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Emma Abbate's OpenLearn Profile

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Emma Abbate

Biography

I’m a teacher of IGCSE History and Geography in English and I have been teaching since 1998-99, I am specialized in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). I teach in Cambridge International IGCSE® High School (Liceo Scientifico) A. Diaz (Caserta), I'm trainer and author of digital content and free-lance researcher.
I am an intercultural mediator and teacher of Italian as a Second Language (L2) to adults.
I cooperate with the University of Naples L’ Orientale as an expert in CLIL Masters courses and I gained specific expertise in Erasmus+ project management as coordinator of several projects funded by the EU.
I hold a BA in Literature, Latin, History and Geography teaching, MA in e-Learning and CLIL, and Ph.D. in History (University Federico II-Naples).
I attended several master's degrees in teaching methodology and use of ICT, a Specialization Master in teaching students with special needs at the secondary level and a Diploma for teaching Italian as a Foreign Language, both held by Orientale in Naples.
I have far-reaching experience in continuous Professional development for teachers, teacher trainers, Headteachers (e-learning courses, blended courses, on-the-job, workshops) in the Italian context and also in international communities of peers on CLIL, Language Teaching, Technology Enhanced Language Teaching (TELL).
I'm a Scientix ambassador and member of the Europeana Italian user group.

I'm a mother of 2, a voracious reader, insatiable curious, hungry for life, and wanderlusting traveler

I have presented papers at national and international conferences and published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Areas of expertise: Holocaust education, Transnational cooperation, international project planning and management, higher education, school education, CLIL, ICT, Historical research, e-learning, language learning, languages for specific purposes, Italian as a Foreign Language, blended learning, TELL, CALL, EFL, MALL, teacher training, school innovation.