Les expressions idiomatiques entre les langues comme approche de la compétence pragmatique et de la diversité linguistique en cours de FLE à l’université au Tessin

Abstract

The theme of idiomatic expressions in foreign language teaching represents a relevant means of conducting work on pragmatic competence in the classroom, as it sheds light on the internal logics of a language in its social use. In the study presented in this article, carried out within the Università della Svizerra italiana, the teaching-learning of idiomatic expressions was also accompanied by an intercultural and plurilingual approach, in connection with the students' first languages and as part of a reflection on Swiss plurilingualism. Thanks in part to a collection of classroom data during the activities, we will discuss the interest of a contrastive approach to teaching idiomatic expressions.