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Capitolo 1
Europe languages
1.1 European linguistic politics. ......................................................................................4
1.2 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages......................... 6
1.2.1 CEFR objectives..............................................................................................7
1.2.2 CEFR general features....................................................................................8
1.2.3 Levels and descriptors..................................................................................12
1.2.4 Self-assessment and mistakes. ......................................................................13
1.2.5 Portfolio and Passport..................................................................................15
1.2.6 CEFR program example...............................................................................19
1.3 European language teacher profile.........................................................................25
1.3.1 Teacher Training. .........................................................................................25
1.3.2 Initial training...............................................................................................26
1.3.3 In-service training.........................................................................................28
1.3.4 The role of Mentor.......................................................................................29
1.3.5 The European teacher’s knowledge of languages......................................29
1.3.6 Knowing how to teach foreign languages...................................................30
1.3.7 Knowing how to teach another discipline...................................................31
1.3.8 The methodological approach and the awareness of the role of teacher.32
1.3.9 Assessment of linguistic competence..........................................................33
1.3.10 Evaluation of teachers’ professionalism......................................................34
1.3.11 Interculturalism............................................................................................38
1.3.12 Knowledge and use of ICT...........................................................................41
Capitolo 2
The Italian way towards European dimension
2.1 Teaching languages: a vertical approach. ...............................................................44
2.1.1 The teaching of English and the second Community language in Middle
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2.1.2 The teaching of English and foreign languages in Secondary Schools....52
2.1.3 The teaching of foreign languages in Secondary Schools.........................55
2.1.4 The teaching of English language and foreign languages in Vocational
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2.1.5 The teaching of English and foreign languages in Technical Education.61
2.2 CLIL: teaching and learning in another language ................................................63
2.2.1 The repercussions of CLIL methodology on the school curriculum........67
2.2.2 CLIL methodology: from Europe to Italian Secondary Education...........68
2.3 Language teaching and language learning in Italy................................................73
2.3.1 The most common approaches and methods............................................77
2.3.2 Multiple intelligences...................................................................................81