre (Venice), S. Y. 2013-2014, 2014-2015

Adult Learners

New Provincial Adult Education Centre (CPIA), Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso), S. Y. 2013-2014

Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language

Upper Secondary School

“Marco Foscarini”, Venice, S. Y. 2020-2021 + Internal Examiner for State Examinations 2021

“Nightingale”, Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso), S. Y. 2015-2016

“Filippin”, Paderno del Grappa (Treviso), DELE Preparation Course, S. Y. 2015-2016

“Maffioli”, Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso), S. Y. 2014-2015

Lower Secondary School

“Filippin”, Paderno del Grappa (Treviso), S. Y. 2015-2016, 2016-2017 + Internal Examiner for State Examinations 2016 and 2017

“San Zenone degli Ezzelini”, Fonte (Treviso), Internal Examiner for State Examinations 2015

Adult Learners

New Provincial Adult Education Centre (CPIA), Asolo (Treviso), S. Y. 2014-2015

Membership of Scientific and Editorial Committees

Member of the Literature in Language Learning and Teaching Network (LiLLT ReN) – AITLA Research Network

Convenors: Prof. Petra Kirchhoff, Prof. Amos Paran, Prof. Sandra Stadler-Heer

Period: from 2022

Member of the Central Examination Committee (CEC) for the State Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency (SCFLP)                 

Team: Italian as a Foreign Language

Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – Directorate of Examinations and Certifications

Period: from 2021

Member of the Centre for Research in Educational Linguistics (CREL)                                                                                           

Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice                                                                         

Director: Prof. Paolo E. Balboni                                                                                                                                                                   

Period: from 2019    

Member of the Research Group Reading Literacy, Literary and Linguistic Education, Culture and Society (ELCiS)                                        

Department of Language and Literature Teaching, University of Valencia (Spain)                                                                                         

Director: Prof. Josep Ballester-Roca                                                                                                                                                           

Period: from 2019                                                                                                         

Member of the Editorial Staff of RILA. Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata                                                                         

Director: Prof. Matteo Santipolo                                                                                                                                                   

Period: from 2019

Reviewer of the journal EL.LE. Educazione Linguistica. Language Education                                                                                     

Director: Prof. Paolo E. Balboni                                                                                                                                                     

Period: from 2019

Reviewer of the journal SeLM. Scuola e Lingue Moderne                                                                                                                 

Director: Prof. Maria Cecilia Luise                                                                                                                                                   

Period: from 2020

Collaborator of the Archivio Scritture Scrittrici Migranti

Ca' Foscari University of Venice 

Director: Prof. Susanna Regazzoni  

Period: from 2019

Conferences

(selection, I = invited)

XXV AIPI International Conference, University of Palermo (Italy) (27-29/10/2022). Title of the presentation: “Teachers' perceptions towards the teaching of multilingual and multicultural identity through contemporary works by Italian women writers with migrant background: A case study in Argentina". Language of the presentation: Italian.

SLTED 2022 International Conference in Second Language Teacher Education, University of Vienna (Austria) (15-17/09/2022). Title of the presentation: “Teachers’ perceptions about using izi.TRAVEL to teach Italian as a Foreign Language in Argentina”. Language of the presentation: English.

XXII SEDLL International Conference, Castilla-La Mancha University (Cuenca, Spain) (24-26/11/2021). Title of the presentation: “Teaching Italian as a L2 at the primary school through Book Creator. An inquiry on pre-service teachers' perceptions". Language of the presentation: Spanish.

(I) ANILS National Conference 2021 (13/04/2021, online). Title of the presentation: “Teaching Foreign and Second Languages through literature”. Language of the presentation: Italian.

XVI SEDLL International Symposium, Treviso Campus, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (21-23/06/2021, online): Organizer and Speaker. Title of the presentation: “A hermeneutic and relational method to teach Foreign Languages and Literature. Findings from Italy”. Language of the presentation: Spanish.

LiLLT International Conference, University of Erfurt (Germany) (29-21/08/2019). Title of the presentation: “Teaching Foreign Languages and Literatures from an intercultural perspective. The results of a case study of the Italian secondary school”. Language of the presentation: English.

XIII SEDLL International Symposium, University of Belgrade (Serbia) (20-22/06/2019). Title of the presentation: “Teaching Spanish as a FL in the Mixed Ability Classroom”. Language of the presentation: Spanish.

VI DILLE International Conference, University of Malta (Malta) (23-24/05/2019). Title of the presentation: “Teaching Languages and Literature from an intercultural perspective at the Italian secondary school. A case study”. Language of the presentation: Italian.

(I) International Conference "Teaching Foreign Languages towards the Challenges of Time", A. Xhuvani University of Elbasan (Albania), invited by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana (30/09/2017). Title of the presentation: “Error correction: Theoretical principles and teaching strategies". Language of the presentation: Italian.

Social Profiles

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Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Camilla-Spaliviero-2 

ORCID: 0000-0001-8070-5745