by Enza Antenos

Twitter can be transformed from a social network to an educational network to teach and learn Italian language and culture by creating a language community where learners can follow experts/natives and cultural trends, using text, images and videos can share knowledge and information, and are able to converse with members of that community.

Twitter is a beneficial learning tool because in brief, concise, easy-to-grasp messages, students received authentic input by reading tweets, produce written output when they post tweets, and negotiate meaning when they reply and communicate with other tweeps – all fundamental in the Italian language learning process.

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Fonte: La Voce di New York