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Staff Profiles
Dr Francesca Nicora
Contact Details
Italian
School of LLC
CASSCS
University of Galway
E: francesca.nicora@universityofgalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Start Date | End Date | |
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the MISTRAL project | 30-MAY-21 | 30-SEP-22 | |
Tra-balliamo - Italian for secondary schools | 01-JAN-20 | 01-JAN-21 | |
LILAC Project https://www.lilac-project.com/ | 01-DEC-19 | 31-MAY-21 |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2025) | Prosody training in foreign language: a study on Irish English learners of Italian (working title)[in preparation].
Nicora, F (2025) Prosody training in foreign language: a study on Irish English learners of Italian (working title)[in preparation]. Milano, Italy: Collana STUDI AISV Officinaventuno SAS. [Details] |
Electronic Book
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(2024) | Interactive guide to Aegisub software.
Nicora, F; Aidan O'Callaghan (2024) Interactive guide to Aegisub software. Electronic Book [Details] |
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(2024) | MISTRAL: an interactive guide for learning languages online.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; (2024) MISTRAL: an interactive guide for learning languages online. Galway, Ireland: Pressbook, Hardiman Library, University of Galway Electronic Book [Details] |
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(2024) | MARIN: an interactive guide for teaching languages online.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O (2024) MARIN: an interactive guide for teaching languages online. Galway, Ireland: Pressbook, Hardiman Library, University of Galway Electronic Book [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2024) | 'Unlocking the potential of audiovisual translation in young audiences¿ language education'
Nicora, F (2024) 'Unlocking the potential of audiovisual translation in young audiences¿ language education' In: The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Young Audiences. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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(2024) | 'First insights into keyword subtitling and free commentary tasks to enhance children's second language vocabulary acquisition'
Nicora, F; Lertola, J (2024) 'First insights into keyword subtitling and free commentary tasks to enhance children's second language vocabulary acquisition' In: Empirical Studies in Didactic Audiovisual Translation. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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(2022) | 'Higher Education and new trends in the digitalized labour market: broaden language students¿ horizons'
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L. (2022) 'Higher Education and new trends in the digitalized labour market: broaden language students¿ horizons' In: Visual Literacy and Digital Communication: The Role Of Media in New Educational Practices. :79-100 Granada, Spain: Editorial Comares. [Details] |
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(2019) | 'La resistenza dei tratti intonativi nell’acquisizione dell’italiano da parte di parlanti anglo celti'
Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L; Gili Fivela, B (2019) 'La resistenza dei tratti intonativi nell’acquisizione dell’italiano da parte di parlanti anglo celti' In: Lingua in Contesto. La prospettiva pragmatica. Milano, Italy: Studi AItLA 9, Officinaventuno. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2018) | 'Intonation in Liguria and Tuscany: checking for similarities across a traditional isogloss boundary'
Gili Fivela, B; Nicora, F (2018) 'Intonation in Liguria and Tuscany: checking for similarities across a traditional isogloss boundary' In: Il Parlato nel Contesto Naturale. Speech in the natural Context, Methods for the analysis of Speech Under Real Communicative Conditions. Milano, Italy: Studi AISV 4, Officinaventuno. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2024) | 'Combining prosodic-pragmatic training and free commentary to develop intonation skills in Italian FL: the case of information-seeking polar questions. In Frumuselu Anca, & Sánchez-Requena Alicia (Eds.) Audiovisual Translation as A Didactic Tool to Enhance Foreign Language Speaking Skills [Special Issue]'
Nicora, F (2024) 'Combining prosodic-pragmatic training and free commentary to develop intonation skills in Italian FL: the case of information-seeking polar questions. In Frumuselu Anca, & Sánchez-Requena Alicia (Eds.) Audiovisual Translation as A Didactic Tool to Enhance Foreign Language Speaking Skills [Special Issue]'. Journal of Audiovisual Translation, [Details] |
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(2022) | 'The Corpus of Irish English Speech'
Nicora, F (2022) 'The Corpus of Irish English Speech'. Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, 29 :133-168 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2022) | 'Open educational resources for online language teacher training: conceptual framework and practical implementation'
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L. (2022) 'Open educational resources for online language teacher training: conceptual framework and practical implementation'. International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJIte), :1-18 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2022) | 'Moving online: Zoom and audiovisual translation tasks to teach foreign languages to children. In Adams Heather Mary, & Díaz-Cintas Jorge (Eds.) Audiovisual Translation in the Foreign Language Classroom [Special Issue]'
Nicora, F (2022) 'Moving online: Zoom and audiovisual translation tasks to teach foreign languages to children. In Adams Heather Mary, & Díaz-Cintas Jorge (Eds.) Audiovisual Translation in the Foreign Language Classroom [Special Issue]'. Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos, 28 (2):80-100 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'Captioning and revoicing activities to learn Italian as a foreign language: A didactic proposal for children'
Nicora, F; Beltramello, A (2021) 'Captioning and revoicing activities to learn Italian as a foreign language: A didactic proposal for children'. The Journal of Language and Teaching Technology, (III):1-23 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'Didattica performativa nella promozione della lingua e cultura italiana in Irlanda. Il corpo e la danza come strumenti di apprendimento e ponti tra culture'
Dianetti, M; Nicora, F (2021) 'Didattica performativa nella promozione della lingua e cultura italiana in Irlanda. Il corpo e la danza come strumenti di apprendimento e ponti tra culture'. Italiano LinguaDue, 13 (2):665-680 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'Sottotitolaggio e apprendimento del vocabolario aziendale in italiano lingua straniera: uno studio esplorativo'
Nicora, F (2021) 'Sottotitolaggio e apprendimento del vocabolario aziendale in italiano lingua straniera: uno studio esplorativo'. Italiano a stranieri, N.29 :22-27 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Meluzzi, C; Nicora, F; Sbacco, L (2022) Learning Italian phonetics: dental affricates' production by Irish English speakers 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference [Details] |
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(2020) | 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics
Nicora, F; Cenceschi, S; Meluzzi, C (2020) A phonetic comparison of two Irish English varieties 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics Athens, Greece, , pp.143-146 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2018) | Challenge and new prospects on prosody. The 9th International Conference on Speech Prosody
Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L; Gili Fivela, B (2018) Impact of prosodic training on Italian as L2 by Hiberno-English speakers: the case of polar questions Challenge and new prospects on prosody. The 9th International Conference on Speech Prosody Poznán, Poland, , pp.970-974 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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(2024) | VII Congreso Internacional Ciencia y Traducción,
Nicora, F (2024) Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Creativity. [Oral Presentation], VII Congreso Internacional Ciencia y Traducción, Universidad de Córdoba/Università del Salento , 22-MAY-24 - 24-MAY-24. [Details] |
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(2024) | Languages Connect Annual Meeting,
Zafferri, S; Curreli, F; Nicora, F (2024) Summer Camp in Italian (1st edition). [Invited Oral Presentation], Languages Connect Annual Meeting, Digital Hub Dublin 8 , 11-APR-24 - 11-APR-24. [Details] |
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(2024) | Congreso Internacional de Paratraducción, Interlinguas y Transmedia (ParatradIT),
Nicora, F (2024) Combining explicit perception-production training and creative audiovisual translation tasks to develop prosodic competence in Italian as a foreign language. [Oral Presentation], Congreso Internacional de Paratraducción, Interlinguas y Transmedia (ParatradIT), University of Vigo, Spain , 20-MAR-24 - 22-MAR-24. [Details] |
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(2024) | the 4th annual conference of the Translation Studies Network of Ireland: 'Translation and creativity',
Nicora, F; Zafferri, S (2024) Creative subtitling in the Italian language classroom: an analysis of undergraduate students' perceptions on the challenges and benefits in the learning progress. [Poster Presentation], the 4th annual conference of the Translation Studies Network of Ireland: 'Translation and creativity', University of Galway, Ireland , 25-APR-24 - 26-APR-24. [Details] |
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(2023) | Teaching and Learning Day, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Galway,
Nicora, F (2023) Didactic Audiovisual Translation for Children: A New Gateway to a Better Language Education. [Oral Presentation], Teaching and Learning Day, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Galway, University of Galway, Ireland , 13-OCT-23 - 13-OCT-23. [Details] |
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(2023) | Teaching and Learning Day, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Galway,
Nicora, F (2023) Learning of FL prosody and efficacy of explicit perception-production training: An experiment on Italian FL by Hiberno-English speakers. [Oral Presentation], Teaching and Learning Day, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Galway, University of Galway, Ireland , 13-OCT-23 - 13-OCT-23. [Details] |
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(2023) | SLLC Research Day Mel Boland In Memoriam,
Nicora, F (2023) Session 4: Linguistics and Translation. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], SLLC Research Day Mel Boland In Memoriam, Room GO10, Hardiman Research Building, University of Galway, Ireland , 19-APR-23 - 19-APR-23. [Details] |
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(2023) | 9th International Conference on Experimental Phonetics (CIFE),
Meluzzi, C; Nicora, F (2023) Acoustic cues of Italian dental affricates as produced by LS learners. [Oral Presentation], 9th International Conference on Experimental Phonetics (CIFE), University of Vigo, Spain , 21-JUN-23 - 23-JUN-23. [Details] |
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(2023) | TRADIT23 -1st International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility,
