My ex S.GIORGIO - Genova

Manuela Reguzzoni is a member of our Association and the representative in Genoa of the National Language Teacher Association LEND –Lingua e Nuova Didattica.
After acquiring her Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at Genoa University, she qualified as an English teacher.
In her career, she has taught several ESP varieties in a number of Italian secondary schools (Business English, English for Tourism, Electricity, Radio Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Draughtsmanship, Dental Technology, English Literature) and has become an expert in teaching ME - English for Maritime Studies (Deck Dept., Engine Dept., Skippers, Ship Designers/Naval Architects). She has taught ME at Istituto Tecnico Nautico ‘S. Giorgio’ of Genova for 24 years as well as on several professional courses and carried out research work in the ME field.
She has also worked as a teacher trainer at SSIS, University of Genova (Italy).
She has run teacher training coursed at all levels (GE, ESP and CALL/ICT), has published four textbooks and several articles and given talks and presentations at seminars both in Italy and in Britain.
She holds a Master Degree, MSc in TESP, Teaching English for Specific Purposes, (Aston University, Birmingham) and
Advanced Certificates in:

Principles of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Aston University, Birmingham),
Education and Professional Development (University of East Anglia, Norwich) and
Teaching English and English Literature (Università di Tor Vergata, Rome ).

She is currently a freelance teacher trainer and writer. Her main interests lie in research in the field of ME, ESP and language teaching in general.

1. Main areas of study at Aston University:

Lexical Studies
Assignment: A Lexical Investigation into a Pedagogic Corpus of English for Maritime Studies.
Course and Syllabus Design
Assignment: Planning for Innovation: A ‘Global’ Simulation for an Extensive Course in Maritime English.
Analysing Spoken Interaction
Assignment: Marine VHF Radio Communications. Causes of deviation from the recommended language.
Analysing Written Discourse
Assignment: The Rules of the Road’, Analysing and Teaching the Discourse of the COLREGs, Convention on the International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea, 1972.
Dissertation:
Designing Materials to Teach English for Maritime Studies: from Paper-Based to Electronic Materials.

2. Books and Articles published:

Reguzzoni, M. 2009. 'Virtual Learning Environments on the cheap: discovering the e-book format'. In Beaven, B. (Ed.). IATEFL 2009 Cardiff Conference Selection. Canterbury: IATEFL.
Reguzzoni, M. 2008. ‘Sexing up ESP teaching through ‘Global’ Simulations’. Atti del Seminario Nazionale Lend Bologna.XXXVII/3: 135-138
Reguzzoni, M. 2008. 'Designing a ‘portable’ Virtual Learning Environment virtually cost-free'. In Beaven, B. (Ed.). IATEFL 2008 Exeter Conference Selection. Canterbury: IATEFL
Reguzzoni, M. 2007. 'Sexing up ESP through ‘global’ simulations'. In Krzanowski, M. (Ed.). Current Developments in English for Academic, Specific and Occupational Purposes. Canterbury: IATEFL
Reguzzoni, M. 2006. ‘A Lexical Investigation into a Pedagogic Corpus of English For Maritime Studies’ Newsletter/ Journal of Professional and Academic English. 28:9-23.
Reguzzoni, M. 2003.‘Post Conference Reflections’. In Pulverness, A. (Ed.). IATEFL 2003 Brighton Conference Selection. Canterbury: IATEFL
Reguzzoni, M. 2003. ‘Let’s board the Mary Celeste’. In Pulverness, A. (Ed.). IATEFL 2003 Brighton Conference Selection. Canterbury: IATEFL
Greenall, S., Reguzzoni, M. and Driscoll, L. 2001. new Move up modular 2, Grammar and Practice book 2. Oxford: Heinemann/Le Monnier
Greenall, S., Reguzzoni, M. and Pye, D. 2001. new Move up modular 1, Grammar and Practice book 1. Oxford: Heinemann/Le Monnier
Greenall, S. and Reguzzoni, M. 1998. Move up 2, Workbook. Oxford: Heinemann/Le Monnier
Greenall, S. and Reguzzoni, M. 1998. Move up 1, Workbook. Oxford: Heinemann/Le Monnier
Bosschart, G., Cornford, A. 1997. In Focus Intermediate - Teacher’s Book (Collaboration). Milan: Minerva Italica
Bosschart, G., Cornford, A. 1997. In Focus Intermediate - Student’s Book (Collaboration to create language activities and grammar notes). Milan: Minerva Italica
Bosschart, G., Cornford, A. 1995. In Focus’ - Teacher’s Book 2.(Collaboration). Milan: Minerva Italica
Bosschart, G., Cornford, A. 1995. In Focus - Student’s Book 2 (Collaboration to create language activities and grammar notes). Milan: Minerva Italica
3. Materials ON-LINE

Reguzzoni, M. 2006. 'ESP Teaching'. Università degli Studi di Genova, SCUOLA DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE ALL'INSEGNAMENTO SECONDARIO, Attività Formativa a.a. 2005/2006, Materiale Lezioni Lingue Straniere, Didattica delle microlingue (Laboratorio di inglese) (Retrieved 6 October 2012 from http://www.ssis.unige.it/0506Materiale_Lingue_Straniere.html)

