Antonella Dell'Anna
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UCENT 344 PHOENIX, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 0202Campus: Tempe
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Antonella Dell’Anna received her degrees in classics and archeology in Italy. She has been teaching Italian at Arizona State University since 2005, on the Downtown Phoenix and Tempe campuses, where she also supervises an internship for students of Italian. Her areas of teaching and research include teaching Italian language through literature, Italian mass media communication, and pedagogy in language teaching.
She is currently executive member and Exhibits coordinator for the Arizona Language Association, which represents ACTFL in Arizona. At AZLA she served also as president elect (2013-2014), president (2014-2015), and chair of the 2016 Spring Workshop and 2016 Fall Conference. Furthermore, she is The American Association Teachers of Italian representative for the Southwest region.
She was awarded in 2016 with ASU School of International Letters and Cultures' Instructor of the Year for peer reviews, students’ evaluations, and service and Arizona Language Association Recognition for Leadership, Dedication and Service for her teaching and leadership skills. She was also nominated for several awards, among those the 2015 American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Nelson Brooks Award for the promotion of the culture of foreign languages.
- Post-Graduate Degree. History of Pre-Classical Civilization and Paleo-Ethnologic Science, University of Bari (Italy)
- Specializzazione. Archeology, University of Lecce (Italy). Dissertation: L’indagine chimica e mineralogica sulla ceramica antica.
- Laurea (BA and MA). Classics, University of Bari (Italy). Dissertation: Applicazione dell’analisi mineralogica alla ceramica impressa di Chiantinelle.
