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Ricerche di Psicologia/Psychological Research Journal - Open Access

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No. 2 (2024)

Plurilingualism at school: Opportunities, resources, advantages and critical issues

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/rip2024oa18580
Submitted
ottobre 1, 2024
Published
2024-11-15

Abstract

The article aims to provide a brief summary of what has been realized in Italian schools as far as plurilingualism is concerned.
After a short introduction where figures concerning foreign students in Italian schools are provided, the article mentions what schools have designed and realized in the last decades. Critical issues are then examined, regarding all the different subjects involved: students, families, teachers and schools.
An international project about language learning and plurilingualism is then described. The project was realized thanks to a partnership between Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per la Lombardia and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) - University of Toronto. It was coordinated by Professor Enrica Piccardo and Inspector Gisella Langé during the school year 2020-2021 and was entirely carried out on line. About one hundred and twenty language teachers of different levels took part in it. Theoretical issues are described, as well as the project development and its results.

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