Bilingualism Matters opened in Rijeka, Croatia, in June 2014 as part of the EU funded AThEME project .
Branch aims
- Disseminate accurate and scientifically founded information about bilingualism – e.g., through talks, seminars and workshops
- Offer expert advice on bilingualism – e.g., through face to face drop-in sessions, or by email or telephone
- Raise awareness of the importance and benefits of bilingualism – e.g., through language & cultural events, and artistic competitions
- Promote bilingualism in society – e.g., by promoting foreign language learning, including Croatian as a second or foreign language.
Get in touch
- Visit their website: Bilingualism Matters @ Rijeka
- Follow them on twitter @BMRijeka
- Like their facebook page Bilingualism Matters Rijeka
The Rijeka team
Dr. Tihana Kraš
Branch Director; Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Tihana Kraš is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - psycholinguistics, sentence processing, bilingualism, second language acquisition
Dr. Tihana KrašBranch Director; Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Dr. Branka Drljača Margić
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Branka Drljača Margić is Assistant Professor and Head of the English and Applied Linguistics Section of the Department of English at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - language contact, language attitudes and the presence of English in academic and research settings
Dr. Branka Drljača MargićAssistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Dr. Franco Finco
Visiting Professor of Italian
Franco Finco is Research Fellow in the CIRF (Interdepartmental Research Centre for Languages and Culture in Friuli) at the University of Udine (Italy), and Visiting Professor in the Department of Italian at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - Italian linguistics; sociolinguistics; language contact; minority languages.
Dr. Franco FincoVisiting Professor of Italian
Željka Macan
Researcher
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka and in the Department’s Rijeka School of Croatian Studies, a centre for teaching Croatian as a second and foreign language
Željka MacanResearcher
Dr Gianna Mazzieri-Sanković
Researcher
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Italian at the University of Rijeka;
Teaches Italian at Rijeka’s Italian Secondary School
Dr Gianna Mazzieri-SankovićResearcher
Dr Nadja Mifka-Profozić
Researcher
Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Zadar, Croatia
Dr Nadja Mifka-ProfozićResearcher
Dr Aneta Stojić
Researcher
Associate Professor in the Department of German at the University of Rijeka
Dr Aneta StojićResearcher
Dr Irena Vodopija-Krstanović
Researcher
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of English at the University of Rijeka
Dr Irena Vodopija-KrstanovićResearcher
Prof. Silvana Vranić
Researcher
Professor in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka
Prof. Silvana VranićResearcher
Dr Zvjezdana Vrzić
Researcher
Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka
Dr Zvjezdana VrzićResearcher
Dr Sanja Zubčić
Researcher
Associate Professor in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka
Dr Sanja ZubčićResearcher
Dario BanEducator
Tanja StipećEducator
Diana PredragProfessional associate
Ana Bratulić
Research Assistant
Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Foreign Languages of the University of Rijeka’s Faculty of Maritime Studies
Ana BratulićResearch Assistant
Irena Meštrović Štajduhar
Research Assistant
Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of English at the University of Rijeka;
PhD student at Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz
Irena Meštrović ŠtajduharResearch Assistant
Vanja SlavujPhD candidate
Antonela Marjanušić
MA student
MA student of English and Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka
Antonela MarjanušićMA student
Helena Rubčić
MA student
MA student of English and German Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka
Helena RubčićMA student
Siniša Smiljanić
MA student
MA student of English and Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka
