I corsi di lingua nell’era digital
XIV Settimana Della Lingua Italiana Nel Mondo
This year the World Italian Language Week (Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo), has been chosen by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale to promote the Italian Language throughout the world focusing on the theme: Scrivere la nuova Europa: editoria italiana, autori e lettori nell’era digitale.
The acquisition of Italian language through e-learning is now continually referred to as the best way to promote the Italian language abroad. This might be due to the fact that the organisation of online language courses is generally cheaper to run than class lessons, given the context of the current financial crisis. Another big plus with online lessons is that they allow students to learn anywhere and at any time they like. On-line courses also offer something of a break from the classic text book approach. Obviously, there are some objections and difficulties that need to be taken into consideration – such as an insufficient familiarity with the technology, or the difficulty in creating that special interactive environment which arises naturally in class. Our talk will focus on these issues, presenting all the innovations e-learning involves, and which will affect both teachers and students. We will use concrete examples from online courses of Italian as a foreign language.
Andrea Villarini is a Professor of Modern Language Teaching at the University for Foreigners of Siena. He is also Director of the FAST Research Institute, for Education with Technological Support, and Director of the Postgraduate School for Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language. In 2014 he was appointed Head of Didactic Innovation and Lifelong Learning. He has published numerous books and reviews on both teaching Italian as a foreign language and the training of foreign language teachers.
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