G. Cuperlo, Rinascimento europeo. Il libro dell’Europa che siamo stati, che siamo e che dobbiamo diventare, il Saggiatore, Milano 2022

The Belt and Road Initiative: An Opportunity or a Threat for the European Union?

This paper discusses the evolution of European reactions to the BRI in the early years after its launch (from 2013 to 2017) and, through the analysis of official documents, publications and policies, shows that at first EU’s reaction was more favorable and later, starting from 2016, its at- titude changed to become more hostile. Indeed, our analysis shows that EU concerns about Chinese practices increased with the development of first BRI-related projects and that core EU Member States, most ...

Learning Analytics from a MOOC on ‘language awareness’ promoted by the European Commission

The contribution is aimed at reporting and commenting on some significant Learning Analytics collected from a MOOC on language awareness, addressed to teachers, trainers and educators from all over the world, promoted by the European Commission through the School Education Gateway platform and moderated by the authors. The role of MOOCs for teachers’ continuous quality professional development will represent the starting point of the discussion, according to the following research question: “...

Online Interaction in Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language: an Italian Pilot Project on the Companion Volume to the CEFR

The contribution focuses on online interaction as a new important dimension in the linguistic competence and repertoire of a learner, as highlighted by the Companion Volume to the CEFR. Starting from a quick overview on the theoretical framework related to the main features of the linguistic variety used in digital and multimodal environments and social networks, the paper will focus on the descriptors of online interaction presented in the Companion, referring to the initial consultation pro...