Nicora, F (2023) Didactic AVT and Foreign Language Vocabulary Acquisition: An experimental Study on Children's Learners of Italian. [Oral Presentation], TRADIT23 -1st International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility, Madrid, Spain , 23-MAR-23 - 24-MAR-23. [Details] |
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(2022) | 11th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLAVE),
Nicora, F; Meluzzi, C (2022) Sociolinguistic variation of the MOUTH diphthong in two Irish English varieties. [Poster Presentation], 11th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLAVE), University of Vienna, Austria , 12-APR-22 - 14-APR-22. [Details] |
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(2021) | Applying Linguistics in the 21st Century. The 2021 IRAAL Annual Conference,
Nicora, F (2021) The corpus of Irish English Speech (IES). [Poster Presentation], Applying Linguistics in the 21st Century. The 2021 IRAAL Annual Conference, University College, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland , 26-NOV-21 - 27-NOV-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | Applying Linguistics in the 21st Century. The 2021 IRAAL Annual Conference,
Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L; Nicora, F (2021) The Lilac project: helping language teachers and learners to master online environments. [Poster Presentation], Applying Linguistics in the 21st Century. The 2021 IRAAL Annual Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland , 26-NOV-21 - 27-NOV-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | Audiovisual Translation and Computer-Mediated Communication: Fostering Access to Digital Mediascapes,
McLoughlin, L; Nicora, F; Nocchi, S (2021) Audiovisual Translation (IN)success stories. What an informed analysis of AVT task issues can teach us. [Invited Oral Presentation], Audiovisual Translation and Computer-Mediated Communication: Fostering Access to Digital Mediascapes, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy , 07-OCT-21 - 08-OCT-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | Teaching and Learning Initiatives,
Bologna, O; Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L (2021) Training the teachers, engaging the learners: the Lilac project. [Oral Presentation], Teaching and Learning Initiatives, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI, Galway , 06-JUL-21 - 06-JUL-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | Teaching and Learning Initiatives,
Dianetti, M; Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L (2021) Performative Arts in the promotion of Italian language and culture in Galway city: the TRA-Balliamo project. [Oral Presentation], Teaching and Learning Initiatives, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI, Galway , 06-JUL-21 - 06-JUL-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | Teaching and Learning Initiatives,
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L (2021) The MISTRAL project: new perspectives on language and education. [Oral Presentation], Teaching and Learning Initiatives, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI, Galway , 06-JUL-21 - 06-JUL-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | The Canadian Association for Italian Studies. Annual Conference,
McLoughlin, L; Nicora, F (2021) Insegnare lingue online: sfide pratiche, risvolti teorici e necessità formative. [Oral Presentation], The Canadian Association for Italian Studies. Annual Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (Online) , 04-JUN-21 - 05-JUN-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference,
Meluzzi, C; Nicora, F (2021) Production of Italian dental affricates by Irish English learners. [Poster Presentation], 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Brock University, Ontario, Canada , 18-JUN-21 - 19-JUN-21. [Details] |
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(2021) | EdTech 2021 Shaping Education Post Pandemic: Pockets of Innovation for ‘Building Back Better’,
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L (2021) Open Educational Resources (OERs) for online language teacher training: conceptual framework and practical implementation. [Oral Presentation], EdTech 2021 Shaping Education Post Pandemic: Pockets of Innovation for ‘Building Back Better’, Online , 27-MAY-21 - 28-MAY-21. [Details] |
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(2020) | International Conference on visual literacy and digital communication: the role of media in new educational practice VILDIC 20,
Nicora, F (2020) Moving online: using Zoom and audiovisual translation activities to e-teach Italian foreign language to children. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on visual literacy and digital communication: the role of media in new educational practice VILDIC 20, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain , 18-DEC-20 - 19-DEC-20. [Details] |
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(2020) | International Conference on visual literacy and digital communication: the role of media in new educational practice VILDIC 20,
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L (2020) The LILAC project: enhancing students career planning skills through an interactive online module, virtual training and new assessment models. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on visual literacy and digital communication: the role of media in new educational practice VILDIC 20, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain , 18-DEC-20 - 19-DEC-20. [Details] |
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(2020) | 5th International techLING Congress - Languages, Linguistics and Technology,
