Italian as a Foreign Language

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Italian as a Foreign Language

Teaching and Acquisition in Higher Education. Vol. 2

Alberto Regagliolo (Ed.)

by Marta Kaliska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland), Andrea Wardal (University of Turin, Italy), Patrycja Stasiak (University of Turin, Italy), Katerina Florou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), Edoardo Mastantuoni Morbilli (University of Iceland, Iceland), Marie Bertola (Santa Clara University), Sarah Annunziato (The University of Virginia), Sandra Carletti (Middlebury College), Stefano Mula (The University of Melbourne), Rossella Di Rosa (University of Pennsylvania), Alessandra Agati (University of Navarra, Spain), Matt Absalom (The University of Melbourne)

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This book is a major achievement and a much-needed resource for anyone involved in teaching Italian as a foreign language. Each chapter carefully considers approaches and techniques from different points of view and methodologies. The volume covers a wide array of topics, from teaching Italian culture, food, identities, food, healthcare, and more. It will be an indispensable resource for teachers and students involved in the teaching of Italian and serves as a useful guide for other languages as well.

Prof. Dr. Josh Brown
School of Humanities
The University of Western Australia

This volume offers a rich and timely collection of innovative pedagogical approaches that capture the diversity and vitality of contemporary Italian language education. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to enrich their teaching through evidence-based practices and internationally informed perspectives.

Prof. Dr. Carmen González Royo
Dpto. de Traducción e Interpretación
University of Alicante, Spain

'Italian as a Foreign Language: Teaching and Acquisition in Higher Education. Vol. 2' brings together twelve chapters written by scholars and university lecturers, all focusing on the teaching of Italian through a wide range of approaches. These range from inclusive and multisensory pedagogies to corpus-based learning, from grammar through use to debate-based teaching and content-focused courses (politics, ecology, food, health, culture, and identity). The book values plurality and dialogue, showing how different pedagogical perspectives can respond to diverse learning contexts and heterogeneous student profiles. What makes this volume distinctive is its strong connection between theory and practice.
Each contribution is grounded in current research in applied linguistics and language pedagogy, while remaining firmly rooted in real university classrooms. Practical examples, teaching ideas, and reflections on course design make the book particularly useful for university instructors, teacher educators, and advanced students. At the same time, the volume can be read as a source of inspiration, as a methodological guide, or as a reference text for developing inclusive and meaningful Italian language courses in higher education.

Alberto Regagliolo is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at UKSW University, as well as a translator and graphic designer. He is a member of the research groups CODOLVA (Corpus Documentale Latinum Valencie) and Teledantem-CORINEI (Corpus Oral Interlengua EspañolItaliano). His scholarly interests include Italian and Latin language teaching and acquisition, the role of play in education, and the development of teaching materials.

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