DEFENCE, DIFFUSION AND
BETTER PROMOTION OF ITALIAN L2 LANGUAGE
Operative
Vademecum proposals for Italian Institutions
- Constitute a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY ON ITALIAN
LANGUAGE, with a Section for Italy (L1) and another one for Abroad
or immigrantes to Italy (L2). Among first Observatory activities are: a Census
of all schools and foreign institutions where italian language is taught and
a Register of teachers of italian all over the world (Please fill in
the 2 questionnaires in principal page);
- Allow and grant Italian Passport,
also for people with a doble citizenship, only if they prove to have an adeguate
knowledge of italian language, both written and spoken, at least at
intermediate level (Objective Test Evaluation);
- Form professionally all local teachers of
italian and trainers which did not receive previous in-service
training from italian government, utilizing as tutors and linguistic area
coordinators above all italian State teachers and other qualified
personnel, which is working abroad with a previous selection;
- Send to Italy local teachers of italian,
promoting any kind of exchange with italian
colleagues, at least every 7 years for continuous and
in-service refresher courses, selected them in turn and with objective
criteria, starting from anyone who did not have a professional and a long
staying period in italian universities or could not get an appropriate
initial teaching degree and qualification;
- Permit all final year university
students graduating in italian language and literature to complete a
semester or more of their final degree formation in an italian university;
- Grant more scholarships
in Italy to reserve foreign university students, inserting them
in bilateral permanent youth exchange
and cultural proyect scheme
- Foment and increase a specific
distance and on line specialization
formation for foreign language teachers (italian L2), with the
help of RAI (RaiSat, International) media and other multimedia instruments
like internet;
- Activate and realize intercultural student
group exchanges among italian and foreign classes;
- Favour and foster the return to Italy,
also permanent (to work, to study or to capacitate) for any foreign person
with a doble citizenship, having italian surnames and origins; in a
partnership/agreement with italian Regions,
Provinces and Comuni
(Towns).
Please send other valid and motivating proposals which could
stimulate, emprove and foster professional italian knowledge
realized
by ITA.L.I. Onlus Study Centre
www.italianlang.org