Master Lecturer of Italian
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
- 253 Dauer Hall
- acolarossi@ufl.edu
- 352.273.3788
- Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Office Hours — Fall 2021
- Mondays and Wednesdays: 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Or by appointment
Areas of specialization
- Foreign language education, Italian language and culture, second language acquisition (SLA)
Education
- Ph.D. in Foreign and Second Language Education (The Ohio State University)
- M.A. in Italian (The Ohio State University)
- Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere (Università di Roma Tre, Italy)
Biography
Alessia Colarossi is a Master Lecturer in Italian Studies in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Florida. She is also an affiliate of the University of Florida International Center as she served as co-Director and faculty member for the UF Language and Culture Summer Program in Rome, Italy. She has been developing and teaching a variety of undergraduate courses for 20+ years. For the past ten years she has been designing and focusing on hybrid and online courses. Beyond the use of technology in the classroom, her interests include best practices for foreign language teaching and learning in changing societies, international education and intercultural competence, and new pedagogies.
Courses taught
- Beginning Italian 1
- Beginning Italian 2
- Intermediate Italian 1
- Intermediate Italian 2
- Italian Grammar and Composition
- Contemporary Italian Culture (Topics in Conversation)
- Italian Cinema and Culture
- Modern Italy and Culture
- Il boom economico in Italia
- Il mercato dell’arte nell’era della globalizzazione (also called Ciber Italian Art)