Journal | EL.LE
Journal issue | 6 | 1 | 2017
Research Article | The Limits of ‘Democratic’ Language Education
The Limits of ‘Democratic’ Language Education
The Case of Civic Knowledge Tests in Italy
Abstract
This paper presents the first results of a research project realized by the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia and Siena that created materials designed to promote social awareness nei migrants living in Italy. The paper describes the Italian context within the more complex European situation, then moves to the analysis of the construct and content of the KoS materials and identifies some critical issues related to the ethics of a KoS test and the impact on a democratic educational linguistics project.
Submitted: Nov. 5, 2016 | Accepted: April 20, 2017 | Published March 1, 2017 | Language: it
Keywords Test • Migrants • Educational linguistics • Knowledge of society
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