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Licia Masoni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Studies 'Giovanni Maria Bertin' at the University of Bologna. Her research focuses on EFL narrative competence, second language identity, the role of narrative in language acquisition, and the study of folk narratives of the British Isles, including folktales and legends. She teaches English Language on the Primary Teacher Education Course, emphasizing oral narrative and children’s literature as teaching tools for ESL/EFL students.
Education background includes a PhD in Literatures, Languages and Cultures (specializing in Scottish Ethnology) from the University of Edinburgh (2007), an MSc by Research in Ethnology (2003, with distinction), and a Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere from the University of Parma (2001). She also holds a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE, 1996).
Her academic activities span international collaborations, including teaching at the University of Edinburgh on oral narrative in primary education and research on Scottish ethnology. She has delivered invited lectures at institutions such as the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center (2014) and organized training programs for EFL teachers in Italy and abroad.
Key awards include the 2005 John Orr Research Award from the University of Edinburgh for work in Romance languages/dialects. Her conference contributions address topics like narrative-based pedagogy, urban legends in language learning, and the intersection of folklore with medical and psychological sciences.
Teaching and advising: While no formal student advisees are listed, her extensive teacher training programs indicate strong mentorship roles in EFL pedagogy. Grants and collaborations remain unspecified in the provided texts.
