LAGANA' Massimo

Education:
• 1992, English Language Course Certificate administered by Yes Educational Centre (Eastbourne);
• 1993, EF Language Course Certificate, delivered in Cambridge (UK) at the end of a grammar and contextual English language course;
• 1993, First Certificate in English administered by the University of Cambridge;
• February 1997, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) administered by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, USA, passed with a 600 paper based score report;
• 10th May 1999, Maximum marks Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature - quadrennial student of English Language and Literature courses, triennial student of French Language and Literature courses, triennial student of Spanish Language and Literature courses, biennial student of Portuguese Language and Literature courses - at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina;
• August 1999, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) administered by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, USA, with a 270 computer-based score report (= 637 paper based score report);
• August 1999, GRE, administered by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, USA, with a 550 verbal, a 630 quantitative and a 640 analytical score report;
• 1999, Course of Arabic language given by the “Università per Stranieri di Reggio Calabria” (“University for Foreigners” in Reggio Calabria);
• September 1999, Refresher Course in Linguistics organized by the Italian Linguistics Society;
• 2001, French Government scholarship to attend a course of Old Occitan at the University “Paul Valéry”, Montpellier, France, from 8th November 2000 to 8th February 2001;
• November 2001, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) administered by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, USA, with a 273 computer-based score report (= 640 paper based score report);
• 12th December 2002, ECDL (European Computer Driving License);
• 5th March 2003, Philosophiae Doctor degree in Provençal Studies at the University of Messina;
• 18th and 19th May, 2004, Final exams at the SISSIS (“Scuola Interuniversitaria Siciliana di Specializzazione per l’Insegnamento Secondario”, Sicilian Interuniversity Specialization School for Secondary Education); Full-mark Teaching Qualification for the 5th Disciplinary Field (according to the Ministerial Decree 354 of the 10th August 1998, article 1), including the classes 45/A and 46/A (English Language) of the Foreign Language Study Course;
• 17 January 2005 to 28 February 2008, University Research Scholarship dealing with the field of Philosophy of Communication, awarded by the University of Messina (Cognitive Sciences and Education Department) (Research project: Linguistics basis of communication and forms of parodic communication in modern and contemporary age);
• 2005, English Language and translation Exam committee member at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina (Scientific Disciplinary code L-LIN/12) (Rectoral Decree of 20.07.2005);
• 24th April, 2009, Philosophiae Doctor degree in Cognitive Sciences at the University of Messina;
• Starting from 1st March 2008 he is a University Researcher of English Language (Scientific Disciplinary code L-LIN/12) at the Faculty of “Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina;
• From 1st March 2011 he worked as a Senior University Researcher of English Language (Scientific Disciplinary code L-LIN/12) at the Faculty of “Scienze della Formazione”, which changed in Department of Cognitive Sciences, Education and Cultural Studies (University of Messina). From Academic Year 2015/2016 he has been working at BIOMORF Department of the University of Messina.

