A new tool for the linguistic integration of migrants and refugees within the framework of teacher training

Abstract

The contribution presents and discusses a recent tool designed for those who work in the field of linguistic integration of migrants and refugees without a specific training in linguistics and language teaching, the Guide for the linguistic inclusion of migrants (Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2022). This tool, available in five languages, was developed by European universities as part of the European project INCLUDEED (Social cohesion and INCLUsion: DEveloping the EDucational Possibilities of the European Multilingual Heritage through Applied Linguistics) and develops, looking particularly at the non-specialist reader, topics such as the profile of the migrant learner in the migratory context, the intercultural dimension linked to language teaching and literacy, language teacher training and the potentials and limitations of available teaching materials.

Keywords

• teaching italian as l2/fl
• linguistic integration of migrants and refugees
• teacher training
• textbook analysis
• reading literacy