Chiara Terzolo
The class is plural-Ita: plurilingual practices, Universal Design for Learning and metapragmatic competencies for inclusive and multimodal teaching at the University for Foreigners of Perugia
The project investigates how plurilingual practices, principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and metapragmatic reflection activities can promote inclusion, participation, and the development of linguistic-communicative competence among international students enrolled in Italian Language and Culture Courses at the University for Foreigners of Perugia.
Through an action-research approach, in courses targeting different groups (FAMI projects, regular courses, MarcoPolo courses, online courses, etc.), the project analyzes the educational and socio-affective impact of coordinated interventions: UDL-based learning paths to make input and tasks accessible to students with different cognitive styles and needs; plurilingual and translanguaging tasks to enhance learners’ native languages and integrate them into the process of learning Italian; intercultural metapragmatic analysis activities aimed at developing awareness of Italian sociopragmatic norms and the multilingual interactions that characterize international and multicultural environments.
Research Interests
The study and research activity focuses on the teaching of Italian as a second or foreign language, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), multilingualism and pluralistic approaches, intercultural pragmatics, and technology-mediated language learning