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Direct linkAmorati, Riccardo; Hajek, John – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
This article presents the results of a mixed-method study that investigated the impact of an innovative project-based learning module, entitled "I am an author," on students' motivation and creativity, and also examined its positive and negative aspects emerging from students' evaluations. As part of this module, advanced learners of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Creativity, Active Learning, Student Projects
Amorati, Riccardo – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2022
This study examines the extent to which the motivation of university students of Italian in Melbourne (Australia) is influenced by the visibility of a local Italian community. The research relies on data collected by open-ended questions and two Likert items from a survey study (n?=?74) as well as in-depth interviews (n?=?5). The findings show…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Italian
Amorati, Riccardo; Ferrari, Elisabetta; Hajek, John – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
This study explores the effectiveness of podcasting as an approach to project-based and experiential learning implemented in an intermediate Italian studies unit at an Australian university. In the project, students are asked to write and record a podcast script on a topic related to their experience as university students or to events concerning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Language Acquisition, Handheld Devices
