Cinzia Forasiepi

Lecturer, Department of Literacy, Elementary, and Early Education

Courses Taught

Biography

I joined SSU/SOE in 2004 as a lecturer.

Before teaching for the LEEE department, I taught for six years at the University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. At the Hispanic Studies department I taught first and second year Italian, and in the community education Italian program.

After moving to California I was the director and instructor for the Italian language program of the Italian Cultural Center in Santa Rosa.

I have a B.A. and Masters in Political Science, a B.A. in Translation from Italy. I have a Masters in Reading and Language from Sonoma State University. I have a doctorate from the University of San Francisco in International and Multicultural Education (and Second Language Acquisition).

I have worked as a professional translator for French, Italian and English for numerous years in Italy, Canada and U.S., and for the Italian and French Consulates.

Education

BA Political Science
BA Translation
MA Reading and Language
Ed.D Second Language Acquisition/Multicultural

Research Interests

Linguistics
First and Second Language Acquisition
Immigration Issues
Multicultural Education
Literacy Learning and Teaching
Teacher Education: Supervision and Assessment (PACT)
Human Rights Education

Academic & Professional Experience

Italian instructor at the University of Victoria, Canada;
Community Education Language Instructor
Translator
Lecturer, LEEE Department at Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University