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L (2020) The LILAC project: Open Educational Resources to train language teachers in online teaching and assessments. [Oral Presentation], 5th International techLING Congress - Languages, Linguistics and Technology, University of Aveiro, Portugal , 15-OCT-20 - 16-OCT-20. [Details] |
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(2020) | 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics,
Nicora, F; Cenceschi, S; Meluzzi, C (2020) A phonetic comparison of two Irish English varieties. [Oral Presentation], 11th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics, Athens, Greece , 12-OCT-20 - 14-OCT-20. [Details] |
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(2019) | Threatening Languages in a Global World, IRAAL Annual Conference,
Nicora, F (2019) ‘Prosodic training in L2: a study with Hiberno-English learners of Italian’. [Oral Presentation], Threatening Languages in a Global World, IRAAL Annual Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) , 30-NOV-19. [Details] |
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(2019) | Crossing Boundaries in Language Teaching: Northern Ireland and Beyond LTNI19 Conference,
Nicora, F (2019) 'Designing a subtitling module for students of Italian for specific purposes’. [Oral Presentation], Crossing Boundaries in Language Teaching: Northern Ireland and Beyond LTNI19 Conference, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom (UK) , 03-MAY-19 - 04-MAY-19. [Details] |
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(2018) | Workshop on Accommodation in Speech Communication,
Nicora, F; Gili Fivela, B (2018) ‘Prosodic convergence toward the native model: the effect of explicit prosodic training in L2-Italian’. [Poster Presentation], Workshop on Accommodation in Speech Communication, Zürich, Switzerland , 13-DEC-18. [Details] |
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(2018) | 3rd International techLING Congress - Languages, Linguistics and Technology,
Nicora, F; Beltramello, A (2018) ‘Captioning and re-voicing activities to learn Italian as a foreign language. A didactic proposal for children’. [Oral Presentation], 3rd International techLING Congress - Languages, Linguistics and Technology, Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal , 02-OCT-18 - 04-OCT-18. [Details] |
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(2018) | Le tendenze dell’italiano contemporaneo rivisitate, LII Congresso SLI 2018 (Società di linguistica italiana),
Gili Fivela, B; Nicora, F; Avesani, C (2018) ‘La Lunigiana tra Liguria e Toscana: quale situazione linguistica ci offre l’analisi delle caratteristiche intonative?’. [Oral Presentation], Le tendenze dell’italiano contemporaneo rivisitate, LII Congresso SLI 2018 (Società di linguistica italiana), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland , 06-SEP-18 - 08-SEP-18. [Details] |
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(2018) | Challenge and new prospects on prosody. The 9th International Conference in Speech Prosody,
Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L; Gili Fivela, B (2018) ‘Impact of prosodic training on Italian as L2 by Hiberno-English speakers: the case of polar questions’. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], Challenge and new prospects on prosody. The 9th International Conference in Speech Prosody, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland , 13-JUN-18 - 16-JUN-18. [Details] |
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(2018) | Language in Context: The Pragmatic Perspective. XVIII International Conference of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics,
Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L; Gili Fivela, B (2018) ‘La resistenza dei tratti intonativi nell’acquisizione dell’italiano da parte di parlanti anglo celti’. [Oral Presentation], Language in Context: The Pragmatic Perspective. XVIII International Conference of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy , 22-FEB-18 - 24-FEB-18. [Details] |
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(2018) | Speech in the natural Context, Methods for the analysis of Speech Under Real Communicative Conditions. XIV AISV Conference,
Nicora, F; Gili Fivela, B (2018) 'Intonation in Liguria and Tuscany: checking for similarities across a traditional isogloss boundary’. [Oral Presentation], Speech in the natural Context, Methods for the analysis of Speech Under Real Communicative Conditions. XIV AISV Conference, The Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy , 25-JAN-18 - 27-JAN-18. [Details] |
Guest Lectures
Year | Publication | |
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(2021) | The Mistral project: Open Educational Resources for language learning made by students for students.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O (2021) The Mistral project: Open Educational Resources for language learning made by students for students. NUIG Library: Guest Lectures [Details] |
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(2021) | I vantaggi dei testi multimediali: la traduzione audiovisiva nelle classi di lingua; Settimana delle Lingue, ANILS.
McLoughlin, L; Nicora, F (2021) I vantaggi dei testi multimediali: la traduzione audiovisiva nelle classi di lingua; Settimana delle Lingue, ANILS. Guest Lectures [Details] |
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(2020) | Prosody and Didactic Practices: The role of the contrastive phonological analysis of two languages varieties (L1 and FL) for pedagogical purposes.
Nicora, F (2020) Prosody and Didactic Practices: The role of the contrastive phonological analysis of two languages varieties (L1 and FL) for pedagogical purposes. Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy: Guest Lectures [Details] |
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(2016) | Le politiche linguistiche in epoca fascista.
Nicora, F (2016) Le politiche linguistiche in epoca fascista. Guest Lectures [Details] |
Invited Seminars
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | Acquisizione della prosodia delle lingue straniere.
Nicora, F (2022) Acquisizione della prosodia delle lingue straniere. Università degli studi di Milano, Italy: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2022) | Contrastive phonological analysis and language learning: exploring polar questions in Irish English and Italian varieties.
Nicora, F (2022) Contrastive phonological analysis and language learning: exploring polar questions in Irish English and Italian varieties. Graduate School of International Studies, Kobe University, Japan: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2022) | Audiovisual activities for children: new insights into language learning.
Nicora, F (2022) Audiovisual activities for children: new insights into language learning. Summer School in Speech Prosody, The Japan Foundation Kansai Center, Osaka, Japan: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2022) | Prosody and language learning: the case of Irish English learners of Italian.
Nicora, F (2022) Prosody and language learning: the case of Irish English learners of Italian. Graduate School of International Studies, Kobe University, Japan: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2021) | Prosody and Language Acquisition.
Nicora, F (2021) Prosody and Language Acquisition. The Centre for Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism (CALM), NUI, Galway: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2020) | The effectiveness of explicit prosodic training in Italian as a foreign language.
Nicora, F (2020) The effectiveness of explicit prosodic training in Italian as a foreign language. Universitat de Barcelona, Grup d'Estudis de Pròsodia: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2020) | Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance foreign language learning and teaching in an online environment.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O (2020) Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance foreign language learning and teaching in an online environment. National University of Ireland, Galway: Invited Seminars [Details] |
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(2020) | Virtual seminar: An interactive introduction to language learning.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O (2020) Virtual seminar: An interactive introduction to language learning. National University of Ireland, Galway: Invited Seminars [Details] |
Workshops
Year | Publication | |
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(2020) | Workshop for Children: using Aegisub to subtitle Italian cartoons.
Nicora, F (2020) Workshop for Children: using Aegisub to subtitle Italian cartoons. Workshops [Details] |
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(2020) | Workshop for undergraduate and postgraduate students: use H5P to design and create interactive language activities.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O (2020) Workshop for undergraduate and postgraduate students: use H5P to design and create interactive language activities. Workshops [Details] |
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(2018) | Workshop for Children: Learning Italian as Foreign Language with ClipFlair Studio.
Nicora, F (2018) Workshop for Children: Learning Italian as Foreign Language with ClipFlair Studio. Workshops [Details] |
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(2017) | ClipFlair. Foreign Language Learning through Interactive Revoicing and Captioning Activities.
Nicora, F (2017) ClipFlair. Foreign Language Learning through Interactive Revoicing and Captioning Activities. Workshops [Details] |
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(2016) | Using PRAAT to Improve Foreign Language Intonation.
Nicora, F (2016) Using PRAAT to Improve Foreign Language Intonation. Workshops [Details] |
Web Page
Year | Publication | |
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(2021) | The LILAC website.
Nicora, F; Bologna, O; McLoughlin, L (2021) The LILAC website. Web Page [Details] |
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(2020) | Tra-balliamo - Italian for secondary schools.
Dianetti, M; Nicora, F; McLoughlin, L (2020) Tra-balliamo - Italian for secondary schools. Web Page [Details] |
Database
Year | Publication | |
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(2021) | The IES (Irish English Speech) corpus.
Nicora, F (2021) The IES (Irish English Speech) corpus. Database [Details] |
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(2019) | STRINA - Corpus of Italian spoken in La Spezia.
Nicora, F (2019) STRINA - Corpus of Italian spoken in La Spezia. Database [Details] |
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(2018) | PIC - Prosodic Italian Corpus of Irish English learners.
Nicora, F (2018) PIC - Prosodic Italian Corpus of Irish English learners. Database [Details] |
Translation
Year | Publication | |
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(2008) | Il 'Don Giovanni' di Georgi Gospodinov, traduzione e commento.
Nicora, F (2008) Il 'Don Giovanni' di Georgi Gospodinov, traduzione e commento. Università degli studi di Pisa, Italy: Translation [Details] |
Thesis
Year | Publication | |
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(2019) | Prosodic training in foreign language: a study with Hiberno-English learners of Italian.
Nicora, F (2019) Prosodic training in foreign language: a study with Hiberno-English learners of Italian. NUI, Galway: Thesis [Details] |
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(2014) | Online learning: dal web al mobile.
Nicora, F (2014) Online learning: dal web al mobile. Università per stranieri di Siena, Italy: Thesis [Details] |
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(2012) | Cenni sulla storia dell'ortografia bulgara.
