Teaching in the digital environment for trainee teachers of L2 Italian

Abstract

This paper discusses some basic questions related to the training in the pedagogical use of new Information and Communication Technologies for aspiring teachers of L2 Italian in the context of an internship within the university curriculum. The focal point of such training is the definition of the perspective from which the dynamic relationship between the learning object (the language), the learning subjects (the students), the subject who supports this process (the teacher) and the digital environment in which the input is experienced (the Internet). From this perspective, the paper discusses the didactic use of WebQuest in order to illustrate how the design of an environment with a reduced technological investment can allow for a reflection on the glottodidactic use of technologies with a high pedagogical yield, which allows for the creation of intertwined environments and new areas of contact between the languages and cultures of the participants.