Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching

This paper presents some theoretical reflections on games for didactic purposes, used as a didactic instrument to enhance metalinguistic awareness. After a brief discussion of the ethics of games and of a pedagogical framework of playful teaching, the paper argues for the need for profound changes i...

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Main Author: Giulia Addazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2020-05-01
Series:Italiano a scuola
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Online Access:https://italianoascuola.unibo.it/article/view/10846
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spelling doaj-9ca7f83d736c4aa29e7eb4694400e1142020-11-25T03:27:09ZengUniversity of BolognaItaliano a scuola2704-81282020-05-0121193810.6092/issn.2704-8128/108469052Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teachingGiulia Addazi0Università per Stranieri di SienaThis paper presents some theoretical reflections on games for didactic purposes, used as a didactic instrument to enhance metalinguistic awareness. After a brief discussion of the ethics of games and of a pedagogical framework of playful teaching, the paper argues for the need for profound changes in traditional grammar teaching. Finally, it encourages to investigate the use of crossword games in the classroom as a method of supporting and developing metalinguistic awareness.https://italianoascuola.unibo.it/article/view/10846didattica dell'italianogrammatica italianaapproccio ludico alla didatticaconsapevolezza metalinguisticadidattica della grammatica
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Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
Italiano a scuola
didattica dell'italiano
grammatica italiana
approccio ludico alla didattica
consapevolezza metalinguistica
didattica della grammatica
author_facet Giulia Addazi
author_sort Giulia Addazi
title Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
title_short Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
title_full Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
title_fullStr Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
title_full_unstemmed Games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
title_sort games and the metalinguistic dimension: reflections on grammar teaching
publisher University of Bologna
series Italiano a scuola
issn 2704-8128
publishDate 2020-05-01
description This paper presents some theoretical reflections on games for didactic purposes, used as a didactic instrument to enhance metalinguistic awareness. After a brief discussion of the ethics of games and of a pedagogical framework of playful teaching, the paper argues for the need for profound changes in traditional grammar teaching. Finally, it encourages to investigate the use of crossword games in the classroom as a method of supporting and developing metalinguistic awareness.
topic didattica dell'italiano
grammatica italiana
approccio ludico alla didattica
consapevolezza metalinguistica
didattica della grammatica
url https://italianoascuola.unibo.it/article/view/10846
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