Nicora, F (2012) Cenni sulla storia dell'ortografia bulgara. Università degli studi di Pisa, Italy: Thesis [Details] |
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(2008) | Il 'Don Giovanni' di Georgi Gospodinov, traduzione e commento.
Nicora, F (2008) Il 'Don Giovanni' di Georgi Gospodinov, traduzione e commento. Università degli studi di Pisa, Italy: Thesis [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2024 | President's Awards for Teaching Excellence [Nominated] | University of Galway | |
2024 | HEI Funding | PPLI - Languages Connect | |
2024 | Italian Summer Camp 2nd edition | Languages Connect | |
2023 | HEI Funding | PPLI - Languages Connect | |
2023 | Italian Summer Camp 1st edition | Languages Connect | |
2022 | Research Support Allowance | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
2022 | Best Poster Award | The 11th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE), Best Poster Award, 2nd place, "Sociolinguistic variation of the MOUTH dyphthong in two Irish English varieties" | |
2021 | PostDoc Fellowship at Kobe University (Japan) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | |
2021 | Grant-in-Aid for Publication Fund | Moore Institute, University of Galway | |
2020 | Open Educational Resources Fund | Hardiman Library, University of Galway | |
2020 | European Doctorate Award | NUI Galway | |
2019 | IRAAL Postgraduate Award | IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics) | |
2019 | “Learning Italian as a foreign language by captioning and revoicing cartoons” project- shortlisted for the European Language Label Award | Leargas | |
2019 | Write-Up Bursary | NUI Galway | |
2018 | 'Andrea Paoloni' Grant | AISV (Associazione Italiana Scienze per la Voce) | |
2018 | AItLA Grant | AItLA (Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Applicata) | |
2017 | Research Travel Bursaries | NUI Galway | |
2016 | 'Andrea Paoloni' Grant | AISV (Associazione Italiana Scienze per la Voce) | |
2016 | Research Travel Bursaries | NUI Galway | |
2015 | Research Travel Bursaries | NUI Galway | |
2014 | Galway Doctoral Research Fellowship | NUI Galway | |
2011 | Erasmus Programme Grant | The Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR) | |
2010 | Financial Grant for the Summer Seminar on Bulgarian language and culture | The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Association of Italian Teachers of Ireland (ATI) | Member | 07-JAN-24 / 31-DEC-24 | |
IrEN - Irish English Network | member | 02-JAN-23 / | |
IRAAL - Irish Association for Applied Linguistics | Member | / | |
Canadian Association for Italian Studies | Member | 05-JAN-20 / 04-JAN-21 | |
CALM - Centre for Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism | Member | / | |
ESIST - European Association for Studies in Screen Translation | member | / | |
AISV - Associazione Italiana Scienze per la Voce | Member | / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Italian Studies discipline meeting | member | 02-SEP-19 / | |
Teaching and Learning Committee School of Languages Literatures and Cultures | Representative for Italian | 01-MAR-23 / | |
Standing committee for the implementation of the Extenuating Circumstances policy | Representative for the School of LLC | 02-JAN-23 / |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Lingue e Linguaggi | Reviewer | |
Italiano a stranieri | Reviewer | |
Estudios de Fonética Experimental (Journal of Experimental Phonetics) | Reviewer | |
Quaderns d'Italià | Reviewer |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2024 | Instituto Superior de Estudios Lingüísticos y Traducción & Universidad a Distancia de Madrid, Spain | Master's Degree | Audiovisual Translation | |
2022 | UNED Abierta, Madrid, Spain | Professional Development | Course 'La traducción audiovisual y el aprendizaje de lenguas' | |
2021 | Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italy | Giornata di Studio | La traduzione audiovisiva per apprendere le lingue | |
2021 | Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Galway, Ireland | Postgraduate Certification in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | |
2021 | Center of Advanced Studies in Humanities, CeASUm, University of Trento, Italy | Secondo Corso di Alta Specializzazione di Fonologia | Secondo Corso di Alta Specializzazione di Fonologia | |
2021 | Federal University of Minas Gerais, Public university in Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Professional Development | Course on Prosody, Variation and Contact, Luso-Brazilian Association of Speech Sciences | |
2019 | Università Telematica Pegaso, Naples, Italy | 24ECTS - anthropology, psychology, pedagogy pedagogy and teaching methodology and technology. | Education program for teachers - Italian as a second language in secondary schools in Italy | |
2019 | University of Galway, Ireland | Structured-Phd in Italian Studies [VIVA-December 2019; Virtual Conferring-April 2020] | Prosodic training in foreign language: a study with Hiberno-English learners of Italian | |
2017 | Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare sul Linguaggio (CRIL), Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy | Visiting Researcher under the Supervision of Prof. Barbara Gili Fivela | •Phonology of Intonation, Tone and Break Indices (ToBI); Introduction to statistics • Data analysis: PRAAT | |
