Giulia Bencini

English as a Second/Additional Language Usage-Based and Constructionist Approaches

• Acquisition of English constructions by Italian learners of English
• Acquisition of English in individuals with autism, developmental conditions, specific learning difficulties (dyslexia)
• Language in Bilingual English/Italian children (ages 2-5)
  
• Individual differences in second language acquisition
• Working memory and L2 learning and processing
• Processing difficulties in L2 English comprehension
• Input frequency and language learning
• Explicit and implicit learning in second language acquisition
• Analysis of learner corpora

English and Multilingualism

• English learning in multilingual contexts
• Attitudes towards English among university students
• English as a Lingua Franca in educational settings
• Translanguaging practices in higher education

Accessibility and Inclusive Communication: Cognitive and Linguistic Accessibility

• Plain English and accessible communication
• Linguistic barriers in institutional communication
• Accessibility of university websites and digital communication
• Accessible language in public information campaigns
• Readability of English-language public documents

Disability and Discourse

• Representations of disability in English-language media
• Intersectional approaches to Disability
• Person-first and identity-first language; Linguistic constructions of disability
  
• Inclusive language policies in English-speaking countries

Education and Inclusion

• Inclusive communication in educational materials
• Accessibility of English language teaching resources
• Universal Design for Learning and language education
• Linguistic accessibility in multilingual classrooms
• Inclusive approaches to English language teaching

Cultural Heritage and Museum Accessibility

• Linguistic accessibility of museum labels
• Plain language/easy-to-read in museum communication
• Inclusive communication in museums and cultural institutions
• Multilingual museum communication
• Disability representation in museum texts
• The role of English in international museum communication