Didattica dell'italiano L2 ad adulti analfabeti o bassamente scolarizzati in corsi di prossimità.

The contribution reflects on the teaching of Italian as a second language in non-formal education contexts, i.e. in proximity courses. These are places close to the learners‘ homes (Favaro, 2011), such as parks, social centres, paediatricians’ offices. The choice of activating proximity courses facilitates the participation of people with vulnerabilities who would have difficulty reaching formal school locations. By students with vulnerability we mean students with little schooling, pregnant women, women living in isolated situations. In particular, we will propose a teaching model for poorly educated women in parks in the city of Venice and we will present an experiment conducted in the city thanks to the FAMI fund, asylum and migration fund, and the Educittà project (Italian and civic education). Finally, we will present some more appropriate techniques and activities for teaching in non-formal contexts such as parks.