"Enhancing teachers’ multilingual language awareness through a course on language learning strategies and multilingual education"

Several studies have explored the effects, on teacher cognition, of language teacher education regarding multilingual approaches. However, research on the impact of teacher training in multilingual education and language learning strategies in and across two or more third languages is limited. This study aims to understand the impact of a university course regarding the use of multilingual approaches to develop language learning strategies in both Italian and Spanish as third languages. It focuses on the development of multilingual language awareness in a group of pre- and in-service teachers, with particular attention to their collaboration. To achieve this, the article examines the changes in their beliefs and teaching practices during the course. Data were collected through teachers’ diaries and the teaching materials they produced. Results confirm the efficacy of teacher training in using multilingual approaches to develop learning strategies in and across languages by stimulating teachers’ reflections, engaging them in operative tasks, and promoting their collaboration.