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In:Contested Languages: The hidden multilingualism of Europe
Edited by Marco Tamburelli and Mauro Tosco
[Studies in World Language Problems 8] 2021
► pp. 199–208

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Chapter 11
Teaching Piedmontese

A challenge?

 | University of Turin
 | University of Turin
Published online: 21 January 2021
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Abstract
Until 2015, Piedmontese, an endangered and contested language spoken in the homonymous region of northwest Italy, had never before been taught in a university context, at least in Italy. After discussing the complex (and still unsettled) juridical status of Piedmontese, the chapter traces the teaching history of this minority language in both schools and universities, and focuses in particular on a still ongoing project at the University of Turin. The chapter further addresses the special requirements of language courses for contested languages, and offers a few suggestions on the basis of the project’s preliminary results.
Article outline
  • 1.Historical survey: A prototypical contested language
  • 2.Teaching Piedmontese: Experiences in primary schools
  • 3.The first university experiences: 2015–2016 and 2016–2017
  • 4.Conclusion: Why and how to study Piedmontese in a university context?
  • Notes
  • References
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