In Altre Parole and From Other Perspectives: Literature and Linguistic Autobiographies in the Additional Language Classroom
Adriana Mendes Porcellato,
Malila Prado
Abstract:This paper reports on the pedagogical experience of using Lahiri’s autobiographical book In altre parole (In other words) (LAHIRI, 2015) in a course for Italian majors in a Brazilian university. This literary work was chosen as the main material for the course with the intention of promoting students’ reflection on their language learning process and their linguistic identities while offering a model that challenges an essentialist view of languages and cultures (ISHIHARA; PORCELLATO, 2022; ISHIHARA; PORCELLAT… Show more
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