L’articolo illustra uno studio esplorativo sulle modalità di produzione dell’atto comunicativo del richiedere nell’interazione di bambini di 8-9 anni, basato su una sperimentazione educativa di ricerca-azione, condotta in Italia nella classe curricolare della scuola primaria. Gli aspetti specifi camente indagati sono i seguenti: le modalità di realizzazione dell’atto comunicativo; la relazione tra atto comunicativo e sequenza interazionale; la capacità dei bambini di rifl ettere sugli usi linguistici. I risultati ottenuti offrono indicazioni per lo sviluppo di materiali didattici appropriati e per la defi nizione di futuri protocolli di ricerca.
The chapter presents the approach, materials and results of Osservare l’interlingua, an action-research project for primary and junior-high schools. Combining 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 effectiveness has been investigated through a series of empirical studies. These show that good language education can increase the average performance level of the whole class while at the same time reducing the gaps among students.
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