Dalla ricerca alla didattica. Percorsi per un'educazione linguistica inclusiva

The chapter presents the approach, materials and results of Osservare l’interlingua, an action-research project for primary and junior-high schools. Combin- ing the principles of active teaching, cooperative learning and process writing with the Interlanguage approach to language education, the project developed teaching units for the whole class where everyone can contribute according to their abilities. Such materials have been gathered in a syllabus, and the project’s e ectiveness has been investigated through a series of empirical studies. These show that good language edu- cation can increase the average performance level of the whole class while at the same time reducing the gaps among students.