Enrica Piccardo
Biography
Dr. Enrica Piccardo is a Professor in the Language & Literacy in Education program (LLE) in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning (CTL) at 91±¬ÁÏ and cross-appointed with the Department of Italian Studies. She has been the head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages & Literacies since 2016.
Research interests
Dr. Piccardo’s research includes language teaching approaches and curricula, multi/plurilingualism, creativity and complexity in language education, and assessment. She has extensive international experience in second/foreign language education research, teacher development and teaching of multiple languages. As a collaborator with the Council of Europe (CoE) since 2008 and co-author of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Companion Volume (2020), she has coordinated various international research projects both in Canada and in Europe. She is herself plurilingual (with publications and presentations in English, French, Italian and German, and ongoing learning of Spanish).
Currently, Dr. Piccardo is leading the SSHRC-funded project Advancing Agency in Language Education, which investigates language teachers’ beliefs and situated language education practices in relation to plurilingual, action-oriented, and technology-mediated approaches across Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.