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Ada Bier; Gabriele Zanello; Antonella Ottogalli – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2024
The aim of the Regional Dossier series is to provide concise descriptions of regional or minority languages in education, mainly in Europe but also in other parts of the world. Friulian is a Romance language, traditionally recognised as part of the Rhaeto-Romance sub-family. It is spoken in FriĆ»l (in Friulian)/Friuli (in Italian), a territory…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Native Language Instruction, Italian
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Giampieri, Patrizia – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This paper will present a translation project with second-year bachelor students together with some observational data. The students firstly translated an academic abstract from Italian (their first language) to English by using the language resources they were acquainted with. Then they translated a second abstract by using a pre-compiled offline…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Translation, Undergraduate Students
Bogatec, Norina, Ed. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2020
The aim of the Regional dossiers series is to provide a concise description of European minority languages in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools, teachers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Native Language Instruction, Language Usage
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Mleczko, Agata – European Education, 2011
This article uses the theory of bright vs. blurred boundaries of Alba (2005) and the adaptation strategies of Berry (2005) to explore the national context of the process of identity formation. Issues of citizenship, language, religion, and race are discussed within the national context of Italy. The study is based on field research among the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Immigrants, Citizenship
Petris, Cinzia, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2014
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Language Minorities, Second Language Learning
Belluscio, Giovanni, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning (NJ1), 2010
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe--"Arberishtja" of Italy. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Foreign Countries, Dialects, Indo European Languages
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Balboni, Paolo E. – Language Awareness, 1993
This article examines the nature of language education and the national curriculum for language education in Italian elementary and secondary schools. Analysis of the curriculum shows the place given to the development of language awareness and of conscious knowledge of language in Italian schools. (seven references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries