Superare BICS e CALP nell’offerta formativa linguistica universitaria in Italia

Contemporary language teaching for educational paths in binational degrees in Engineering is subject to some challenges. In particular the organisation and the graduality of linguistic teaching, according to the traditional subdivision in language for basic communication and language for academic and professional communication, is seen as a limit for the courses. In this essay some language education strategies are introduced to allow Italian learners to communicate proficiently in university and professional contexts in foreign countries. This proposal concerns an examination of French and Spanish language courses at the Politecnico di Torino, for Bachelor and Master degrees in Engineering of Industrial Production. Language courses aim both to develop the main linguistic basic areas of communication, and to improve learners’ language for specific purposes and academic discourse as well.