The crucial yet underestimated role played by our bodies in the production of language and culture lies at the heart of the calls for reform in the foreign language curriculum that we are witnessing, especially since the 2007 MLA report stressed the need for a renewed FL curriculum able to produce “educated speakers who have deep translingual and transcultural competence” (“Foreign Languages and Higher Edu

How can foreign language learners evolve and benefit from interacting with speakers of other languages and cultures within the contemporary global scenario?

Il mio intervento intende presentare le tematiche e le strategie pedagogiche del mio testo di prossima pubblicazione Scritture del sé femminile nella moderna narrativa italiana di viaggio  (New Academia Publishing: Washington D.C.).