Michelangelo Conoscenti is associate professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Turin. His current research interests are principally aimed at integrating theoretical and applied aspects of the intercultural negotiation processes and mediated communication. His most recent contributions in this area are “Diplomat talk as intercultural communication”, 2001 and “Virtual Diplomacy: a case study of conversational practices in an intercultural setting”, 2004. He has published widely in international journals on CALL and is the author of Linguistica e Ambienti Glottodidattici, 1996. He has coordinated several research projects sponsored by the European Programmes Lingua and Leonardo and is currently an “expert evaluator” for the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture.