Language education and inclusion: Insights from Italian University Language Centres and students’ perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905X.1.13.1.3628Parole chiave:
ISTRUZIONE UNIVERSITARIA INCLUSIVA, MULTILINGUISMO, EDUCAZIONE LINGUISTICA CENTRATA SULLO STUDENTE, CENTRI LINGUISTICI D’ATENEO (CLA), DISCORSO ISTITUZIONALE, AICLU - ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA CENTRI LINGUISTICI UNIVERSITARIAbstract
Il contributo analizza il ruolo dei Centri Linguistici d’Ateneo (CLA) italiani nella promozione del multilinguismo, del multiculturalismo e delle pratiche inclusive nell’ambito dell’istruzione universitaria. Lo studio adotta una metodologia mista che combina l’analisi corpus-informed e discourse-based dei siti web in lingua inglese dell’AICLU (Associazione Italiana Centri Linguistici Universitari) con i dati raccolti tramite un questionario rivolto a studenti iscritti ai corsi di English for Specific Purposes (ESP) dell’Università della Calabria. I risultati evidenziano che le pratiche inclusive, in particolare quelle relative alla disabilità, all’accessibilità e alle diverse esigenze degli apprendenti, non sono rappresentate in modo uniforme. Le risposte degli studenti mettono in luce la necessità di maggiore interazione, di percorsi formativi più flessibili, di un ampliamento dell’offerta linguistica e di sistemi di supporto più visibili ed efficaci. Lo studio suggerisce l’adozione di un modello di educazione linguistica più olistico, inclusivo e centrato sullo studente, capace di integrare i valori del multilinguismo e dell’inclusione a livello sia istituzionale sia pedagogico.
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