Work and teaching experiences:
• February to May 1999, Cooperation (according to article 13 of the Law passed on 2nd December 1991, n. 390) at the library of the Germanic and Slavic Languages (“Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina);
• 25th October 1999 to 2nd June 2000, Teaching as external experienced teacher of English as a second Community Language (School Year 1999/2000) at the State Middle School “Rione Gebbione” in Reggio Calabria);
• 2001/2002, Teaching of “Applied Linguistics” for the Academic Year 2001/2002 at the “Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori” (Interpreters’ High School) in Reggio Calabria (recognized by the Ministry of Education);
• 16 September 2002 to 25 March 2003, Teaching of “Foreign Language - Spanish” (School Year 2002/2003), at the State Middle School “Rocco Caminiti” in Villa San Giovanni);
• 2002/2003, Teaching of “Applied Linguistics” for the Academic Year 2002/2003 at the “Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori” (Interpreters’ High School) in Reggio Calabria (recognized by the Ministry of Education);
• 2003/2004, Teaching of “Applied Linguistics” for the Academic Year 2003/2004 at the “Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori” (Interpreters’ High School) in Reggio Calabria (recognized by the Ministry of Education);
• 20th January 2004 to 12th June 2004 and in the following days 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, and 29 of June 2004, Teaching of “Foreign Language - French” (School Year 2003/2004), at the Comprehensive State School in Gallico, School Branch of Santo Stefano d’Aspromonte (RC);
• 2004/2005, Teaching of “Applied Linguistics” for the Academic Year 2004/2005 at the “Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori” (Interpreters’ High School) in Reggio Calabria (recognized by the Ministry of Education);
• 2005/2006, Teaching of “Applied Linguistics” for the Academic Year 2005/2006 at the “Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori” (Interpreters’ High School) in Reggio Calabria (recognized by the Ministry of Education);
• 2004/2005, Tutor of Philosophy of Language (Academic Year 2004/2005) at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina (lectures and exercises dealing with problems of language communication):
• 2005/2006, Tutor of English Language (Academic Year 2005/2006) at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina (lectures and exercises dealing with the English language for both first and second level degree courses);
• 2005/2006, Adjunct Professor of English Language (Academic Year 2005/2006) at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” (Degree Course in Education and Communication Technology, University Branch of Priolo Gargallo, SR) of the University of Messina;
• May-June 2006, Interpreter of the Seminars held in English by Professor Park Jae Woo on Triorigin World and Smile World on 31st May - 1st June 2006 at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina;
• 2006/2007, Adjunct Professor of English Language (Academic Year 2006/2007) at the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” (Degree Course in Education and Communication Technology, University Branch of Priolo Gargallo, SR) of the University of Messina;
• 01/03/2008, University Researcher of English Language (Scientific Disciplinary code L-LIN/12) at the Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education of the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” (University of Messina).
• 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, Aggregate Professor of English Literature for first level degree courses of the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina;
• 30th June 2008-11th July 2008, interpreter of the Seminars held in English by Dr. Oxana Merimskaya at the C.I.P Liceo Linguistico (Reggio Calabria);
• 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 Professor of English Language in the first level Master in Education and communication technologies for the valorization of anthropological and cultural heritage, “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” (University Branch of Noto), University of Messina;
• 2007/2008, Aggregate Professor of English Language for both first and second level degree courses of the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione” of the University of Messina;
• 5th to 16th September 2009, interpreter of the Seminars held in English by Dr. Oxana Merimskaya at the “Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici” of Reggio Calabria;
• 26th February to 6th March 2011 June 2008-11th July 2008, interpreter of the Seminars held in English by Dr. Oxana Merimskaya at the “Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici” of Reggio Calabria;
• 01/03/2011 to present, Senior University Researcher of English Language (Scientific Disciplinary code L-LIN/12) at the Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education of the “Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione”, which changed in Department of Cognitive Sciences, Education and Cultural Studies (University of Messina).
• 1st December 2012-31st May 2013, Appointed (according to Decree n. 72K-1 dated 16.07.2012) by the Rector of the Institute for Higher Learning - University of Economics and Law “Krok” to cooperate to the scientific research of the aforementioned University as to the field of common interest.

Membership:
Partner in the “Italian Association of English Studies” and in the “International Su Jok Association”.
Scientific Supervisor for the following research projects:
“Problems of Communication” (PRA University of Messina, Reg. GRME052382);
“Researches on the English Language” (PRA University of Messina, 16/06/2008 Dean Announcement);
“Structures of the English Language” (PRA University of Messina, 29/03/2010 Dean Announcement).
Member of the PRIN 2009 “Spaces, families, lexicons: collection techniques, cataloguing and computerizing of photographic and audiovisual stuff ALS and APIS”.
Member of the Teaching Staff of the Research Doctorate in “Anthropology and Linguistic Historical Studies” of the University of Messina (Academic Years: 2008 to 2013).
Editor, since 2011, of the collection of “English Studies”, Falzea Publisher (Reggio Calabria).
Co-editor, since 2013, of the magazine on line “Illuminazioni”, periodical of Language, Literature and Communication (ISSN: 2037-609X).