2016 | Aix-Marseille University, Aix-Marseille, France | Summer School | Aix Summer School on Prosody. Methods in Prosody and Intonation Research: Data, Theories and Transcription | |
2014 | Università per Stranieri di Siena, Italy | Master's Degree, First-class honours | E-Learning per l'insegnamento di italiano a stranieri (Master di secondo livello ELIIAS) | |
2012 | Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy | Master's Degree, First-class honours | Theoretical and Applied Linguistics | |
2011 | Sofia University 'St.Kliment Ohridski', Sofia, Bulgaria | Erasmus Student | Slavistics | |
2008 | Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy | Bachelor's Degree, First-class honours | Foreign Languages and Literatures (Bulgarian & Russian) |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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University of Galway, Ireland | Lecturer (below the bar) in Italian | 02-JAN-23 / | |
Università per Stranieri di Siena, Italy | Adjunct Lecturer - MA ELIIAS per l'insegnamento dell'italiano a stranieri | 07-JAN-24 / 29-MAR-24 | |
Kobe University, Japan | JSPS PostDoc Fellow | 30-JUN-22 / 30-DEC-22 | |
University of Galway, Ireland | Part-Time Teaching Assistant & E-Tutor | 01-SEP-19 / 30-JUN-22 | |
University of Galway, Ireland | Research Assistant/ Lilac project | 01-DEC-19 / 31-MAY-21 | |
Youth Academy - University of Galway, Ireland | Italian Language Instructor "Impariamo con i cartoni: learning Italian by captioning and re-voicing cartoons" | 01-SEP-17 / | |
University of Galway, Ireland | Italian Language Assistant | 01-SEP-14 / 01-SEP-18 | |
Youth Academy - University of Galway, Ireland | Italian Language Assistant | 01-SEP-14 / 01-APR-16 | |
Centro FAST (Università per Stranieri di Siena, Italy) | Online Italian Tutor | 01-JAN-14 / 30-JUN-14 |
Languages
Language | |
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Italian | |
Classical Greek | |
Latin | |
Bulgarian | |
Russian | |
English |
Community Engagement
Title | Type | From / To | |
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Outreach | Italian for secondary schools | 19-FEB-24 / 12-MAY-24 | |
Outreach | Think Languages Day for secondary schools at University of Galway | 01-DEC-23 / 01-DEC-23 | |
Outreach | Development and delivery of short 'taster' courses of Italian culture and language for secondary schools https://traballiamo.wordpress.com | 01-FEB-20 / 07-MAY-21 | |
Outreach | Threesis - Talk: 'Prosodic training in FL: a study with Hiberno-English learners of Italian' | 15-NOV-19 / | |
Outreach | Italian Day for Primary School Pupils at NUIG | 16-MAR-18 / | |
Outreach | Newspaper Article "Gli irlandesi parleranno con l'intonazione spezzina" by Doris Fresco (Gazzetta della Spezia) | 21-FEB-17 / | |
Outreach | Event: "Italian Food Culture meets the Atlantic Way" (in collaboration with Slow Food Galway and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Dublino).’ | 07-APR-16 / | |
Outreach | Italian Movie Nights at NUIG | 01-OCT-15 / 30-APR-16 | |
Outreach | Social media management: creating and constant updating the 'Italian Academy at NUIG' page on Facebook | 01-OCT-14 / 31-OCT-18 | |
Outreach | Development and delivery of short 'taster' courses and workshops focused on Italian culture and language for secondary school students | 01-SEP-14 / 31-MAY-18 |
Other Activities
Description | |
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Dr Nicora is leading the Languages Connect Initiative and she is the Outreach Officer - School of Languages, Literatures and Cultureas - at the University of Galway. |
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Coordinator of Outreach Activities for the Italian Language and Culture |
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Coordinator of Erasmus + Internships - Italian Discipline. |
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Coordinator of Language Teaching Assistants (PTAs) - Italian Discipline. |
Teaching Interests
Current Postgraduate Students (Research)
Student | Degree Type | Type | |
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Jingya Hu | Doctorate - Structured Ph.D. in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Co-supervisor (1) | |
Eko Widianto | Doctorate - Structured Ph.D. in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | Co-supervisor (1) |
Modules Taught
Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
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January 2024 | Metodi di progettazione del percorso di apprendimento linguistico online | Università per Stranieri di Siena (Italy) | Master E-learning per l'insegnamento dell'italiano a stranieri | |
March 2024 | Progettazione e produzione di percorsi di apprendimento online | Università per Stranieri di Siena (Italy) | Master E-learning per l'insegnamento dell'italiano a stranieri | |
2017 / 2022 | Impariamo con i cartoni: learning Italian by captioning and revoicing cartoons | Youth Academy | Italian for children / Instructor and Language Course Designer | |
2023-2024 | Subtitling Module | GL4103 | Subtitling/ BA Global Languages | |
2023-2024 | FL Prosody Acquisition & AVT techniques | IT235 Language Laboratory | Second Year BA | |
