Paola Clara Leotta received her PhD in English and Anglo-American Studies at the University of Catania, Italy. She currently serves as Associate Professor of English Linguistics in the Department of Education, and Visiting Professor at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, GrigoI Robakidze University, Georgia.

Prof. Leotta’s list of publications includes “New Englishes”, with particular reference to the socio-linguistic study of Indian English; English for Specific Purposes, applied to English for Psychology and Psychiatry; Translation Studies, with particular reference to Audiovisual translation; English Language acquisition and bilingualism.

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Prof. Franca Daniele is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences at “G. d’Annunzio” University. Prof. Daniele received her Medical Degree and her specialization in Sports Medicine from “G. d’Annunzio” University. She currently serves as professor of English language and translation at “G. d’Annunzio” University Medical School.

Prof. Daniele’s list of publications includes theoretical and research papers in the field of English linguistics, translation studies, discourse and text analysis, doctor-patient interaction, ESP and more specifically medical English, English learning and development in multicultural settings. Her current interests involve assessment of machine translations of medical articles.

Tatiana Canziani is a trained psychotherapist and she is Assistant Professor of English Language teaching and testing within the Medical School at the University of Palermo, Italy.

Prof. Canziani’s list of publications includes theoretical and research papers in the field of English language and translation. Her current research priorities revolve around the lexicography of medical and scientific publications especially referring to Cognitive Linguistics.

Antonella Giacosa received her MAs in Comparative studies (Medieval History and Social Studies) and in Foreign Languages and Literatures and Modern Cultures (English and German, emphasis: Linguistics and Sociolinguistics) at the University of Torino, Italy. She is currently working on her PhD in Digital Humanities in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures University of Torino, Italy.

Antonella Giacosa’s list of publications includes theoretical and research papers in the field of EFL/ESP teaching and learning, emergency remote teaching, multimodal analysis, conversation analysis, classroom discourse, discourse analysis, language contact, crisis management communication.

 Vincenza Tutino graduated in Political Sciences. She is currently working on her PhD on the topic of virtual and blended international exchanges at the Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Catania, Italy.  She has coordinated for many years the International Relations Office and she has also been Vice Director of the Library and Documentation Centre of the University of Catania.

Tutino’s list of publications includes theoretical and research papers in the field of preparation and management of Erasmus projects and more specifically on staff international mobility, Erasmus mobility, teaching and training, English language and students in international exchange.

Barbara Cappuzzo received her degree in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures (centered on European aspects) at the University of Palermo, Italy. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and researcher in the English Language and Translation at the Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Italy.

Prof. Cappuzzo’s list of publications includes theoretical and research papers in the field of specialized discourse, with particular reference to intercultural medical language, medical linguistics, English for Specific purposes, and English for Medical Purposes.