Abstract
Giftedness in foreign learners is not easily recognised (Kitano, Espinosa 1995). Immigrants with giftedness, in the school context, are often considered more as needing support in learning the new language rather than as pupils with great potential (Harris 2009). In the case presented here, the teacher responds only to the need to understand a new word, leaving out the curiosity of the pupil from Eritrea, on a mathematical calculation. His attitude shows how disproportionately didactic action tends to focus on gaps rather than attitudes. We propose a series of language teaching tips to identify some traits of giftedness in Italian learners like second language (L2), using some theories on inter-language. The objective is to support language teachers in teaching differentiation, stimulating in them reflections on the learning needs of immigrant pupils, such as to suggest some traits of giftedness.
Highlights
Sommario 1 Introduzione. – 2 Gli alunni alloglotti con plusdotazione. – 2.2 Sfide educative e glottodidattiche. – 3 Stadi interlinguistici nell’apprendimento dell’italiano come L2. – 4 Studio di caso: un rifugiato eritreo in classe quarta primaria. – 4.1 Proposte glottodidattiche. – 5 Conclusioni
We propose a series of language teaching tips to identify some traits of giftedness in Italian learners like second language (L2), using some theories on inter-language
Diane; Staney, Julian (eds), In the Eyes of the Beholder: Critical Issues for Diversity in Gifted Education
Summary
Attualmente in Italia non ci sono studi sui bambini stranieri con plusdotazione, in quanto quest’ultima tematica è ancora poco conosciuta nei contesti scolastici. L’argomento è stato poco studiato anche nel panorama internazionale: Ford, Baytops e Harmon (1997) analizzarono tutti gli articoli che trattavano le tematiche sugli studenti con plusdotazione, inseriti nel database ERIC tra il 1966 e il 1996, e scoprirono che solo l’8% affrontava la tematica degli immigrati. Proponiamo di seguito alcune informazioni provenienti dalla letteratura scientifica internazionale, in modo particolare dal contesto statunitense, nel quale sono state condotte alcune ricerche sugli studenti alloglotti con plusdotazione
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