Lorenzo Spreafico

Lorenzo Spreafico is a Professor at the Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, specializing in informal language acquisition and its implications for formal language teaching. His research emphasizes pronunciation, vocabulary, phonetic education, and communication. He teaches courses related to Italian as a second language, language acquisition, and phonetics/phonology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

His work intersects with sociolinguistics and multilingualism, particularly in educational contexts. A recent focus includes analyzing language ideologies in society and education, addressing inclusive practices for children without German language proficiency.