Francesca Romana Patrizi

Francesca Romana Patrizi is a Visiting Critic at Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), based in Rome, Italy. She is affiliated with the Department of Architecture and contributes to the academic programs offered at the Cornell in Rome location.

Her educational background includes a degree in Japanese and English from Sapienza University of Rome. She further developed her professional expertise through extensive teaching and leadership experience in Italian language education.

Francesca's research and professional interests center around Italian language education, second language acquisition, and teacher training. She has designed curricula and taught learners from diverse cultural and institutional backgrounds, including students from American universities such as Dartmouth College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Chicago, Tulane University, and University of Notre Dame Rome.

She has collaborated with notable organizations such as the Dante Alighieri Society and Icon University Consortium as an item writer for official language certification exams, contributing to standardized assessment in language proficiency.

Francesca founded LIT School in 2020, an institution that offers Italian language courses for foreigners and provides specialized training in teaching methodologies for Italian language instructors, public schools, and educational organizations.

She has professional experience at institutions including Dilit International House, Italiaidea, and Byron Tree School of Languages, where she served in roles such as teaching coordinator, student coordinator, head of extracurricular activities, and department director.

She has worked with embassies, religious institutions, and multinational companies, demonstrating the broad applicability and demand for her expertise in language education.

Her contact information includes Palazzo Santacroce, Piazza Benedetto Cairoli 6, 00186 Rome, Italy, and the email fp283@cornell.edu. She is also active on Instagram and LinkedIn.