Reguzzoni, M. 2005.'Verifica, valutazione e terapia dell’errore'. Università degli Studi di Genova, SCUOLA DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE ALL'INSEGNAMENTO SECONDARIO, Attività Formativa a.a. 2004/2005, Materiale Lezioni Lingue Straniere (Laboratorio di inglese). (Retrieved 6 October 2012 from http://www.ssis.unige.it/MaterialeSSIS0405Lingue.htm)

Reguzzoni, M. 2005.'Didattica delle microlingue ' Università degli Studi di Genova, SCUOLA DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE ALL'INSEGNAMENTO SECONDARIO, Attività Formativa a.a. 2004/2005, Materiale Lezioni Lingue Straniere, (Laboratorio di inglese) (Retrieved 6 October 2012 from http://www.ssis.unige.it/MaterialeSSIS0405Lingue.htm)

Reguzzoni, M. 2003. 'Unità didattica sulle nuove tecnologie'. INDIRE. FoR TIC, corso di formazione a distanza per docenti sulle nuove tecnologie, Contributi per le lingue Straniere, Modulo 3 B/11. (Retrieved 8 November 2007 from http://puntoeduri.indire.it)

Reguzzoni, M. 2003. 'Scoprire i registri linguistici con ‘Ghost Walks’ e TIC'. CEDE - Studi di Caso sull’uso delle nuove tecnologie didattiche (TIC). (Retrieved 6 October 2012 from http://www.indire.it/studidicaso/html/index.php?id_cs=275=)

4. Workshops and Presentations at National and International Seminars and Conferences

Reguzzoni, M. 2012.'Building and using field-specific corpora to enhance ESP teaching'. Presented at the 45th International IATEFL Annual Conference & Exhibition, Glasgow, UK, 19-23 March 2012

Reguzzoni, M. 2009. ‘Investigating IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP)’. Presented at ASTON CORPUS CONFERENCE for POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHERS, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, 3 May 2009

Reguzzoni, M. 2009. 'Come creare un ambiente di apprendimento virtuale ‘portatile’ a costo zero per sviluppare le competenze e l’autonomia del discente’. Workshop at Seminario Nazionale LEND “Educazione linguistica e approccio per competenze: norma, uso, apprendimento”, Catania,I, 29-31 October 2009.

Reguzzoni, M. 2009. 'How to create an ‘all inclusive’ Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for free'. Presented at IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG/British Council Milan 'Innovations in Teaching Children & Teenagers', Milan, I, 23 - 25 March 2009

Reguzzoni, M. 2009. 'VLEs on the cheap: discovering the multi-purpose e-book format'. Presented at the 43nd International IATEFL Annual Conference, Cardiff, UK, 31 March- 4 April 2009

Reguzzoni, M. 2008.‘An investigation into a pedagogic corpus of Maritime English (ME)’ Presented at ASTON CORPUS CONFERENCE for POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHERS, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, 24 May 2008

Reguzzoni, M. 2008. 'Designing a ‘portable’ Virtual Learning Environment virtually cost-free'. Presented at the 42nd International IATEFL Annual Conference, Exeter, UK, 7-11 April 2008.

Reguzzoni, M. 2007. ‘ESP teaching today. What can ICT do to enhance it?’. Workshop at IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG/British Council Milan: ‘Learning Technologies: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Pedagogy’, Milan, I, 26-28 November 2007

Reguzzoni, M. 2007. ‘Apprendere le microlingue oggi: percorsi di co-operazione creativa’. Workshop at Seminario Nazionale LEND, Lingua e Nuova Didattica: “Insegnare e apprendere le lingue in un mondo che cambia”, Bologna, I, 18 - 20 October 2007

Reguzzoni, M. 2006. ‘Let’s not wait for creativity in ESP to grow!’. Workshop at the 40th International IATEFL Annual Conference, Harrowgate. UK, 8-12 April 2006.

Reguzzoni, M. 2005.‘Sexing up ESP teaching’. Workshop at the 39th International IATEFL Annual Conference, Cardiff, Wales, 5 - 9 April 2005

Reguzzoni, M. 2004.‘Using poems, songs, sea-shanties and game-like activities to teach Maritime English’ . Workshop at the 38th International IATEFL Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK, 13 - 17 April 2004

Reguzzoni, M. 2003. ‘Let’s board the Mary Celeste’. Workshop at the 37th International IATEFL Annual Conference Brighton, UK, 17-21 April 2003

Reguzzoni, M. 2001.‘How about a Ride on the Titanic?'. Workshop at the 35th International IATEFL Annual Conference, Brighton, UK, 17-21 April 2001

Reguzzoni, M. 2000, ‘Its Talk-Show Time’. Workshop at XXV TESOL National Seminar, Assisi,I, November 2000

Reguzzoni, M. 2000. ‘It’s show time’. Workshop at the 34th International IATEFL Annual Conference Dublin, Eire, 28-31 March 2000

Reguzzoni, M. 2000, ‘How about a Ride on the Titanic?'. Workshop at the XXIII TESOL National Seminar-‘Linking Life, Language and Learning’ Rome, I, 20-21 November 1998

Reguzzoni, M. 1997,'Il Talk-show e le attività teatrali , strumenti di ‘collaborative learning’ per una prospettiva inter/culturale’. Workshop at Seminario Nazionale LEND di Studi e Aggiornamento sul tema ‘Culture Europee e Politiche Linguistiche’, Milan, I, 16-18 October 1997

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