Learning and Well-Being in Multilingual Adolescents with Italian as L2: A Comparison with Monolingual Peers with and without a Learning Disorder

Roberta Bettoni (), Mirta Vernice (), Marta Tironi, Elisabetta Lombardi, Ilaria Offredi, Marisa Giorgetti, Maria Luisa Lorusso, Daniela Sarti and Daniela Traficante
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Roberta Bettoni: Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
Mirta Vernice: Department of Humanities, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Marta Tironi: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, 16128 Genoa, Italy
Elisabetta Lombardi: Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy
Ilaria Offredi: Carlo Besta Neurological Institute (IRCCS), 20133 Milan, Italy
Marisa Giorgetti: Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Italy
Maria Luisa Lorusso: Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Italy
Daniela Sarti: Carlo Besta Neurological Institute (IRCCS), 20133 Milan, Italy
Daniela Traficante: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: The current exploratory study aimed to offer a description of the learning skills and well-being of multilingual adolescents with Italian as L2, a population regarded as vulnerable with respect to their academic achievements and psychosocial profile. We compared the performance of L2 participants with that of their monolingual peers with and without Specific Learning Disorders on a range of tests and questionnaires to define their learning skills and well-being within the school context. Results confirm greater reading difficulties in the L2 group compared to monolingual peers with Specific Learning Disorders. This pilot study offers one of the first investigations into the learning skills and well-being of a scarcely studied population, namely L2 adolescents. Additionally, it discusses practices that can be implemented within the classroom to promote inclusion.

Keywords: L2 adolescents; reading skills; school climate; school inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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