Luigia (Gina) Maiellaro
Teaching Professor of Italian; Associate Director for Curriculum and Instruction; Coordinator of the Italian Program
Specializes in Italian language pedagogy, historical linguistics, and cultural studies. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, with a particular emphasis on curriculum development, testing methodologies, and the cultivation of intercultural competence through ethnography, semiotics, and translation. She chairs the National Italian Exam and contributes to promoting Italian language and culture education through associations while serving on the board of directors for the MITA.
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Education
PhD, Russian Historical Linguistics, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow.
MA, Comparative Literatures and Languages (French, English, Russian), University of Salerno, Italy. -
Contact
617.373.3131 l.maiellaro@northeastern.edu AATI National Italian Exam -
Address
443 Meserve Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 -
Office Hours
(in person) Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm.
By appointment.
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Associations
DILLE (Società Italiana di Didattica delle Lingue e Linguistica Educativa) AAUSC (American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs) MaFLA (Massachusetts Foreign Language Association); ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages); IALIC (International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication)
