Maria Laura Mosco

Before teaching at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mosco has held positions at Queen's University, and more recently at Western University, where she has taught extensively undergraduate language and literature courses, has coordinated and developed undergraduate courses, has supervised Course Instructors and Teaching Assistants, and had co-developed and coordinated a very successful study abroad program with a Community Engaged Learning (CEL) component.  Dr. Mosco is also a translator from English into Italian and an Italian language consultant.  Her most recent translation is Benedetto Croce e il fascismo italiano, (Rubbettino, 2021, ISSN/ISBN: 97888498674280) by Fabio R. Rizi, originally published as Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism by Toronto University Press, 2003. Dr Mosco's recent collaborations are with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto, Eataly, TIFA, and some of the finest musical representatives in Canadian classical music, such as Duo Oriana, Musicians in Ordinary, The Annex Singers, ProVoce Studios. From 2017 to 2019 Dr Mosco has also acted as the Canadian Association for Italian Studies (CAIS) Mailing List Developer and Manager.

Current Courses Taught

• ITA 100 Y - Italian Language for Beginner
• ITA 250 W - Intermediate Italian
• ITA 350 Y - Language Practice

Past Course Taught

• ITA 100 Y (Summer 2022) - Italian Language for Beginner