Roberto Desserts

Roberto Dolci is a Full Professor of Modern Language Teaching (GLOT-01/B) (formerly L-LIN/02). He teaches in the Bachelor’s Degree program in Italian Language and Culture in the Digital World (LiCIMoD), in the Bachelor’s Degree program Made in Italy, Food and Hospitality (MICO), in the Master’s program Italian for Foreigners (ITAS), in the Master’s program Management and Italian Food Culture, and in the PhD program in Linguistic, Philological and Literary-Artistic Studies. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of CUNY, New York, (USA). His current research interests focus on the analysis of language-education policies, the promotion of the Italian language and culture abroad, teaching language as a tool for cultural diplomacy, and the Italian diaspora worldwide. He is Associate Director of the journal TILCA (Teaching Italian Language and Culture Annual) and Associate Editor of the journal MOSAIC (Journal for Language Teachers).