The Linguistic Skills of Foreign Students in the Italian School System

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Lucia Mongelli ◽  
Paola Perchinunno
Keyword(s):  
School System ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Italian School ◽  
Linguistic Skills

scholarly journals Pratiche di mediazione non professionale degli studenti stranieri immigrati di prima o seconda generazione nel sistema scolastico italiano

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Peppoloni
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Host Country ◽  
School System ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Child Language ◽  
Language Brokering ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Italian School ◽  
Culture Of Origin

The study investigates the extent and characteristics of the phenomenon of Child Language Brokering (CLB) in the Italian school system, namely the linguistic mediation of foreign students for their relatives and the institutions of the host country. A questionnaire administrated to 347 students of 36 nationalities of two secondary high schools of Perugia, detected the characteristics of CLB, foreign students’ attitude towards their language and culture of origin and those of the host country, and their relationship with the mediation practices. After an introduction and an overview of the literature on CLB, paragraphs 3 and 4 describe the materials and methods used and the results obtained. Finally, conclusions concern the enhancement of CLB in an inclusive perspective.

Freeing the Italian school system

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 113-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ichino ◽  
Guido Tabellini
Keyword(s):  
School System ◽  
Italian School

scholarly journals Students’ View on CLIL: Perceived Benefits and Limitations

EL LE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Zanoni
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
School System ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Italian School ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Autonomous Province

In the last few years, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been extensively implemented in the Italian school system and particularly in the Autonomous Province of Trento. This article aims to analyse students’ perception of the quality of their CLIL experience since they are the final recipients of CLIL. Results suggest that students acknowledge the positive impact of CLIL on their L2 proficiency (English). However, the success of CLIL seems to be strongly dependent on the CLIL teacher’s linguistic competence in the L2 and on the CLIL curriculum design, which should avoid oversimplification of the subject matter taught by means of the L2.

scholarly journals School v. Schools: Is Italy Shying Away From Italy? Understanding Government and Institutional Practices in Italy From Within an Educational Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Raffaella Cantillo
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
School System ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Italian School ◽  
Educational Framework ◽  
Raising Awareness

This article analyses the Italian school system vis-à-vis other European systems from an objective perspective; the paper seeks to do this by elucidating some of its opaque aspects. It engages with an idea of cultural identity and what can be identified as the most obvious threats posed to it; Italy’s Gestalt at present is coterminous with that of the extant European educational framework, which formerly Italians themselves worked hard to bring about. Hence, raising awareness as to the modality that our country’s laws and agreements impact all aspects of our society becomes a main educational concern in this field of study.

The Italian school system

2019 ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
Maria Ferraris ◽  
Donatella Persico
Keyword(s):  
School System ◽  
Italian School

scholarly journals Towards an Information System Making Transparent Teaching Processes and Applying Informing Science to Education

10.28945/2877 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Cartelli
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Action Research ◽  
School System ◽  
Italian School ◽  
New Information ◽  
Recent Reform ◽  
Educational Guidance ◽  
Social Statistic

The paper first describes the main features of the project for vocational and educational guidance the author recently planned. The main aim of the project was to help students develop self guidance skills and overcome the difficulties they meet at school. The information system used in the project was based on the use of action research and social statistic strategies and calculations for the analysis of individual and population features. The paper then analyzes two recent events: a) the investigation the author carried out together with some teachers in Italian High Schools (Liceos) on an educational guidance action, and b) the elements of innovation introduced in the Italian School system by a recent Reform Law. Last, after a re-consideration of the initial project, the features of a new information system, to be used both for assessment and guidance (i.e., it includes an e-portfolio for skills and guidance), and the role that informing science can play in helping teachers, students and families are reported.

scholarly journals Le politiche linguistiche europee e l’educazione plurilingue Un caso nella realtà scolastica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Verdigi
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Italian School

The language policies of the Council of Europe and the European Union have increasingly focused on the promotion of plurilingualism, driven by socio-political and educational needs in a changing linguistic space. Since different teaching and learning models are used in the application of the CEFR, in particular where plurilingualism is concerned, this paper focuses on one specific document issued by the Council of Europe, namely the Guide for the Development and Implementation of Curricula for Plurilingual and Intercultural Education (2016). This guide is analysed on the basis of the results of an interview carried out with teachers in an Italian school with a significant presence of foreign students. The aim of the paper is to investigate whether principles of plurilingual education are present in their didactic practice.

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