Fiona Dalziel

Fiona Dalziel is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies (DiSLL) of the University of Padova, Italy, where she teaches on the BA and MA degree programmes in Modern Languages. From 2013 to 2016 she was Head of Padova University Language Centre, where she set up the LEAP (Learning English for Academic Purposes) Project, whose aim was to provide support for lecturers teaching their content courses through English. Her research interests include: promoting metacognitive learning strategies and learner autonomy; English-medium Instruction (EMI); translanguaging in the language classroom; and the use of drama in language learning, including that of adult migrants. Together with Erika Piazzoli, she co-edited the volume “Performative Language Learning with Refugees and Migrants: Embodied Research and Practice in the Sorgente Project” (Routledge, 2024). She has been coordinator of Padova University English drama group for 25 years.