The Teaching of Italian Grammar to the Beginner Foreign University Students: a Longitudinal Analysis Cover Image

Insegnare la grammatica italiana a studenti universitari stranieri principianti: un’analisi longitudinale
The Teaching of Italian Grammar to the Beginner Foreign University Students: a Longitudinal Analysis

Author(s): Giovanni Favata
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Italian as a second language; interlanguage; teaching Italian grammar; university students; linguistic change
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we want to analyse written productions of university students, collected in different academic years by the researcher during his Italian as a second language courses. We will conduct a longitudinal analysis during which we will have a twofold purpose: to monitor the effects of the grammar teaching and to observe the autonomous development of the learners’ interlanguage. For our studies, we will use data coming from a control group, composed by Italian speakers, students at Polytechnic of Turin.

  • Page Range: 95-120
  • Page Count: 26
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Italian