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Dr Antonia Rubino

PhD, MA, Dip.Ed., BA (Florence)
Chair of Department

A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 4608

Biographical details

Antonia Rubino has research interests in Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics and Linguistics. She has conducted extensive research in the Italo-Australian community, focussing on the changes occurring in the Italian language and dialects in the transition from the first to subsequent generations. She has published extensively in this area, and has presented seminars at a number of Universities (Australia, Italy, USA). She has co-authored a junior course of Italian in use in Australian secondary schools.

She is a member of the Language and Identity Research Network at the University of Sydney and was the Editor of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics from 2004 to 2006 and one of the Vice-Presidents of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia from 2006 to 2008.
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Research interests

  • Contact linguistics
  • Bilingualism
  • Language and identity
  • Cross cultural studies
  • Language teaching
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Teaching and supervision

  • Italian Sociolinguistics
  • Language and migration
  • Language use through different mediums
  • Italian language

In 2005 Dr Rubino was the recipient of one of a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Teaching Award.

Recently Completed Theses - PhD

  • F. Ricatti: Embodying Italian Migrants: Impossible dialogues, spectral fantasies and the body. Letters to Mamma Lena (La Fiamma, Australia, 1956-1964).
  • A. Strambi: The impact of Web-enhanced interaction and collaboration on the language learner. A longitudinal study of beginning learners of Italian at tertiary level.
  • M. Zanoletti: Brett Whiteley's words and images. A translation studies approach.
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Current projects

  • Linguistic practices of different migration waves.
  • Issues of language and identity amongst Italian migrants.
  • Language maintenance and shift in migration contexts.
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Associations

  • Vice President of the Applied Linguistics and member of the Executive Committee of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (2006-2010).
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Rivista Italiana di Dialettologia and Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica e Applicata (SILTA), Pisa.
  • Member of the Management Committee of ACIS (Australian Centre for Italian Studies)
  • Elected member of Comites (Comitati degli Italian all'estero) of New South Wales
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Selected grants

2007

  • Linguistic practices of new migrants from Italy: Same old story or a new chapter?; Rubino A; University of Sydney/Research & Development.
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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Rubino, A. (2011). Shifting Representations of Italian in Australia. In David Moss and Gino Moliterno (Eds.), Italy under the Southern Cross: an Australasian celebration of Dino de Poli and the Cassamarca Foundation, (pp. 156-172). Australia: Australasian Centre for Italian Studies.
  • Rubino, A. (2009). Il dialetto tra la vechia e la nuova emigrazione italiana in Australia. In Luisa Amenta, Giuseppe Paternostro (Eds.), I parlanti e loro storie: competenze, strategie communicative, livelle di analisi, (pp. 209-220). Palermo, Italy: Centro di Studi Filologici e Linguistici Siciliani.
  • Rubino, A. (2009). Language maintenance strategies and language attitudes of new migrants from Italy. In Ahmar Mahboob, Caroline Lipovsky (Eds.), Studies in applied linguistics and language learning, (pp. 203-223). UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Bilingual Instruction and Revitalization of Italian: The Case of the Italian Bilingual School in Sydney. In Matteo Santipolo (Eds.), Rivista Itals: Anno V, N. 14/2007 Didattica e linguistica dell'italiano come lingua straniera (Year V, No. 14/2007 Curriculum and language as a foreign language), (pp. 29-48). Perugia, Italy: Guerra Edizioni.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Immigrant minorities: Australia. In Hellinger, Marlis and Pauwels, Anne (Eds.), Handbook of Language and Communication: Diversity and Change, (pp. 87-122). Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Rubino, A. (2003). Trilinguismo e monolinguismo tra gli itali-australia-ni: due famiglie a confronto -Trilingualism and monolingualism among Italio-Australians: the case of two families. In De Fina, Bizzoni (Eds.), Italiano E Italiani Fuori DItalia: Italian and Italians outside Italy, (pp. 145-176). Perugia: Guerra Edizioni.

Journals

  • Rubino, A. (2012). BOOK REVIEW - Italiano e dialetti italiani fuori d'Italia. Rivista Italiana di Dialettologia: scuola societa territorio, (35), 497-531.
  • Rubino, A. (2012). Negotiating Repairs in an Italo-Australian Phone-In Radio Program. Studi Italiani Di Linguistica Teorica E Applicata, XLI(2), 293-316.
  • Rubino, A. (2011). Changes in the speech act of complaint in a migration context: Italo-Australians vs Italians and Anglo-Australians. Italica, 88(1), 115-139.
  • Bettoni, C., Rubino, A. (2010). Liitaliano dell'emigrazione: temi, approcci teorici e metodologie d'indagine. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 39(3), 457-489.
  • Rubino, A. (2010). Multilingualism in Australia: reflections on current and future research trends. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 33(2), 17.1-17.21.
  • Rubino, A. (2010). Review of B. E. Lambert's "Family language transmission: actors, issues, outcomes". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 33(2), 22.1-22.4.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Bilingual Instruction and Revitalization of Italian: The Case of the Italian Bilingual School in Sydney. Didattica e linguistica dell'italiano come lingua straniera, V(14), 29-48.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Introduzione. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 36(3), 395-399.
  • Bettoni, C., Rubino, A. (2007). Reacting to Complaints: Italians vs Anglo-Australians. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 36, 2007(3), 483-498.
  • Rubino, A., Bettoni, C. (2006). Handling Complaints Cross-Culturally: Italians vs Anglo-Australians. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 35(2), 339-358.
  • Rubino, A. (2006). Linguistic practices and language attitudes of second-generation Italo-Australians. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2006 (180), 71-88.
  • Rubino, A. (2004). Teaching Mixed-Ability Groups At Tertiary Level: The Case Of Italian. Flinders University Languages Group Online Review, 2(1), 22-42.
  • Rubino, A. (2004). Trilingual Women As Language Mediators In The Family. A Sicilian-Australian Case-Study. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Series S(18), 25-49.
  • Rubino, A. (2002). Due famiglie fra tre lingue. Italiano and oltre, 17, 47-52.
  • Rubino, A. (2001). Cosa Succede all'italiano in Australia? Italiano e Scuola, 6, 5-8.

Edited Journals

  • Rubino, A. (2007). Lingua, identità e comunicazione in contesti anglofoni e italiani. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 3.
  • Rubino, A. (2004). Using and learning Italian in Australia (Special issue of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics). Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Special issue-Using and learning Italian in Austra.

Conferences

  • Rubino, A. (2006). From the Image of Language to Language Politics: Italian in Australia. The 31st Annual Conference American Italian Historical Association, Illinois, USA: The American Italian Historical Association.
  • Rubino, A. (2003). Prospettive di mantenimento linguisticl: fase di vita e di comunità come fattori di variabilita tra gli italiani in Australia. Atti del XXXVI congresso Internazionale di Studi Della Societa di Linguistica Italiana(SLI), Rome: Coin/Acoft.
  • Rubino, A. (2002). Italian in Australia: past and new trends. Innovations in Italian Teaching Workshop, Brisbane: Griffith University.

2012

  • Rubino, A. (2012). BOOK REVIEW - Italiano e dialetti italiani fuori d'Italia. Rivista Italiana di Dialettologia: scuola societa territorio, (35), 497-531.
  • Rubino, A. (2012). Negotiating Repairs in an Italo-Australian Phone-In Radio Program. Studi Italiani Di Linguistica Teorica E Applicata, XLI(2), 293-316.

2011

  • Rubino, A. (2011). Changes in the speech act of complaint in a migration context: Italo-Australians vs Italians and Anglo-Australians. Italica, 88(1), 115-139.
  • Rubino, A. (2011). Shifting Representations of Italian in Australia. In David Moss and Gino Moliterno (Eds.), Italy under the Southern Cross: an Australasian celebration of Dino de Poli and the Cassamarca Foundation, (pp. 156-172). Australia: Australasian Centre for Italian Studies.

