Donata Marletta
Scientific field: Language and translation - English [L-LIN/12]
I am an English language educator and independent researcher specialising in media culture, and technology. Currently based in Catania, Italy, I bring comprehensive expertise in English language education, and hold multiple professional positions, including:
Adjunct Professor of English (Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese L-39 L-40) at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania.
Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) English instructor with extensive international teaching experience.
Examination Specialist for the British Institutes Examination Board.
Academic Background:
I completed my PhD in Cultural Studies from the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology at Leeds Metropolitan University ― currently known as Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom, in June 2012. My doctoral thesis, 'Sharing Bits': Creating Sociability in the Age of the Digital Agora, critically examined how emerging technologies facilitate human connection and social mobilisation through virtual and physical spaces.
Teaching Specialisations:
Advanced English Language Instruction.
Academic and Professional English Communication.
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Methodologies.
Cambridge English Language Assessment Preparation.
Research Interests:
My scholarly work intersects language education and the complex social implications of digital technologies and their transformative impact on contemporary culture. Specific areas of scholarly investigation include:
Language Teaching Methodologies in Digital Environments.
Sociology and Anthropology of Digital Media.
Critical Cyberculture Studies.
Media Studies.
Late 20th Century Aesthetics.
Festival Culture and Communication Technologies.
Adjunct Professor of English (Laboratorio di Lingua Inglese L-39 L-40) at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania.
Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) English instructor with extensive international teaching experience.
Examination Specialist for the British Institutes Examination Board.
Academic Background:
I completed my PhD in Cultural Studies from the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology at Leeds Metropolitan University ― currently known as Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom, in June 2012. My doctoral thesis, 'Sharing Bits': Creating Sociability in the Age of the Digital Agora, critically examined how emerging technologies facilitate human connection and social mobilisation through virtual and physical spaces.
Teaching Specialisations:
Advanced English Language Instruction.
Academic and Professional English Communication.
TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Methodologies.
Cambridge English Language Assessment Preparation.
Research Interests:
My scholarly work intersects language education and the complex social implications of digital technologies and their transformative impact on contemporary culture. Specific areas of scholarly investigation include:
Language Teaching Methodologies in Digital Environments.
Sociology and Anthropology of Digital Media.
Critical Cyberculture Studies.
Media Studies.
Late 20th Century Aesthetics.
Festival Culture and Communication Technologies.
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