A Lecturer in Language Education/TESOL with a practical background in teaching English as a Foreign Language in Italy and English for Academic Purposes at several UK universities. Their research focuses on second language acquisition, utilizing usage-based and generative linguistic frameworks alongside corpus-based methods to analyze learner language development. They hold a PhD in English Language and Linguistics and are actively involved in teaching MA-level courses, including modules delivered in collaboration with a university in China. Their work aims to bridge theoretical linguistics with language teaching pedagogy.