La fonologia applicata all'acquisizione dell'italiano come lingua seconda. I risultati di una sperimentazione attraverso il metodo TPR

This essay illustrates the results of an experimental research on the application of the Total Physical Response (TPR) method, aimed at the acquisition and improvement of the pronunciation of some phonemes in Italian, which are particularly critical to learners of Italian as a second language (L2). The research is characterized by different operating phases: comparison with the relevant scientific literature, identification of an experimental and control group, training of the teaching staff for the application of the TPR method functional to the research objectives, recording of some linguistic productions and presentation of the words recorded to a sample of native speakers for evaluation. The survey involved a group of beginning learners of Italian L2, trained in the language course, using techniques characterized by the TPR method. The research group was joined by a control group, which is functional to guaranteeing the correct conduct of the research in terms of significance of results. At the end of the linguistic-educational experimentation, learners were asked to pronounce some words containing the phonemes object of the research, in order to record and submit them to the evaluation of a group of native speakers. A sample of native speakers, in fact, evaluated the pronunciation of the words, which had been previously recorded, identifying the speaker’s origin and profile.