Adriano Trovato

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Las Pinas, Philippines

Language Expert at Duolingo

Studied Ph.D. in Iberian and Latin American Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin

Studied M.A. in Secondary and High School Education, Professional Training, and Language Teaching at UNED

Studied M.A. in European and Non-European Languages and Cultures at Università di Catania

Studied B.A. in European and Languages and Cultures at Università di Catania

Joined March 22, 2021

Skills

Languages

Italian

Native or Bilingual

Spanish

Fluent

English

Fluent

About

My passions and expertise fields are Romance linguistics, language teaching, and e-learning.

Experience

Duolingo

Jan 2019 – Present

Remote

Language Expert

Italian, Spanish, and English language expert for Duolingo. Online language teaching specialist. Content writer and reviewer. Curriculum designer. Translator.

SWAG MASHA

Sep 2019 – Mar 2021

Remote

Localization Specialist

Localization specialist, translator, and proofreader.

Accenture

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

Dublin, Ireland

Technical Support Analyst

Polizia di Stato

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019

Catania, Italy

Interpreter and Translator

I collaborate with the local Police Rapid Response team as a linguistic mediator, interpreter, and translator for English, Spanish, and Italian.

C.D. Edmondo De Amicis

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019

Catania, Italy

ESL Teacher

English as a second language teacher for primary school students.

IXL Learning

Jun 2017 – Jun 2018

San Mateo, California, USA

Spanish Curriculum Designer

As a curriculum designer, I created educational contents for the online learning tool www.ixl.com. I was part of the Spanish team, one of the latest subjects added to the web based resource.

The University of Texas at Austin

Sep 2012 – May 2017

Austin, Texas, USA

Spanish and Italian Assistant Instructor

AI Spanish and Italian teacher for the College of Liberal Arts.

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Official Language School) ‘El Fuero de Logroño’

Sep 2010 – Jun 2011

Logroño, Spain

Italian Teacher

Italian as a second language teacher

Apple

Nov 2009 – Aug 2010

Barcelona, Spain

Customer Service Agent

Customer care and technical support for Apple.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Sep 2012 – Dec 2017

Doctorate, Ph.D. in Iberian and Latin American Linguistics

UNED

Sep 2010 – Jan 2012

Master, M.A. in Secondary and High School Education, Professional Training, and Language Teaching

Università di Catania

Sep 2007 – Nov 2009

Master, M.A. in European and Non-European Languages and Cultures

Università di Catania

Sep 2004 – Sep 2007

Bachelor's, B.A. in European and Languages and Cultures