Talks by Giuseppe Formato
OEm Conversations With, Nº24, 2021
Entrevista com Giuseppe Formato, Senior Lecturer na Lesley University (EUA) e autor de uma tese s... more Entrevista com Giuseppe Formato, Senior Lecturer na Lesley University (EUA) e autor de uma tese sobre "The Impact of Language Variety and Motivation on Language Acquisition in Adult Heritage Learners of Portuguese". É ainda investigador visitante no CIES-Iscte onde desenvolve um projeto de investigação pós-doc sobre "Heritage Learners’ Portuguese. An exploration of Language Attitudes in the Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora of Southeastern New England".
Papers by Giuseppe Formato
Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar os emaranhados do “português” em contexto de diáspora e ... more Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar os emaranhados do “português” em contexto de diáspora e o seu reconhecimento como língua de herança. Através de uma pesquisa colaborativa na interseção disciplinar entre a antropologia, a sociolinguística e a educação, localizada em um pequeno território da área metropolitana de Boston, marcado por uma antiga imigração açoriana, a análise organiza-se em dois planos complementares: um local, socioespacial e comunitário, em narrativa etnográfica, e outro individual, ancorado na trajetória linguística pessoal, em narrativa autobiográfica. A discussão enfatiza o papel da dimensão ideológica, transversal aos vários pontos analisados, abrindo para uma reflexão crítica sobre português como língua de herança nos EUA.
Journal of Language and Cultural Education
Instructors of Italian are tasked with teaching not only the language, but also the culture. Howe... more Instructors of Italian are tasked with teaching not only the language, but also the culture. However, critical matters such as sexual identity are frequently not addressed in the Italian-language classroom. Current Italian-language pedagogy solely focuses on language-acquisition proficiency via heteronormative discourses, ignoring the more-diverse reality of Italian culture. This article aims to showcase how using a queer pedagogy based on queer theory can affect learners’ language acquisition and understanding of Italian culture. I used memoing and personal experiences as an Italian instructor to analyse the related literature. I propose that current pedagogy and curricula silence the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgenderquestioning/queer-intersex-asexual (LGBTQIA+) community, causing exclusion, anxiety and sometimes harassment from others. Open discussion through queer pedagogy would create critical conversations, allowing for the inclusion of all learners and topics. Italian instructo...
Portuguese is a language rich in varieties. Some adult heritage learners of Portuguese acquire it... more Portuguese is a language rich in varieties. Some adult heritage learners of Portuguese acquire it quickly and easily, while others students display negative attitudes towards the instructor’s dialect and withdraw from classes altogether, despite both groups receiving the same linguistic input. The dearth of research on this topic begged the research question, How does linguistic variety affect motivation in adult heritage learners of Portuguese? This study used semistructured interviews with 20 adult heritage learners to provide insight into the question, and aspects of adult learning, the L2 motivational self-system, and L2 acquisition theory as theoretical frameworks . Overlapping themes of identity, ideal selves, and language attitudes related to motivation towards Portuguese varieties, as well as their profound influence on a heritage learner’s motivation and acquisition success, emerged. These results suggest placing greater importance on consideration of linguistic variety in ...
Theory and Practice in Language Studies
The climate crisis threatens our very existence in a myriad of urgent ways and thus merits impera... more The climate crisis threatens our very existence in a myriad of urgent ways and thus merits imperative focus in pedagogic practices in general. This focus is achievable in Italian-language classrooms, where issues of global warming and climate crises are seldom mentioned, through artistic themes from Italy’s rich cultural heritage of the arts. The radical art movement of Arte Povera has the potential to bring ecological concerns to the forefront through a critical cultural lens of the country. By drawing upon images of the Arte Povera movement, concepts of eco-justice and eco-pedagogy can occur through paradigms of art-based education to not only discuss the impact of the climate crisis in Italy, but also achieve Italian-language acquisition critically.
International Journal of Linguistics
Visual arts are culturally and historically significant to Italy and a reason why many people stu... more Visual arts are culturally and historically significant to Italy and a reason why many people study the Italian language. This significance is visible in Italian-language classes, from mentions of high art in beginner-level textbooks to entire courses taught in advanced-level Italian devoted to these arts and their respective movements. The importance of these works to art history and to humanity at large cannot be denied relative to learning about Italian culture in the classroom. However, as presented in this literature review, it may be useful to reevaluate how these more traditional teaching subjects can be considered neutral, with a heavy emphasis on instruction as well as a subconscious perpetuation of racist, sexist, and capitalist ideals. By instead drawing upon the contemporary Italian Arte Povera movement a tool of critical pedagogy from beginner to advanced Italian-language courses, Italian art culture and language can be taught by using a more political, multidimensional...
Journal of Language Teaching and Research
This article explores theoretical underpinnings for the use of critical pedagogy in the Italian l... more This article explores theoretical underpinnings for the use of critical pedagogy in the Italian language learning classroom. Its description of various components of critical theory lends a historical context for critical pedagogy, particularly in the arguments of Gramsci and the Frankfurt School, that contrast with positivist tenets. These critical elements extend to the classroom in a Freirian framework, including concepts such as banking, coding, and conscientization. Such lenses apply to the realm of foreign language teaching, particularly aspects of transformative learning. Issues surrounding materials design are also considered. Avenues and opportunities for critical thinking are explored through lesson plan ideas, as well as possible thematic unit topic suggestions in Italian courses. This paper concludes with questions for future research by language scholars in the field of education, in addition to a call to action for educators of Italian.
Books by Giuseppe Formato
EM migração EM português. Exílios, retornos, colonizações, 2020
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