A holistic view of the roles of different languages in teaching and learning

Andreja Duhovnik AntoniThe National Education Institute

of the Republic of Slovenia

SLOVENE ITALIAN

BORDER

Slovene Istria

Slovene and

Italian language

of schooling

FVG – Italy

Slovene language

of schooling

Slovene Istria – Republic of Slovenia

Slovene and Italian population present. The language of schooling either Slovene OR Italian. Italian and Slovene L2 – included as a subject within the adapted curriculum. Students of migrant background in Slovene schools in Slovene Istria.

Slovene school in Friuli Venezia Giulia - Italy

• Considerable presence of Slovene population.• Slovene school - The language of schooling Slovene. - No autonomy in the curriculum. - Italian as a second L1. Italian school – no Slovene as a L subject.

Slovene school in Friuli Venezia Giulia - Italy

• Historical and political changes – especially in the last decade.• Rising number of the students whose L1 is not Slovene.• Students of migrant background – similarities to their mother tongue (e.g. Serbian, Croatian, Ukrainian).

Multilingual Slovene school in FVG - Italy

Different situations in specific schools. •Students – Slovene L1•Students – Slovene and Italian L1 – bilingual family•Students – Italian L1•Students – migrant background

Multilingual Slovene school in FVG - Italy

• Attending Slovene school – family/student choice - reasons/motivation

- Slovene minority - „Bilingual“ education - Deasimilation – „returning to the origins“ - Reasons of the „practical choices“ - Etc.

The learner and the language present in school

Regional, minority andmigration languages

LANGUAGE(S) OF SCHOOLING

Foreign languages –modern and classical

Language as a subjectLanguage(s)

in other subjects

LANGUAE USE IN SCHOOL

ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE

AND COMPETENCES

SOCIAL INTERACTION/ SCHIOOL LIFE

Multilingual Slovene school in FVG - Italy

• Language diversity• Steps into the language of instruction• Language of instruction as subject• Language competence• Language(s) in subjects – specific language of

the discipline• Developing reading learning strategies

Slovene and Italian schools in Slovene IstriaMultilingual Slovene school in FVG - Italy

Linguistic and cultural diversity in a broader context - advanteged group of students. Slovene Istria - adapted curriculum – slovene and italian - L1 and L2 Friuli Venezia Gulia/Italy - multilingual Slovene school.