Rita Salvi is Professor of English at the Faculty of Economics, "Sapienza" University of Rome. Her research interests include general and applied linguistics, language teaching, particularly through the medium of advanced technologies, synchronic and diachronic lexicographic analysis, mainly in the field of specialized language (economics and law), text analysis and intercultural discourse for academic and professional purposes.
Hiromasa Tanaka is Professor of Sociolinguistics at Meisei University, Tokyo and an independent consultant/trainer for various business corporations. He has participated in several corporate change initiatives and training curriculum development projects in Japanese and non-Japanese companies. His research interests are in the area of business discourse analysis and critical pedagogy with a special focus on English as lingua franca in Asia.