2010

  • Bettoni, C., Rubino, A. (2010). Liitaliano dell'emigrazione: temi, approcci teorici e metodologie d'indagine. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 39(3), 457-489.
  • Rubino, A. (2010). Multilingualism in Australia: reflections on current and future research trends. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 33(2), 17.1-17.21.
  • Rubino, A. (2010). Review of B. E. Lambert's "Family language transmission: actors, issues, outcomes". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 33(2), 22.1-22.4.

2009

  • Rubino, A. (2009). Il dialetto tra la vechia e la nuova emigrazione italiana in Australia. In Luisa Amenta, Giuseppe Paternostro (Eds.), I parlanti e loro storie: competenze, strategie communicative, livelle di analisi, (pp. 209-220). Palermo, Italy: Centro di Studi Filologici e Linguistici Siciliani.
  • Rubino, A. (2009). Language maintenance strategies and language attitudes of new migrants from Italy. In Ahmar Mahboob, Caroline Lipovsky (Eds.), Studies in applied linguistics and language learning, (pp. 203-223). UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

2007

  • Rubino, A. (2007). Bilingual Instruction and Revitalization of Italian: The Case of the Italian Bilingual School in Sydney. In Matteo Santipolo (Eds.), Rivista Itals: Anno V, N. 14/2007 Didattica e linguistica dell'italiano come lingua straniera (Year V, No. 14/2007 Curriculum and language as a foreign language), (pp. 29-48). Perugia, Italy: Guerra Edizioni.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Bilingual Instruction and Revitalization of Italian: The Case of the Italian Bilingual School in Sydney. Didattica e linguistica dell'italiano come lingua straniera, V(14), 29-48.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Immigrant minorities: Australia. In Hellinger, Marlis and Pauwels, Anne (Eds.), Handbook of Language and Communication: Diversity and Change, (pp. 87-122). Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Introduzione. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 36(3), 395-399.
  • Rubino, A. (2007). Lingua, identità e comunicazione in contesti anglofoni e italiani. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 3.
  • Bettoni, C., Rubino, A. (2007). Reacting to Complaints: Italians vs Anglo-Australians. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 36, 2007(3), 483-498.

2006

  • Rubino, A. (2006). From the Image of Language to Language Politics: Italian in Australia. The 31st Annual Conference American Italian Historical Association, Illinois, USA: The American Italian Historical Association.
  • Rubino, A., Bettoni, C. (2006). Handling Complaints Cross-Culturally: Italians vs Anglo-Australians. Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 35(2), 339-358.
  • Rubino, A. (2006). Linguistic practices and language attitudes of second-generation Italo-Australians. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2006 (180), 71-88.

2004

  • Rubino, A. (2004). Teaching Mixed-Ability Groups At Tertiary Level: The Case Of Italian. Flinders University Languages Group Online Review, 2(1), 22-42.
  • Rubino, A. (2004). Trilingual Women As Language Mediators In The Family. A Sicilian-Australian Case-Study. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Series S(18), 25-49.
  • Rubino, A. (2004). Using and learning Italian in Australia (Special issue of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics). Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Special issue-Using and learning Italian in Austra.

2003

  • Rubino, A. (2003). Prospettive di mantenimento linguisticl: fase di vita e di comunità come fattori di variabilita tra gli italiani in Australia. Atti del XXXVI congresso Internazionale di Studi Della Societa di Linguistica Italiana(SLI), Rome: Coin/Acoft.
  • Rubino, A. (2003). Trilinguismo e monolinguismo tra gli itali-australia-ni: due famiglie a confronto -Trilingualism and monolingualism among Italio-Australians: the case of two families. In De Fina, Bizzoni (Eds.), Italiano E Italiani Fuori DItalia: Italian and Italians outside Italy, (pp. 145-176). Perugia: Guerra Edizioni.

2002

  • Rubino, A. (2002). Due famiglie fra tre lingue. Italiano and oltre, 17, 47-52.
  • Rubino, A. (2002). Italian in Australia: past and new trends. Innovations in Italian Teaching Workshop, Brisbane: Griffith University.

2001

  • Rubino, A. (2001). Cosa Succede all'italiano in Australia? Italiano e Scuola, 6, 5-8.
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