Carmelo LA CIACERA

Carmelo LA CIACERA is an Adjunct Professor at the Special Teaching Structure of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Ragusa) of the University of Catania. Since 2021/2022, he has taught French Language and Translation I in the Bachelor's Degree in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation (L-12).

• PhD in Translation, Interpretation, and Interculturality (Translation Curriculum) from University of Bologna (2018)
• Secondary Teaching Certification in French Language and Culture from University of Catania (2015)
• Master's Degree in European and Extra-European Languages and Literatures from University of Catania (2013)
• Bachelor's Degree in Linguistic Mediation from University of Catania (2008)

His research focuses on audiovisual translation (TAV), particularly the challenges of Sicilian dialects in dubbed/subtitled versions of films like Il Gattopardo and Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. He also explores sociolinguistic phenomena in cinematic contexts and communicative freezing in literary translations of Anna Gavalda's works.

Publications include studies on dialect lexicon preservation in cinema and analyses of French dubbing of Visconti's films. Conference presentations at events like the International Symposium of Audiovisual Translation (2017) and World Congress of Translation Studies (2017) demonstrate his expertise.

Teaching activities include:

• French Language and Translation I (L-12)
• Audiovisual Translation for Cinema and Television
• Sociolinguistics and Dialectology applied to TAV
• Linguistic and Communicative Freezing in Translation

He has organized academic events like the International Symposium on Bilingual Lexicography (2012) and coordinates junior tutoring activities through digital platforms.