2023-2024 | Intermediate Italian Language II | IT236 Language Laboratory | Second Year BA | |
2023-2024 | Intermediate Italian Language I - Grammar | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2023-2024 | Creative Subtitling | IT324 | Final Year BA | |
2023-2024 | Audiovisual Translation (Italian) | IT562 | MA in Advanced Language Skills | |
2023-2024 | Introduction to Audiovisual Translation | GL1101 | BA Global Languages | |
2022-2023 | An Introduction to Audiovisual Translation | IT563 | MA in Advanced Language Skills | |
2022-2023 | Subtitling & Made in Italy | IT236 | Second Year BA | |
2022-2023 | Italian Language I | IT1100 | First Year BA | |
2021-2022 | Learning and teaching languages online | GL3100 | MSc Applied Multilingualism | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language III | IT324 | Final Year (Arts) in Italian | |
2021-2022 | Oral, Presentation and Transferable Skills | IT346 | Italian Language and Communication Final Year (Arts) in Italian | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 1 | IT128 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 2 | IT129 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language I | IT1100 | First Year BA | |
2021-2022 | Intermediate Language I - Grammar | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language Skills 2, Part 1 | IT245 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2021-2022 | Italian Language Skills 2, Part 2 | IT246 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2020-2021 | Learning and teaching languages online | GL3100 | BA in Global Languages | |
2020-2021 | Italian Language Skills 2, Part 1 | IT245 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2020-2021 | Italian Language Skills 2, Part 2 | IT246 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2020-2021 | Intermediate Language I - Grammar | IT236 | Second Year BA | |
2020-2021 | Intermediate Language I - Grammar | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2020-2021 | Intermediate Language I - Laboratory | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2020-2021 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 1 | IT128 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2020-2021 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 2 | IT129 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2019-2020 | Italian Language, Level 2, Part 1 | IT228 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2019-2020 | Italian Language, Level 2, Part 2 | IT229 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2019-2020 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 1 | IT128 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2019-2020 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 2 | IT129 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2019-2020 | Italian Language 1 | IT1100 | First Year BA | |
2019-2020 | Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies | IT237 | Second Year BA | |
2019-2020 | Explicit Prosodic-Pragmatic Training - Language Laboratory | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2019-2020 | Explicit Prosodic-Pragmatic Training - Language Laboratory | IT236 | Second Year BA | |
2019-2020 | Oral, Presentation and Transferable Skills | IT346 | Final Year BA | |
2019-2020 | Geoprosodic Variation and Audiovisual Translation | IT324 | Final Year BA | |
2017-2018 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 2 | IT229 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2017-2018 | Explicit Prosodic-Pragmatic Training - Language Laboratory | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2017-2018 | Subtitling for Italian business communication | IT251 | Second Year BA (Commerce&Law) | |
2017-2018 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 1 | IT228 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2017-2018 | Community Based Learning: Language Teaching | IT345 | Final Year BA | |
2016-2017 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 2 | IT229 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2016-2017 | Italian Language Skills 1, Part 1 | IT228 | Evening Diploma in Italian | |
2016-2017 | Prosody & Emotions in SLA - Language Laboratory | IT235 | Second Year BA | |
2016-2017 | Subtitling for Italian business communication | IT251 | Second Year BA (Commerce&Law) | |
2016-2017 | Italian Communication Skills | IT8101 | Diploma in Italian Online | |
2016-2017 | Italian Communication Skills | IT8100 | Diploma in Italian -Online | |
2014-2017 | Discovering Italy: Italian language and Italian Genius | Youth Academy | Italian for children / Language Assistant |
Internal Collaborators
Name | Description of Collaboration | |
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Professor Laura McLoughlin | ||
Ms Oriana Bologna |
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | Description of Collaboration | |
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Professor Barbara Gili Fivela | Università del Salento (Lecce)/ Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare sul Linguaggio (CRIL) | ITALY | ||
Dr Chiara Meluzzi | Università degli Studi di Milano | ITALY | ||
Dr Jennifer Lertola | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid | SPAIN |