Foreign language assistants

Foreign language assistants are figures available to students and teaching staff in all Schools at the university, each representing their own country of origin. They provide a range of services, including guidance on mobility opportunities abroad for studying and research, cooperation for language exams and support in the updating of teaching materials.

Foreign language assistants play a very important role in the cultural relations between Italy and the foreign countries in the University's internationalisation process. In addition to qualified teaching on the language and culture of their countries of origin, foreign language assistants promote the culture of their own countries, coordinating cultural and scientific initiatives including conferences, film events, research projects, seminars, exhibitions and translations of Italian authors. Through the active role of the language assistants, many of these initiatives are presided by foreign personalities or are organised in partnership with foreign institutions.

 

Brazilian Culture and Portuguese language assistant

Bindaco Benevenuti Clesiane
Activities: teaching of the Brazilian Language and Culture at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; advice and information on studying and research in Brazil; organisation of information meetings and cultural activities to promote the Brazilian language and culture in Italy.

 

Bulgarian foreign language assistant

Alexander Panov
Contact: alexander.panov@unibo.it  
Office hours: 
Tuesday from 13 to 17 (Bulgarian language teaching at the AULA A 26 at the Department of Interpreting and Translation - DIT),
Friday from 13 to 17 (Aula 14 at the Department of Interpreting and Translation - DIT).
Activities: Teaching of Bulgarian language and culture; organization and promotion of various events, talks, and visits, facilitating the intercultural exchange between Bulgaria and Italy.

 

Canadian Culture language assistant

Myriam Vien
Contact
: myriam.vien2@unibo.it 
Office hours: either by email (myriam.vien2@unibo.it) or teams, you can arrange an appointment with the foreign language assistant for asking professional advice or information.
Activities: French language teaching at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; information and advice to students for studying in Quebec (Canada).

 

Chinese foreign language assistant

Yanlian Zhang
Contact: yanlian.zhang2@unibo.it
Office hour: by email yanlian.zhang2@unibo.it you can schedule an appointment in Teams or Zoom, or Studio 86 in Via Cartoleria 5 with the Chinese language assistant for asking information or professional advice. 14:00- 16:00 on Thursday and 9:30--11:30 on Friday.
Activities: Teaching of the Chinese language and culture at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Promotion and dissemination of the Chinese culture and language; Support to the international students wishing to visit/study in China.

 

French language assistant 

Anne Detraz
Contact
: anne.detraz@unibo.it 
Office hours: The receiving hours of the foreign language assistant takes place in presence in study n. 104, (via Cartoleria, 5) Thursday from 14.30 to 16.30, only by appointment by email: anne.detraz@unibo.it
Activities: teaching French Language at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; meetings with students and teachers, advice about study and research in France. Meeting and cultural activities for the promotion of the Language and culture in France.

 

German foreign language assistant

Enrico Mina
Contact:
 
Activities:  German language learning at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures.  Meetings with students, phd, and Professors, advices about studying and researching activities in Germany. Organization of information meetings and cultural activities for the promotion of the Language and culture in Germany. 

 

Hebrew language and culture foreign language assistant

Assaf David Kedem
Contact: assafdavid.kedem@unibo.it
Office hour: by email assafdavid.kedem@unibo.it, you can book and appointment with the foreign language assistant for asking professional advice or information in Teams, Skype or Zoom.
Activities: language learning activities, teaching and tutoring in the Hebrew language; promotion and dissemination of the Hebrew language and culture, in cooperation with foreign and national bodies; information and promotion of academic exchanges for students, researchers and teaching staff, assistance with relative study grants; organisation of, participation in and scientific contribution to international conferences, seminars and study days.

 

Slovak foreign language assistant

Zuzana Kubusova
Contact

Activities: teaching the Slovak language at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Political and Social Sciences. Cultural activities aimed at the promotion of Slovak language. Collaboration with the Slovak Embassy, the Cultural Institute of Rome and Honorary Consulate (Forlì). Coordination of  the activities of the theatre group in Slovak language.

 

Spanish foreign language assistant

Edith Marsiglia
Contact: 
Activities: advice and information on studying and research in Spain for students, researchers and teachers and relative funding opportunities; teaching of the Spanish language and culture at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; organisation of information meetings on studying and research in Spain; organisation of cultural activities to promote the Spanish language and culture; cooperation with Catalan and Basque language assistants to promote the official language and culture of the various historical nationalities in the Spanish territory.

 

Spanish language and Mexican culture foreign language assistant

Héctor Rodríguez de la O
Contacts: 
hector.rodriguezde@unibo.it; tel. +39 051 2097148
Office hours: 
every Monday from 10am to 12pm and from 12pm to 1pm for International Relations, only by Teams.
Activities: 
advice and information on studying and researching in Mexico and Latin America for students, researchers and teachers and related funding opportunities; teaching the Spanish language and Mexican and Latin-American culture at the  Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures; organisation of information meetings on study  and research in Mexico; organisation of cultural activities to promote the Spanish language and Latin America.

Polish foreign language assistant

Marta Wanicka
Contact: 

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