Teaching Italian at the Italian nursery and primary school "Maria Montessori" in Barcelona

• Main Authors: Giuseppa Lulli, Alessandro Magoga, Silvana Dossi
• Format: Article
• Language: Catalan
• Published: Swervei de publicacions 1998-11-01
• Series: Quaderns d'Italià
• Subjects: scuola italiana di barcellona; bambini; italiano
• Online Access: https://revistes.uab.cat/quadernsitalia/article/view/418

The article illustrates the didactic activities carried out at the Italian school in Barcelona in relation to teaching of Italian as a second language. The school is attended by students whose mother tongue is Spanish or Catalan. The first part describes, in general terms, how the teaching of a second language works through games that improve the comprehension and oral expression of Italian from kindergarten onwards (children from 3-4-5 years old). The second part explains the techniques used to introduce primary school pupils (6-7 year olds) to reading and writing. The acquisition process should lead students from a state of incomprehension to a state of zero uncertainty. The third part illustrates how primary school pupils (8-9-10 year olds) express themselves through writing. The children of the school have demonstrated a very good development of oral and written expression and written comprehension. They also enjoyed experimenting with different forms of communication through writing texts and poems.