lprono
lprono
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May 16, 2010
Teacher
Middle School
English / Literature / Writing, Foreign Languages, History, Social Sciences
Literature, Films, Travelling
Biography
I have been teaching English as a Foreign language for the past nine years in Bologna, Italy. Before that, I earned a PhD in American Studies at Nottingham University, UK, where I also taught courses in American Studies and Fim.
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