The application of the multimedia in Italian teaching

The objective ofthis master's thesis 'The Application ofthe Multimedia in ltalian Teaching' is to find a variety of new ideas for using technology while teaching ltalian to adult students. lt provides the reader with lesson plans as well as theoretical background. Blended learning, as we usually refer to implementing ICT tools into teaching, has become a way to enhance more traditional face-to-face lessons. Students expect teachers to apply technology, which is a natural part of their everyday lives, into their lessons and tend to appreciate the variety and interactivity it brings along. ln the first part, the paper aims to give a brief outlook of history of the approach which can be considered as a predecessor to blended leaming. lt goes on to present benefits as well as drawbacks ofimplementing technology into ltalian classes and to look at how the teacher's role in a blended course has changed compared to a traditional face-to-face one. lt also briefly describes the most common teaching methods and organisational forms of teaching in order to apply them into the following lesson plans. The second part of the paper introduces individual technologies in detail and suggests a number of ways to use them effectively in ltalian lessons. lt strives to bring ideas which learners with diverse needs could benefit..