Biography
Carmel Mary Coonan is Full Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her field of specialization is foreign/second language teaching and learning with particular reference to emerging teaching methodologies and new target groups. She has conducted and participated in several research projects, both nationally and internationally, especially in the field of foreign language medium instruction (CLIL). Her recent publications include “Language issues in the CLIL classroom: focus on the pupils” in Learning and Teaching English: Insights from Research (edited by L. Pedrazzini and A. Nava, 2012) and “Affect and Motivation in CLIL” in Quality Interfaces: Examining Evidence and Exploring Solutions in CLIL (edited by D. Marsh and O. Meyer, 2012), among others. Luciana Favaro cooperates with the Centro di Ricerca sulla Didattica delle Lingue of the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her studies focus on early foreign language learning/teaching and education technologies in foreign language teaching. Recent publications include “Raising Phonemic Awareness in Young Learners of English with Learning Difficulties: A Small Scale Intervention” in RILA–Rassegna italiana di linguistica applicate (with V. Costernaro and M. Daloiso, 2014), among others. Marcella Menegale cooperates with the Centro di Ricerca sulla Didattica delle Lingue of the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her main areas of interest are plurilingualism and CLIL, intercomprehension between languages of the same family and learner autonomy in language learning. Recent publications include “A Study on Knowledge Transfer between In and Out-of-School Language Learning” in Autonomy in Language Learning: Getting Learners Actively Involved (2013), among others.
