- M.A., University of Freiburg, Germany, 1994
BIO
Adriana Borra received her M.A. in 1994 from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Before coming to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ she taught German and Italian at Ithaca College, at the University of Freiburg and at several private language schools in both Germany and Italy. She is the co-author of German through Film (Yale University Press, 2006), which is a result of her general interest in the teaching of foreign languages. She also co-translated a German autobiographical novel into Italian and translated two Italian novels and a French-Canadian play into German.
Besides teaching, Adriana has worked since 1995 as a lexicographer for the PONS Großwörterbuch Italienisch (Klett Verlag, Stuttgart 2002) / Il dizionario di tedesco (Zanichelli Editore, Bologna 2001) and contributed to all four editions (the most recent in 2019) and its two compact versions il Tedesco SMART ( Zanichelli 2011, 2nd edition 2015) and PONS Studienausgabe Italienisch (Klett 2010). The Großwörterbuch now includes over 386 000 entries and meanings, false cognates and cultural notes on 2,592 pages and is also available as an App, on Kindle and on Zanichelli's online portal. Adriana was also the collaborator for the Learner's dictionary Il tedesco Junior, edited by Silvia Verdiani (Loescher: Turin 2010) and published several articles on lexicographic matters and the teaching of Italian.
Languages spoken:
- German (native speaker)
- Italian (native speaker)
- English (near native fluency)
- French (near native fluency)
- Spanish (fluent)
Publications
Area(s) of expertise
Language Pedagogy, Lexicography and Translation
Bio
Adriana Borra received her M.A. in 1994 from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Before coming to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ she taught German and Italian at Ithaca College, at the University of Freiburg and at several private language schools in both Germany and Italy. She is the co-author of German through Film (Yale University Press, 2006), which is a result of her general interest in the teaching of foreign languages. She also co-translated a German autobiographical novel into Italian and translated two Italian novels and a French-Canadian play into German.
Besides teaching, Adriana has worked since 1995 as a lexicographer for the PONS Großwörterbuch Italienisch (Klett Verlag, Stuttgart 2002) / Il dizionario di tedesco (Zanichelli Editore, Bologna 2001) and contributed to all four editions (the most recent in 2019) and its two compact versions il Tedesco SMART ( Zanichelli 2011, 2nd edition 2015) and PONS Studienausgabe Italienisch (Klett 2010). The Großwörterbuch now includes over 386 000 entries and meanings, false cognates and cultural notes on 2,592 pages and is also available as an App, on Kindle and on Zanichelli's online portal. Adriana was also the collaborator for the Learner's dictionary Il tedesco Junior, edited by Silvia Verdiani (Loescher: Turin 2010) and published several articles on lexicographic matters and the teaching of Italian.
Languages spoken:
- German (native speaker)
- Italian (native speaker)
- English (near native fluency)
- French (near native fluency)
- Spanish (fluent)
Publications
Areas of Expertise
Language Pedagogy, Lexicography and Translation