Rita Caputo

Education

• (07/2024) MA in Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures and Linguistics – Linguistics track, University of Bologna.
  Master’s thesis in Italian Literature and Language, titled Babele: a classroom experience of play and writing.
  Advisor: Prof. Nicola Bonazzi. Co-advisor: Prof. Rosy Nardone.
  Final grade: 110/110 with honours.
• (11/2021) BA in Humanities – Classical Studies track, University of Bologna.
  Bachelor’s thesis in Historical Linguistics, titled The absence of numerals in the Pirahã language: a typological approach.
  Advisor: Prof. Chiara Gianollo.
  Final grade: 110/110.
• (07/2018) Classical High School Diploma (Liceo Classico “V. Lanza”, Foggia).
  Final grade: 100/100 with honours.
• (10/2025) DITALS I Certification for Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language, Adult-Senior profile (University for Foreigners of Siena).

Positions

• (11/2025–present) Teaching Tutor for the BA programme in Humanities (L-10).
• (10/2024–present) Research Grant Holder for the Erasmus+ project Communikite (supervisor: Prof. Matteo Viale).

Professional Activities

• (11/2025) Presentation titled K5, the Kite section on non verbal-communication within the event Teaching Italian as a second Language: tools and perspectives held on 21 November at Room 4, Via del Guasto 3, Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies.
• (09/2025–present) Co-development and translation (with Prof. Matteo Viale) of the Guide to Using Kite in Teaching Italian as a Second Language, with a focus on nonverbal communication.
• (05/2025) Organisation of the training course Teaching Methodologies for Foreign Languages to Absolute Beginners (26–28 May 2025), University of Bologna.
• (10/2024–09/2024) Co-development and translation (with Prof. Matteo Viale) of Kite, a linguistic first-aid kit for refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers.
• (12/2024) Selected participant in the training course Cultural and Linguistic Mediation at the University of Poitiers (3–5 December 2024).