Camilla Spaliviero is adjunct professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna and a Post-Doc Research Fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Her research interests deal with language acquisition and teaching through pluralistic approaches, digital resources, and literary texts by women writers with migratory backgrounds, as well as with language learning strategies in plurilingual and intercultural education.
She is a subject expert in Educational Linguistics at both the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, and at the Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society at the University of Udine. She is also a subject expert in Italian Linguistics at the Department of Education Studies “Giovanni Maria Bertin” at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna.
Education
After a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literatures, she attended a Master in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language and Culture. She also attended the postgraduate courses "Teaching languages to students with special needs" at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and "Reading and literary education in the 21st century" at the University of Valencia. She obtained Certificates CEDILS (Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language), COMINT (High Training in Intercultural Communication), and COMLINT (Interlinguistic and Intercultural Communication and Mediation).
In 2020 she obtained a PhD in Educational Linguistics, with the title of Doctor Europaeus, at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Her research project focused on the pedagogical implications of using literary texts within the second/foreign language classroom at the Italian secondary school.
Teaching Activity
Since the a. a. 2020-2021 she is adjunct professor at the Department of Education Studies "Giovanni Maria Bertin" at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna.
She has been adjunct professor at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, at the Department of Romance Studies at the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, and at the Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society at the University of Udine. She convened courses on Teaching Modern Languages, Language learning strategies in Spanish and Italian LS through multilingual pedagogy, Teaching Italian L2 through children's literature and digital resources.
She convened online modules within the Master in Inclusive and Accessible Language Education (MELIA) and the Postgraduate Course in Teaching Italian as a Foreign and a Second Language at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Research Activity
Within the Itals Lab at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, she is the scientific coordinator of the "Itals-Letteratura" project, focused on research and teacher training on using multimodality, digital resources, and intercultural approaches associated with literary texts in the Italian L2/FL classroom
She is a member of the Central Examination Committee (CEC) for the State Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency (SCFLP) - section of Italian as a Foreign Language for the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs – Directorate of Examinations and Certifications.
She participates in national and international research groups and projects. She is a member of the "Centre for Research in Educational Linguistics (CRDL)" at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, as well as of the research groups "Multilingualism on My Mind (MoMM)" at the University of Bergen, "Reading Literacy, Literary and Linguistic Education, Culture and Society (ELCiS)" at the University of Valencia, and "Literature in Language Learning and Teaching Network (LiLLT ReN)" of the AILA Research Network. She is affiliated with the "Multilingualism Research Centre" (CMSL), and collaborates with the Archive of Migrant Writers (ASSM) at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
She participates in the research projects "MULTIEDULIT: Reader education, literary, linguistic, and inclusion: An investigation through multimodal children's and youth literature around diversity and sustainability" (2023-2026) coordinated by Prof. Josep Ballester-Roca and Prof. Noelia Ibarra at the University of Valencia, and "AXIO-LOGOS: Language assessment through literary texts" coordinated by Prof. Antonio Venturis at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Membership of Editorial Committees
She is a a reviewer of the journals EL.LE. Educazione Linguistica, Language Education and SeLM-Scuola e Lingue Moderne.
She is member of the editorial board of Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata-RILA.
Other Professional Experiences
She is teacher of Italian L2/FL in different multilingual and multicultural teaching contexts (primary and secondary schools, international university students, adult learners), and of Spanish FL (secondary schools, adult learners).
She is a language teacher trainer.
She is an examiner for CEDILS certification.
She is the national delegate of the network "Teaching Language through Literature" within the Italian Association of Foreign Language Teachers (ANILS).
