Professor at the University of Silesia in Poland a psychotherapist, psychologist, linguist, a licenced coach and an international master trainer. A President of ICI (International Coaching Institute) in Poland and a head of the Language Centre FUTURE in Poland. She is an author of over 300 articles published in Polish and English and an author of own method of teaching languages through drama Future Learning System based on cognitive and positive psychology and process drama. A co-author of “ Process drama for second language teaching and learning-a toolkit for developing language and life skills”. An active member of IDEA (International Drama in Education Association), National Drama Association UK and IATEFL. Her main interest is psychology and drama in the ELT classroom. A coordinator and participant of many international projects and grants. Coordinator of two SIGs: Psychology in ELT and Drama in ELT in IATEFL Poland. A regional adviser for Trinity College London in Poland, teacher trainer cooperating with many organisations (Macmillan Education UK, Oxford University Press, Pilgrims in UK, The Learning Teachers’ Network – a key partner for UNESCO). She has been working internationally with teachers on mental health and well-being of teachers and students.
Head of Product Support (English Language) at Trinity College London in Italy, where she leads the design and development of pedagogical support materials for teachers preparing learners for Trinity College London English language examinations. She is a teacher trainer with extensive experience in both the state and private education sectors in Italy and the United Kingdom, with a strong focus on communicative language teaching, assessment literacy, and teacher professional development. She regularly delivers masterclasses on the effective and principled use of technology in language education and is an international conference speaker. She is a member of EALTA and the National College of Teachers and has collaborated with the Trinity College London support team in Italy and central Europe for over ten years. She is also the author of the learning content featured in Trinity College London’s Skill Up! learning app. Her current professional interests centre on research-informed digital pedagogy, with particular attention to enhancing learner engagement and critically evaluating where technology can meaningfully add value to language teaching and learning.
Manuela Kelly Calzini is Senior Academic for English Language at Trinity College London Italy and Lecturer in Primary Education Sciences at the University of Florence. She works in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education with a particular focus on teacher education and continuing professional development.
Her work centres on the development of communicative competence in the language classroom, with specific attention to speaking pedagogy, interaction and mediation in line with the CEFR and the action-oriented approach. She regularly designs and delivers professional development programmes for teachers, supporting the integration of communicative methodologies, storytelling, drama-based learning and collaborative speaking tasks in classroom practice.
Her areas of interest include early language learning, the teaching of speaking, and the use of drama and storytelling as pedagogical tools to foster meaningful language use, learner engagement and the development of social and communicative skills.
She collaborates with schools, universities and educational networks in Italy and internationally, contributing to teacher training initiatives, summer schools and professional communities of practice dedicated to innovation in language education.