State Normal School: Diploma , 1971,highest honors. British Institute, Florence: First Grade Certificate in Eng1ish, 1973. University of Florence: Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literature, 1978. Spanish and English -also pursued further studies in English and Spanish in F1orence, 1981. Eastbourne (England), 1981. Traveled in Spain, Greece, Holland, and Great Britain. Internationai House of London (June 20 to July 11, 1994), Completed 30 hours of English study. International House of London (June 25 to July , 1995), Second course of 30 hours in English study. Bell Language School of Saffron Waldon (Aprii 6 to April 18, 1997) a thìrd course of 42 hours in English study. University of Florence: refresher course in English for a total of 100 hours, November 1995 to November 1996 Refresher course on the new program in elementary school in Italian language (September 7, 1990, to February 15, 1991) for a total of 32 hours and in the areas of geography, history, and social studies (September 6 to Novernber 22, 1989) as well as other refresher courses. Successfully completed the Advanced Course on Intercultural Relations and Methodology, 1997—1995.