I limiti all’educazione linguistica democratica Il caso del test di conoscenza civica e della vita civile in Italia

This paper presents the first results of a research project realized by the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia and Siena that created materials designed to promote social awareness nei migrants living in Italy. The paper describes the Italian context within the more complex European situation, then moves to the analysis of the construct and content of the KoS materials and identifies some critical issues related to the ethics of a KoS test and the impact on a democratic educational linguistic project