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Intercomprehension and Inclusive Teaching in Primary School

Paola Leone    Università del Salento, Italia    

Elisa Fiorenza    Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia    

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abstract

A teaching experience aimed at spreading an inclusive-oriented approach to intercomprehension (or IC) in primary schools is described and discussed in this article. In detail, its goal is to monitor listening comprehension and meaning recognition of Italian-speaking students (68 pupils) in two foreign Romance languages, while testing accessible learning materials, adapted for the needs of dyslexic children. In order to accomplish this goal, the story Tommaso e l’anguria by Mauro Scarpa (2019) is presented in Spanish and French, supported by images in kamishibai format, and children are asked to express their metacognitive knowledge about listening in L2. Data analysis is based on two post-listening monitoring activities and is primarily quantitative. Results show that the young learners understood the global meaning of the story; moreover, they recognised the meaning of more than 50% of the words in Spanish, while in French the percentage was lower. Although the young learner with dyslexia successfully completed all pedagogical tasks, results show that some graphic changes in the paper lexical recognition test are required. The analysis thus confirms the inclusive potential of the intercomprehension-based approach based on the development of L2 oral skills in primary school.

Published
July 23, 2021
Accepted
June 8, 2021
Submitted
July 31, 2020
Language
IT

Keywords: Metacognitive knowledgeListeningYoung learnersL2DyslexiaInclusive pedagogyRelated languagesIntercomprehension

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