The Italy ELT Archive
An archive of materials for Italian learners of English in the 20th Century
Ca’ Granda, the main seat of the University of Milan (Photo credits: Emanuela Tenca)
The Italy ELT Archive, a project led by Professors Luciana Pedrazzini and Andrea Nava at the Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Mediations, University of Milan, promotes research into ELT history in Italy and provides scholars, students, and teachers with a tool to understand the principles underpinning ELT materials production in the Italian context.
The project’s main objective is the creation of an open access database of ELT materials published in the 20th century targeting Italian learners of English. The database includes bibliographic entries of primary sources housed in the physical collection built up by Professors Luciana Pedrazzini and Andrea Nava at the University of Milan, as well as of further sources which can be consulted in Italian libraries.
In addition to the catalogue Books dedicated to the primary sources, the Italy ELT Archive includes a catalogue dedicated to their Authors and one to the Publishers.
Information about the overall design of the Archive and ways for consulting it is given on the Catalogues main page.
To find out more about the project, visit the website and browse the catalogues!
News & Events
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A sociolinguistic historicisation of foreign language teaching – International seminar at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 8 January 2024
Earlier this year, prof. Luciana Pedrazzini, the co-founder (with prof. Andrea Nava) of the Italy ELT Archive, and principal investigator in the project, was invited to give a talk at the international seminar “A sociolinguistic historicisation of foreign language teaching”, organised by prof. Maria Rosa Garrido Sardà at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at…
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La consapevolezza metalinguistica in didattica nel corso dei secoli. Vecchi e nuovi approcci a confronto – CIRSIL’s 2024 conference in Trento
This year’s international conference of the Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sulla Storia degli Insegnamenti Linguistici (CIRSIL) took place at the University of Trento between 17 and 19 October 2024. The topic of the conference, organised by Professor Federica Ricci Garotti, was metalinguistic awareness. The paper presentations delivered by the international speakers attending the conference focused…
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Symposium “English Language Teaching in Italy (1900-2000)”. Voices from two trainee teachers from the University of Milan
On 20 September 2024, the Italy ELT Archive was launched during a symposium which gathered experts from the world of academia, education, and teachers’ associations. The symposium included paper presentations, a round table, and a workshop, which explored the history of English language education and materials development in the Italian context from different perspectives. The…
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