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<p>The model of education in the ethnically mixed area of Slovene Istria is designed to ensure schooling for members of the Italian national community and their children in their own language, i.e., Italian. Although also attended by pupils of other nationalities, primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction are key for the preservation of Italian culture and language. The authors present selected research findings that shed light on the opinions of pupils and their parents on whether schools with Italian as the language of instruction develop pupils’ communicative competence in both Italian and Slovene, and whether the existing model of education creates conditions that promote the pupils’ awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of their environment. The results of the research reveal that the majority of the respondents consider competence in several languages an added value and that the model of education is adequate and good.</p>
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The model of education in the ethnically mixed area of Slovene Istria is designed to ensure schooling for members of the Italian national community and their children in their own language, i.e., Italian. Although also attended by pupils of other nationalities, primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction are key for the preservation of Italian culture and language. The authors present selected research findings that shed light on the opinions of pupils and their parents on whether schools with Italian as the language of instruction develop pupils’ communicative competence in both Italian and Slovene, and whether the existing model of education creates conditions that promote the pupils’ awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of their environment. The results of the research reveal that the majority of the respondents consider competence in several languages an added value and that the model of education is adequate and good.

Pupils’ and Parents’ Opinions on Schools with Italian as the Language of Instruction

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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The model of education in the ethnically mixed area of Slovene Istria is designed to ensure schooling for members of the Italian national community and their...

Pupils’ and Parents’ Opinions on Schools with Italian as the Language of Instruction

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2023

Páginas: 73 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig89.dec22.73-90

Palabras clave
primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction, linguistic competence, Slovene Istria, pupils’ and parents’ opinions

© 2022 Lara Sorgo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pupils’ and Parents’ Opinions on Schools with Italian as the Language of Instruction

Publicado en línea: 29 sept 2023

Páginas: 73 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig89.dec22.73-90

Palabras claveprimary schools with Italian as the language of instruction, linguistic competence, Slovene Istria, pupils’ and parents’ opinions

© 2022 Lara Sorgo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
primary schools with Italian as the language of instruction, linguistic competence, Slovene Istria, pupils’ and parents’ opinions