Chiara Torriani
Lecturer of Italian
Curriculum Vitae
Bio:
 Chiara Torriani received her degree in Philosophy from the University of Milano. She worked as an editor in a publishing house in Milano. After moving to Boulder, she worked as a proofreader and as a voice recorder. She has taught Italian to both adults and young children, for whom she has developed a specific program. Since Spring 2004 she has been with the French & Italian Dept. at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she is currently an instructor. She teaches Beginning Italian, Introduction to Italian Literature, and the Italian Theater class (Classe di teatro italiano) for which she has staged five performances (All’ombra del Campanile, Omaggio a Eduardo, Pettegolezzi ora e allora, È permesso, signor Pirandello?, and C’era una volta… una volta c’era). She is also involved in promoting Italian culture, and coordinates the annual event Italian Language and Culture Week.
Research Interests:
- Italian Language and Literature
- Italian Theater
- Promotion of the Italian culture
- Teaching Italian to children
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