Valentina Carbonara has taught Italian as a second/foreign language in various contexts in Italy and abroad. She obtained her PhD in Linguistics and Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language in 2017 from the University for Foreigners of Siena. From 2017 to 2023, she was a research fellow at the CLUSS Language Center of the University for Foreigners of Siena, coordinating, together with Andrea Scibetta, the project "L’AltRoparlante: multilingual teaching and translanguaging in primary schools" (Scientific supervisor: Prof. Carla Bagna). From 2016 to 2023, she collaborated with the Bilingualism Center Conta (Siena branch). In 2022-2023, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Insubria and the University of Bergamo. Since February 2024, she has been a fixed-term type B Researcher at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, acting as the Teaching Coordinator for Italian language and culture courses for foreign students. Her research interests include teaching Italian as a second/foreign language, early foreign language learning, bilingualism, and multilingual education.