“Teacher of Italian as a non-native language for low educated users”. A new professional profile

We aim at describing a new professional profile, i.e. “Teacher of Italian as a non-native language for low educated users”, as it has been defining within the research and teaching experience at the School of Italian language for Foreigners of the University of Palermo. In last years, migrants’ cultural features and age have changed and an increasing amount of people landing on Italian shores is constituted by MSNA (Unaccompanied Foreign Minors), mostly belonging to the category of LESLLA. This scenario imposes the definition of new competences, suitable for the training needs of these new users. Teachers of Italian L2 have to acquire literacy skills, which traditionally do not fall within …

La Scuola di Lingua Italiana per Stranieri (Itastra) dell’università di Palermo, fra ricerca, didattica e formazione