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Francesco Comotti

Adjunct professor

Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Curriculum vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

FRANCESCO COMOTTI

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Surname, Name: Comotti, Francesco

  • Nationality: Italian

  • Year of Birth: 1980

JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHING

  • Period: September 2010 – Present

  • Institution: Liceo Linguistico di Stato "G. Falcone", Bergamo

  • Role: Japanese language teacher (Class AJ24) - Tenured since September 15, 2016.

  • Main Activities and Responsibilities:

    • Curricular courses in Japanese language and culture (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year classes)

    • Afternoon Japanese language and culture courses (Level I)

    • Class coordination and coordination of the Arabic-Chinese-Japanese-Russian language area

    • Referent for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) certification

    • PCTO (Work-Related Learning) tutoring

    • Chaperone for educational trips and language stays in Italy and abroad

    • School Digital Coordinator and Library Referent

    • Referent for combating bullying, cyber-bullying, and discrimination

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Contract Professor of Japanese Literature

  • University of Turin: * September 2025 – January 2026

  • February 2024 – May 2024

  • October 2023 – January 2024

  • Activities: Teaching pre-modern and modern/contemporary Japanese literature history; student support via Moodle; examinations.

  • University of Bergamo: February 2025 – May 2025

    • Activities: Seminar series on pre-modern Japanese literature.

  • Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna: October 2024 – December 2024

    • Activities: Teaching modern and contemporary Japanese literature history.

  • Other University Roles

    • Ca' Foscari University, Venice:

      • April 2015 – June 2015: Trainer in Japanese language teaching (microlanguage focus).

      • September 2013 – June 2014 & January 2012 – September 2012: Japanese language teacher.

    • University of Bergamo:

      • 2007 – 2011: Linguistic expert (Japanese and English).

      • September 2008 & September 2009: Linguistic instructor (Japanese literacy courses).

  • EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING

    • TFA (Active Internship Training): Teaching qualification for Japanese language in secondary schools.

    • Advanced Training (Bullying/Cyber-bullying): Regional courses provided by the Lombardy Regional School Office (2017-2019).

    • Didactics Training: University for Foreigners of Siena (2013) – Focus on foreign language didactics, Japanese culture, and developmental psychology.

    • Dysgraphia Specialist: Accredited course on the education and re-education of graphic gestures (2011-2012).

    • PhD in East Asian Studies: Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2008-2013) – Focus on modern and contemporary Japanese literature.

    • Degree in Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Japan): Ca' Foscari University of Venice (1999-2006). Grade: 110/110 cum laude.

  • LANGUAGE SKILLS

    • Italian: Native

    • English: C2 (Advanced)

    • Japanese: C2 (Advanced) – JLPT Level 1 (151/180)

    • Korean: A1 (Basic)

  • VOLUNTEERING AND PUBLICATIONS

    • Volunteering: School Section of CIG Arcigay Milano (2012–Present). Focused on workshops regarding gender differences and anti-bullying.

    • Selected Publications:

      • "Modernity reconsidered..." in PAJLS Proceedings (2010)

      • "The Magnified Body of Survival" in Death and Desire in Contemporary Japan (2017)

      • Translation of "The Crime of Prometheus" by Ōba Minako (Zanichelli, 2020)

      • Author of Green Guides for Japan and Tokyo (Touring Club Italiano, 2020/2025).

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