Linguistic insecurity and discrimination among Italian school students

Italian schools are characterised by superdiversity. In fact, different native languages and Italian dialects coexist in single learning environments. In this context, the pressure exerted by the linguistic reference model can engender linguistic insecurity – that is, a feeling of communicative inadequacy. In turn, linguistically insecure students may suffer from being discriminated against and, in general, feel a diminished self-regard. In...