Velis, 9th may 2017, Czech Republic 06/08/2018 Teacher training Velis, 9th may 2017, Czech Republic

06/08/2018 Quick view Before the year 1970 the foireign language was taught only in the secondary school. The introduction of foreign languages in primary school in Italy dates back to the seventies, through teaching and methodological experiments The teaching of foreign languages is relied on to a detached elementary specialist teacher, to whom six classes are generally assigned The intervention on 'specialists' posts is introduced with the cutting season for educational savings and implemented by the Financial Law of 2005, Law no. 311 of 30 December, 2004, which in art. 1, para. 128, restricts the use of "specialists" teachers with the aim of recovering 7,100 units for 2005/06 and the same for 2006/07. It also provides 'training courses [...] whose participation is compulsory for all teachers who are not in possession of foreign language teaching’ . At primary level, English has a specific timetable: one hour of teaching for English in the first grade, two hours in the second grade, three hours in the third, fourth and fifth grades, amounting to a minimum compulsory total of 396 hours throughout primary education

English, Italy and Europe 06/08/2018 English, Italy and Europe Italy is among the 14 European countries that have imposed English as a compulsory language. English is almost always the first foreign language studied, as it is precisely imposed in primary school. For the lowest levels of learning, Italy has set, as in most European countries, the B1 level (independent user, threshold level) of the Common European Framework .

Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary School of I degree 06/08/2018 Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary School of I degree In 1st grade secondary school, in addition to English language teaching, according to art. 9 of Legislative Decree no. 59/2004, it is mandatory the teaching of another Community language (Spanish, French, German). The weekly schedule for teaching English is three hours; The one reserved for the second Community language is two.

06/08/2018 English and teaching The knowledge of English is one of the requirements of the initial training of the teachers. In the buona scuola (good school)according to the law 107/2015, English, universally adopted as international communication language, is considered compulsory, also because it is given to our students the chance to complete their career in foreign universities. In the last ten years it has been implemented the certification in the language skills.

06/08/2018 Direct Method It highlights aural-oral skills, no mother tongue use, no reading and writing but empathizes on effective language. Positive aspects: learn to understand a language by listening to it learn to speak language by speaking it. This is the way how children learn their mother tongue. Techniques teaching the new sound system teaching new foreign words and phrases for objects in the classroom reading and writing about material already discussed grammar taught inductively In concrete speaking in the foreign language discussing a picture using songs

Total-physical response 06/08/2018 Total-physical response Made through: Command-based activities Coordination of speech and action Based on series of commands which children respond to physically before they speak It involves games like movements and reduces learner stress and creates a positive mood Emphasis on comprehension skills Activities Imperative, to elicit physical actions command based activities role playing Materials Gestures and actions, classroom objects, pictures, charts

Community language learning 06/08/2018 Community language learning Main ideas Teacher is a counselor (gives advice, support) Learner is a client (in need) The students want to communicate messages It is realized by group work translation recording of conversation in foreign language transcription of recordings reflection and observation > free conversation * A specialist in counseling and a professor of psychology in Chicago

06/08/2018 Natural approach communicative competence rather than linguistic competence, communication rather than grammatical accuracy Objective is communication without accuracy Activities from Total Physical Response > command-based activities from Direct method > use of mime and gesture from Communicative Language Teaching > communicative activities The teacher doesn’t correct errors, provides interesting subject matters, organizes groups and activities. Students speak when they feel ready

Clil – content language integrated learning 06/08/2018 Clil – content language integrated learning It is a learning approach which aims to build language competences and learning abilities in a foreign language through the development and acquirement of educational subjects. The method focuses both on the subject and the grammar, phonetic, communicative aspects of the foreign language which in this case become the means to transfer the knowledge. It consists of specific steps: give the students a range of words ( translated in their own language) introduction of the topic Give the lesson in English Discuss and press for a group discussion Final test From 2010, in Italy all students of the last year of upper secondary education are required to learn a subject in foreign language.

Thank You for your attention Grazie per l’attenzione 06/08/2018 Thank You for your attention Grazie per l’attenzione