Who we are
Mission
The Study in Italy mission is to provide students with an authentic, full-immersion experience in Italian language and culture. The Study in Italy philosophy is Ridendo s'impara, that is, learn while you're laughing; classroom time is balanced with excursions, walking tours and cultural opportunities.
Our focus on the Italian Riviera and the City of Genoa gives the opportunity to get to know a region of Italy with a temperate climate and a stunning natural setting, nestled between the sea and mountains, while also offering the context of a large, functional city rich in culture and history.
Study in Italy aims to offer an enjoyable and enriching educational experience.
Staff
Suzanne Branciforte, Director
Author of the best-selling multimedia program Parliamo italiano! (Wiley & Sons, 4th edition) as well as introductory Italian text Sì, lo so! (Juvenilia Editore), Professor Branciforte holds a BA from Harvard and an MA and PhD from UCLA. With more than 20 years’ experience teaching Italian to foreigners, she teaches in the Masters degree program in Teaching Italian as a Foreign/Second Language at the University of Genoa, and has collaborated with the Italian Section of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) for innovation in pedagogy, as well as held lessons at Milan’s Università Cattolica. She was professor of English translation and cultural mediation at the University for Foreigners in Siena and currently teaches English at the Faculty of Law at the University of Genoa.
Francesca Giuliano
After a degree in Modern Literatures and Cultures at the University of Genoa, Francesca Giuliano earned a specialization in Teaching Italian to Foreigners. She collaborated as cultural promoter with primary schools and festivals of Baroque music. Currently, she teaches Italian to foreigners and organizes programs and courses at Study in Italy. She is keen on Italian Literature, music and theatre.
Emanuela Caneva
Emanuela Caneva got her degree at the DAMS of the University of Bologna and she obtained a Masters degree in International Cultural Management at the University of Genoa in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Ministry. For several years she has been organizing cultural events, with a special focus on contemporary art. For Study in Italy she is responsible for public relations and marketing.
Emanuela Cotroneo
With degrees in Foreign Languages and in Elementary Education, Emanuela Cotroneo obtained a Masters degree in Teaching Italian to Foreigners and a specialization in Technologies of Information and Communication (TIC) at the University of Genoa. She is currently graduate assistant of Foreign languages, cultures and TIC at the same University. She has taught Methods of Teaching Italian as a Second Language at the University of Genoa and at several public and private agencies. She is author of several essays and articles on these subjects.
Francesca Molinari
With a degree in Foreign Languages (Russian, Polish and English), she earned a specialization in Italian as a Second Language at the University of Genoa, where she currently teaches. She is co-author of the introductory Italian text Sì, lo so!(Juvenilia Editore)