ACCESSIBILITÀ E INCLUSIVITÀ NELLA CERTIFICAZIONE LINGUISTICA: UNO STUDIO DI CASO NELL’ITALIANO L2

This contribution aims to present the adaptation project, in response to special educational needs, of the management and submission procedures of the Dante Alighieri Italian Language Project (PLIDA) test for Italian as a foreign language. The adaptation hypotheses have been tested through an experiment carried out in a cohesive and relatively uniform context in terms of age, origin, and social role of the experimental group test takers and the control group members. Some initial data are provided, which we believe can be useful for promoting an ongoing reflection on the application of adaptations aimed at improving the accessibility of the certificate test and, consequently, making the test more inclusive, with a focus on candidates with special educational needs, especially those with learning and language disorders.