Re-Thinking the Italian Curriculum: Sustainability Issues in the Italian Classroom and Beyond

Autor/in	Trebiocchi, Chiara
Titel	Re-Thinking the Italian Curriculum: Sustainability Issues in the Italian Classroom and Beyond
Quelle	In: NECTFL Review, 89 (2022), S.85-94 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-5965
Schlagwörter	Italian; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Course Descriptions; Language Proficiency; Course Content; Critical Thinking; Student Interests; Curriculum Development; Sustainability; Student Empowerment; Advanced Students; Social Problems; Environmental Education; Higher Education; Learning Management Systems; Teaching Methods; Cultural Awareness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Italienisch; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kursstrukturplan; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Kursprogramm; Kritisches Denken; Studieninteresse; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Nachhaltigkeit; Studienberechtigung; Fortgeschrittener; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	Post-communicative methodologies nowadays provide instructors with multiple curricular models to reimagine their syllabi, design creative assignments, and prepare their lessons. Yet, challenging topics are still often avoided, fearing students' limited language proficiency. Conversely, compelling content--carefully presented and pedagogically suitable to the students' level--is a pivotal tool to enhance language learning while increasing students' interest and critical thinking. In this article, the author will discuss how environmental, cultural, and social issues of sustainability became an important tool in developing new curricula in the Italian language program at Harvard University. She will present ways to raise cultural awareness and engage upper level-students in critical linguistic exchanges in a fourth-semester course, entirely designed following an interdisciplinary teaching approach to sustainability. Addressing these timely issues, relevant to the Italian discourse and on a global scale, can attract and empower students in the world classroom while providing the opportunity for meaningful language acquisition. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2400 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. e-mail: info@nectfl.org; Web site: https://www.nectfl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01