Series | SAIL
Edited book | Policies and Practices for Linguistic Education, Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication
Chapter | «… é chësta mat y mot gioca ein palla» (I bambini giocano a palla). Dinamiche di apprendimento in contesti multilingue

«… é chësta mat y mot gioca ein palla» (I bambini giocano a palla). Dinamiche di apprendimento in contesti multilingue

What kind of dynamics in language learning can we find in a historically multilingual context where the languages of the newly migrated speakers have been added? The paper presents a brief overview of the characteristics that could influence plurilingual learning for students in the Ladin area (Gardena, Badia and Fassa valleys) and in the Italian or German school systems in the province of Bolzano, Italy. Examples of transfer, translanguaging with two and more languages, reflections on the influence of prestige varieties and the challenges in the school system to promote effective multilingualism will be proposed.


Open access

Submitted: Oct. 16, 2020 | Published: May 24, 2021 | Language: it

Keywords Learning contexts Crosslinguistic influence Language contact Translanguaging Multilingualism


read this chapter