Speaking Data: Coding Insights and the Write-Aloud Protocol
NATIONAL HERITAGE LANGUAGE RESOURCES CENTER, University of California Los Angles | February 27th and 28th, 2026
I speak at conferences to advance Multilingualism and Second Language Acquisition.
Through active participation in conferences on Multilingualism and Second Language Acquisition, I share research, exchange teaching strategies, and foster collaborations that enrich my practice and inspire my students.
Upcoming
Gaming, AI, and Language Learning: Perspectives from Multilingual Classrooms
NEMLA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA | March 5th - 8th, 2026
Internship and Cultural Competence in Italian Language Studies in Los Angeles
NEMLA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA | March 5th - 8th, 2026
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Learning Languages in the Digital Age: What Students Say About Gaming and AI
PAMLA Conference, San Francisco | November 20th-23rd 2025
Chaired the panels “Language Teaching and Technology: From Gaming to AI I” and “Language Teaching and Technology: From Gaming to AI II”. Presented the paper titled: “Learning Languages in the Digital Age: What Students Say About Gaming and AI” with Dr. Alberto Calleo.
Exploring Translation Strategies, Linguistic Repertoires and Intercomprehension: A Case Study Using Poetry
PAMLA Conference, Palm Springs | November 7th-10th 2024
This research examines translation strategies in beginner language learning, showing how plurilingual participants use their language repertoire to comprehend unfamiliar poetic texts.
Oggi chi cucina? - An Intercultural Exploration of Italian Imperatives Through Gastronomy
Intercultural Practices in Language Teaching, Online Conference | May 17th 2024
This presentation explores teaching Italian imperatives and food vocab through culinary experiences, integrating cultural immersion to enhance language acquisition and deepen understanding of Italian gastronomy.
Intercomprehension and Translation Strategies in Italian Poetry
NeMLA Conference, Boston | March 7th-10th 2024
This research demonstrates that plurilingual students, using strategies like spontaneous translation, can comprehend Dante's Divine Comedy, highlighting the benefits of intercomprehension in language learning.
Spontaneous Intercomprehension Strategies in Italian Poetry
NeMLA Conference, Buffalo | March 7th-10th 2023
Strategie di lettura e intercomprensione applicate a un testo poetico di letteratura italiana: osservazione su tre gruppi di parlanti
CAIS Conference, Virtualized Environment | June 4th 2021
Code-switching between Italian and Neapolitan in Elena Ferrante’s Tetralogy of Neapolitan Novels
Multilingual Literatures Conference, University of Swansea | July 17th 2019
Superstizione e Orientalismo ne “Il ventre di Napoli” di Matilde Serao
The Nineteenth-Century in 2019: Mapping Women’s Writing in the Long Nineteenth Century Conference, California State University Long Beach | April 26th 2019
Translation Thresholds in the Pedagogies of Intercomprehension and Multilingualism
Translanguaging: Opportunités et défis dans un monde globalisé, Colloque du CCERBAL, Université d’Ottawa | May 4th 2018
Translating Murder: The Case of Leonarda Cianciulli
Borders, Place and Translations, The 53rd Annual Comparative World Literature Conference, California State University Long Beach | April 26th 2018