Stefani Silli

Stefani Silli is a lecturer and doctoral student at the Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, and is enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. She completed graduate studies in Japanese Studies and Art History at the University of Ljubljana. Her doctoral research focuses on narrative and linguistic strategies in the construction of gender identity in contemporary Japanese literature by women writers. At Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, she teaches language courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, including Japanese for Tourism and Teaching Practice in Japanese Language and Culture. Her teaching experience includes developing students’ conversational, cultural, and presentation skills in real-life contexts such as hotels, restaurants, shops, and tourist guiding. She has further developed her teaching expertise through Erasmus+ programmes in Japan and a Japan Foundation training programme for Japanese-language teachers.

CV updated on 2026-09-26.