UNESCO-RILA
Dr. Giovanna Fassetta, Teaching Arabic Online from the Gaza Strip, Q&A
Giovanna Fassetta is a lecturer in Intercultural Literacies and Languages in Education at the University of Glasgow, where she works as part of the UNESCO chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (UNESCO-RILA). Before joining academia, Giovanna worked for over 20 years as a teacher in Italy, Eritrea and the UK, both as a class teacher (primary) and as a specialist language teacher (early years, primary and secondary levels). She also taught adult migrants in literacy classes in Italy and trained primary teachers of modern languages on behalf of Edinburgh and Glasgow Local Authorities. Giovanna’s current work focusses on: issues faced by migrants, asylum seekers and refugees (in particular young people); teaching/learning in situations of protracted crisis; modern languages in education; intercultural communication; critical and engaged pedagogies. Giovanna is also part of the executive of the Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet).