Francesca Costa is Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics at the University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” of Milan. She taught English Linguistics at the University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” from 2002 to 2017, Scientific English at the University of Pavia from 2006 to 2014 and English for Primary Education at the University of Bergamo from 2017 to 2019. Since 2001 she has been involved in teaching, teacher training and research at all levels of education. Her area of research focuses on applied linguistics, the teaching and learning of the English language at all levels of education (from primary to university) with a particular focus on Bilingual Education, CLIL, ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education), EMI (English-medium Instruction) and scientific English. She graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Milan and holds a Bachelor degree in Science and a Doctorate in Education, Department of Languages (UK).
