Early Language Learning and Multilingualism: Scottish and European Perspectives BILINGUALISM MATTERS
Languages in Primary Education. The Case of Trentino, Italy Patrizia Cordin (University of Trento) Edinburgh - February 4, 2013
Trentino, Italy Part A. Italy Part B. Trentino
Foreign Languages Knowledge – 2006 ( Istat 2006)
Foreign Languages Knowledge. Regional Differences ( Istat 2006)
Foreign Language Good Knowledge. Where/How (Istat 2006)
Foreign Language Learning. Where / how ( Istat 2006)
National Laws for Foreign Languages Education in Primary Schools (6-10 years) art. 2, law 53/2003: FL spoken in EU countries art. 5, law 59/2004: FL for primary school is English: 1 hour a week I year 2 hours a week II year 3 hours a week III year 3 hours a week IV year 3 hours a week V year
Trentino
Foreign Languages education in Trentino Primary Schools (6-10 years) LP 11/1997; LP 5/ FL in primary and secondary schools. I FL German: 2 hours a week I year 3 hours a week II year 3 hours a week III year 3 hours a week IV year 3 hours a week V year II FL: 2 hours a week III year 2 hours a week IV year 2 hours a week V year
Content and Language Integrated Learning in Primary Schools ( ) 147 teachers (included 43 teachers German/English L1)
Pre-School FL Teaching Experiences Kindergarten (276 total) 30 with German, 21 with English, 1 with both 3176 children (16000 total) 95 teachers Main projects LESI, PRISMA, ALIS
Official minority languages in Trentino
Ladin Teaching (3-10 years) Primary school: 1 hour a week ladin At least 2 hours a week ladin as language for teaching other subjects Kindergarten: many projects have been (and are) developed
Summary attention on linguistic education sperimentation linguistic training for teachers necessary an evaluation of the effects of the projects
Sources IPRASE, 2012, Analisi quantitativa esperienze di insegnamento in modalità CLIL, ISTAT, 2007, La lingua italiana, i dialetti, le lingue straniere (anno 2006), Famiglia e Società, Istituto nazionale di statistica, 20 aprile Lucietto S., Plurilinguismo e innovazione di sistema, Trento, IPRASE, Servizio minoranze linguistiche