Curriculum Vitae Giulia Adriana Pennisi Name: Pennisi, Giulia Adriana Address: 29 Ludovico Ariosto Street, 90144, Palermo, Siciliy (Italy) Telephone: +39 091 547867 Cell phone: + 39 349 1381289 e-mail: giuliaadriana.pennisi@unipa.it; pennisigiulia@gmail.com Nationality: Italian Date of birth: March the 5 th, 1973 Education and Training May 2002 Master in Comparative Literature, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. Grade 3,83/ 4,00. November 1999 Degree in Political Science, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). Grade 110/110 cum laude. Academic Career November 2013 Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), Sir William Dale Visiting Fellowship 2012-13, London. September 2013 Participation in and member of both scientific and organizing committees of the XIX Seminario AICLU Prove di accertamento e di certificazione linguistica, Centro Linguistico di Ateneo, University of Palermo, 26-28 September 2013. June 2013 Participation in and organization of the workshop in Legislative Drafting and Language, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), London27 June 2013. March 2013 Lecture at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) on the topic Language and the Law. The Lecture was given for the Themes in Legislative Studies module which is part of the LLM in Advanced Legal Studies. November 2012 Reviewer for the Statute Law Review Journal and European Journal of Law Reform. October 2012 Visiting Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), Sir William Dale Visiting Fellowship 2012-13, London. October 2012 Participation in the International Conference Genre variations/standardization and popularisation: natural sciences, law and commerce, Dipartimento di Scienze Filologiche e Linguistiche di Palermo (DIPLI), University of Palermo, 25-27 October 2012, delivering the paper White Paper on Governance: EU attempt to popularize Legal Discourse?. 1
September 2012 Participation in the Esse 11th Conference of the European Society for the Study of English S.39, Bogazici University, Istanbul 4-8 September 2012, delivering the paper Evidentiality and epistemic modality in English and Italian law journals. April 2012 Participation in the CLAVIER 2012 Seminar on Corpus and Genre in English for Academic Purposes, Dipartimento di studi Linguistici sulla Testualità e la Traduzione, Modena 12-13 April 2012, delivering the paper Inter(subjective) dimension in law journals: some implications for EAP. Settembre 2011 Participation in the XXV Convegno Internazionale dell Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, Regenerating Community, Territory, Voices. Memory and Vision, University of L Aquila, 15-17 September 2011, delivering the paper Modernising Labour Law: re-shaping discourse(s) and text(s). June 2011 Participation in the International Conference hosted by CERLIS, University of Bergamo, Genre Variation in English Academic Communication. Emerging Trends and Disciplinary Insights, University of Bergamo, 23-25 June 2011, delivering the paper Epistemic modality variation in Community law journals. June 2011 Participation in the International Conference Law, Language and Literature, University of Paris Ouest (Nantarre La Defense), 17-18 June 2011, delivering the paper Intertextual /Interdiscursive Construction of European Identity. November 2010 Participation in the Lexis International Conference. The Study of Lexicon across Cultural Identities and Textual Genres, University of Verona 11-13 November 2010, delivering the paper Europeanisation of family law. Interaction/Intersection of cultural and lexical diversities. September 2010 Refresher course Cambridge ESOL Seminar hosted by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations at Steri, University of Palermo Rectorate, 22 September 2010. August 2010 Participation in the ESSE 10th Interactional Conference, Turin 24-28 August 2010 - S.50. Identity and Cultural Diversity in Specialized Translation, delivering the paper Translating words, negotiating concepts, domesticating meanings. December 2009 International Conference Genre(s) on the Move. Hybridization and Discourse Change in Specialized Communication, University of Naples Federico II, 9-11 December 2009. October 2009 Participation in the XXIV Convegno Nazionale dell Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, Challenges for the 21 st Century: Dilemmas, Ambiguities, Directions, Faculty of Arts and Letters University of Roma Tre Rome 2-3 October 2009, delivering the paper Interdiscursive hybridity of European social dialogue. June 2009 Participation in the International Conference hosted by CERLIS, University of Bergamo, Researching Language and the Law: Intercultural Perspectives, Bergamo 18-20 June 2009, delivering the paper Harmonisation, standardisation or métissage? Linguistic and discursive constraints on Family Law in Europe. September 2007 Participation in the XXIII Convegno Nazionale dell Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, Forms of Migration Migration of Forms, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Bari 20-22 September 2007, delivering the paper The lexicon of community acquis: how to negotiate the non-negotiable. 2
September 2006 Participation in the ESSE 8 2006 Conference, hosted by the Senate House of the University of London, the Institute of English Studies and the Council for College and University English, delivering the paper Legal Translation and the Contemporary Multi-Cultural Context, London, 29 August 2 September 2006. August 2005 International Conference New Trends in Specialized Discourse, hosted by CERLIS (Centre of Research in Specialised Languages), University of Bergamo, 29 June - 2 September 2005. November 2004 Discourse, Ideology and Ethics in Specialized Communication, University of Milan, 11-13 November. September 2004 Identity, Community, Discourse: English in Intercultural Settings, University of Turin, 23-24 September. April 2004 Participation in the Conference Translating with Computer-Assisted Technology: Changes in Research, Teaching, Evaluation, and Practice, University of Roma La Sapienza, 14-16 April 2004. April 2004 Participation in the International Conference Crossing the Waters: Italian American Connections, at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, U.S.A, delivering the paper La Famiglia : Linguistic features and changing conventions in Bona s Claiming a Tradition, 29 April 1 May. February 2004 On the register of the expert witnesses, Court of Palermo, Siciliy (Italy), civil and penal laws, section CC.*: Sworn Translators English Language, reference number 20028/2004 and 018/2003, Chamber of Commerce, 11 E. Amari, 90139 Palermo, Siciliy (Italy), Italian administrative regulation N. 130, 19/11/2003. September 2003 XXI Convegno Nazionale della Associazione Italiana di Anglistica, Cross- Cultural Encounters: New Languages, New Sciences, New Literatures, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 25-27 settembre 2003. Maggio 2003 Admission to A.I.A. - Associazione Italiana di Anglistica (Italian Association of English Studies). May 2002 Completion of HCCP, Graduate Student Humanities Computing Program, offered by MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences OnLine, supported by College of Arts and Letters. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. April 2002 Induction as a member of Phi Beta Delta, Honour Society for International Scholars. The purpose of Phi Beta Delta is to recognize and encourage achievements in the area of international education and exchange, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. Work Experience Since the Academic Year 2010/2011 Chair of English Language and Translation, curricula International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). 3
March 2012 Delegate of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo to sign the agreement between People s Friendship University of Russia (Moscow) and the University of Palermo Sicily (Italy), about a double master degree program for Italian and Russian students. Since of the Academic Year 2010/2011 Chair of Legal English, LUMSA University, Palermo, Sicily (Italy). Academic Year 2009/2010 Chair of English Language and Translation, curricula Political Science and European Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). September 2010 member of the Commission for the analysis of models of developments, appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, Prof. A. Miranda, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). March-May 2007-2009 she gave seminars on Legal language and Political language at the Faculty of Political Science University of Palermo, academic years 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. April-May 2007-2008 she gave lectures on Specialised Languages, with a particular emphasis on legal language and the translation of legal texts (common law and civil law systems), faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, academic years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. September 2008-September 2011 delegate from the Faculty of Political Science to take the relations with SELEXI, the firm in charge of the organization of orientation test at the University of Palermo. September 2008 Exchange Programme Coordinator, ERASMUS within the Lifelong Learning Programme between University of Gothenburg and University of Palermo. August 2008 tutor of a group of students of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, during their study tour in Dublin, Trinity Hall, Dartry Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland, from16 to 30 August 2008. March 2005 Teaching staff of English Language and Translation Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). May 2005 Member staff in the organization of the Interactional Conference Discourse Analysis and Contemporary Social Change, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), 5-7 May 2005. March 2005 Tenured researcher in English Language and Translation, Faculty of Political. Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). March 2004-March 2005 Holder of a study grant for the research on Specialised Terminology in Legal Language, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), under the Italian D.R. (Rector s Decree) N. 914 02/25/2004. January 2004-June 2004 Lecturer in English Language in the Master Course in System Dynamics, academic year 2003/2004, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). 4
November 2003-June 2004 Lecturer in English Language in the Master Course of European Studies academic year 2003/2004, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). October 2003 Interpreter for the University of Palermo, Faculty of Political Science, University of Palermo, during the lecture given by Lawrence M. Friedman, Professor of Law at Stanford University Law School, California. June 2003 Interpreter for the University of Palermo on the occasion of the conferring of the honorary degree in International Relations to Professor Alan Watson. March 2003-March 2007 Lecturer in English Language (language of specific purposes), Faculty of Architecture, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), academic years 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005 e 2005/2006. March-April 2003 Seminars on Legal Translation at the Law Faculty, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), academic year 2002/2003. January 2003-September 2004 Teaching staff of English Language at the Law Faculty, Palermo and Trapani, University of Palermo, Sicily (Italy). 2003-2007 Staff member of TOEFL and GRE exams, Palermo, Siciliy (Italy). January 2001-May 2002 Teacher of Italian Language, Evening College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. September 2001-December 2001 she gave lectures on Linguistics at the Department of Romance and Classical Languages, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. September 2000-May 2002 Teaching Assistant of Italian Language, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. Publications Pennisi G.A., The challenges of language: re-shaping legislative discourse(s) and text(s). Amicus Curiae, Issue 94, Summer 2013, 20-24. Pennisi G.A., Epistemic modality markers in European and American law journals. In R. Salvi and W. Cheng (eds.), The use of English in intercultural professional settings: virtual encounters and identities. Textus 2013 (1). Pisa: Carrocci, 139-148. Pennisi G.A., Deeds not words : Emmeline Pankhurst and the vote for women. In M. Romeo (ed.). Donne de-generate. La costruzione sociale trans-genre dell identità femminile tra Settecento e Ottocento. Lugano: Agorà & Co., 173-192. Xanthaki H., Pennisi G.A., 2012. Crossing the Borders between Legislative Drafting and Linguistics: Linguists to the Aid of Legislative Drafters. In J. Tessuto (ed), Explorations in Language and Law. Approaches and Perspectives. I/2012. Aprilia: Novalogos, 83-109. 5
Pennisi G.A., 2012. Translating Legal Texts. When language meets law, Collana del Dipartimento di Studi Europei e della Integrazione Internazionale, n. 4. Università degli Studi di Palermo Sezione linguistico-giuridica. Torino, G. GIAPPICHELLI EDITORE - TORINO. Ardizzone P., Pennisi G.A. 2012. Epistemic Modality Variation in Community Law Journals. In M. Maci & M. Sala (eds.), Genre Variation in Academic Communication. Emerging Disciplinary Trends. CERLIS Series vol.1. Bergamo: CELSB, 153-174. Ardizzone P., Pennisi G.A. 2012. Europeanisation of Family Law. Interaction/Intersection of Cultural and Lexical Diversities, in R. Facchinetti (ed.) A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon. Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 85-107. Pennisi G.A., 2012. Comunità e autonomia: Unione Europea e European Social Discourse. In G. Scichilone (ed.) L Era globale: linguaggi, paradigmi, culture politiche. Milano: Franco Angeli, 151-172. Pennisi G.A., 2011. Interdiscursive hybridity of European social dialogue, in Di Martino G., L. Lombardo, Nuccorini S. (eds.), Challenges for the 21st century: dilemmas, ambiguities, directions, 2011. Proceedings of the 24 th AIA Conference. Roma: Edizioni Q, 407-415. Ardizzone P., Pennisi G.A. 2010. The discursive construction of European identity: stylistic analysis of texts in context, in Douthwaite J. & K. Wales (eds.), Stylistic and Co. (unlimited) - The range, methods and applications of stylistics, Textus 2010 (1) XXIII. Genova: Tilgher Editore, 161-186. Pennisi G.A., 2009 The lexicon of community acquis: how to negotiate the non-negotiable, in D. Torretta, M. Dossena, A. Sportelli (eds), Forms of Migration Migration of Forms, 2009. Language Studies. Proceedings of the 23 rd AIA Conference. Bari: Progedit, 515-528. Pennisi G.A., 2008. All-inclusiveness in Legal Language. Cross-cultural Perspectives in Specialized Discourse. Studi e Ricerche di Scienze Politiche della Università degli Studi di Palermo, n. 14. Palermo: Ila Palma / Athena. Pennisi G.A., 2004. Decodificazione del Testo Normativo: Conoscere per Tradurre, in Diritto e tradizione. Circolazione, decodificazione e persistenza delle norme giuridiche, 2004. Studi e Ricerche di Scienze Politiche n. 11 della Collana della Facoltà di Scienze Politiche della Università degli Studi di Palermo, diretta da C. Argiroffi e G. Barbaccia. Palermo: Ila Palma, 71-87. 6