Sviluppo di una certificazione per Giovani Apprendenti di lingua: Il nuovo esame Plida Bambini

Abstract

This essay describes how to create a language examination for very young learners. In the text, language examinations for children are analysed, as well as the washback effect they could have. The main principles of language testing are defined. In the last section the development of the new language examiantion of Italian for children, Plida Bambini, is explained, and its main features are described.

Keywords: certificazione, testing, esami, giovani apprendenti, italiano