Sveva Battaglia

Sveva Battaglia is a Research Fellow in the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her work focuses on intercultural communication, language education, and the application of literary analysis to cultural studies. She holds a PhD in Linguistic and Literary Sciences from the University of Udine (2014) and a Master's in Teaching Italian to Foreigners (2017). Since 2017, she has supervised theses in language pedagogy and intercultural communication.

Her academic roles include:

• Research fellow in projects addressing hate speech in sport (2021-2022), intercultural communication in education (2021), and business-oriented cultural training (2017-2018)
• CELIA Certification instructor for inclusive language education (2021)
• Trainer and collaborator at the Laboratory of Intercultural Communication and Teaching (LabCom) since 2013
• Website administrator for mappainterculturale.it

Her research explores intersections between linguistic education, cultural identity, and pedagogical innovation. Recent work emphasizes horizontal school models, soft skills integration, and edulinguistic frameworks. She has co-authored chapters on curriculum design, civic education, and cross-cultural competence development in educational settings.

Key professional contributions include:

• Contributions to Pearson and Macro World Publishing on intercultural pedagogy
• Development of training programs for companies and institutions