Acquisition and Learning in a Foreign Language: the case of Italian Language

Acquisition and Learning in a Foreign Language: the case of Italian Language

Capasso, Danilo

Italian as a foreign language means that Italian is taught in countries where the first language (L1) is not Italian. It means that Italian is taught as a school subject for the purpose of communicating with foreigners or for reading printed materials. Considering this peculiar position of Italian language, is possible to apply the Krashen’s distinction between acquisition and learning? Do acquisition and learning share the same importance in Italian FL teaching? The aim of this paper is to provide some answers to these questions

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2012-05

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