Lingue e linguaggi in un percorso di formazione internazionale su CLIL e tecnologie

The focus of the paper is the link between CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
and technologies for learning and communicating, considered as an added value to enhance teaching practices, as recommended by the European Commission, also with reference to communication and
interaction in the foreign language. Starting from a brief description of the main aims of CLIL and the benefits that technologies and multimedia can bring to a CLIL environment, the paper will describe a recent
online training initiative on CLIL and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) carried out within a global community of peers, registering 5000 participants. The outline of the syllabus, together with
the objectives and the main outcomes of the course will be mentioned, also referring to some examples of materials, lesson plans and Learning Diaries produced by the attendees. Particular attention will be devoted
to the wide range of communication and interaction strategies and modalities used by the participants (infographic, visual, narrative, etc.) to accomplish
the different tasks assigned during the training pathway and to interact with the moderators and with other colleagues in the different formal and informal spaces
devoted to the initiative (Moodle platform; Facebook group, etc.). A final look at the end-of-the-session survey will try to point out the main reasons for the success of the training initiative, highlighting strengths
and weaknesses, with reference to some of the participants’ comments. Therefore the paper will describe an example of a good teaching practice, whose outcomes will be analyzed and commented in terms of possible
relevant research developments.